Les Animaux N-S Flashcards

1
Q

Young woman who is very naïve

A

Une oie blanche

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2
Q

A person who brings bad luck

A

Un oiseau de mauvais augure

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3
Q

An Amazing person

A

Un oiseau rare

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4
Q

One cannot teach an old dog new tricks

A

On n’apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire des grimaces

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5
Q

To speak French badly

A

Parler français comme une vache espagnole

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6
Q

To pay nothing to make idle promises

A

Payer en monnaie de singe

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7
Q

To do nothing

A

Peigner la girafe

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8
Q

April fool

A

Poisson d’avril

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9
Q

To Stand someone up

A

Poser un lapin à quelqu’un

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10
Q

Woman without morals, prostitute

A

Une poule

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11
Q

To take the bull by the horns

A

Prende le taureau par les cornes

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12
Q

When the cats away the mice play

A

Quand le chat n’est pas là, les souris dansent

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13
Q

Never

A

Quand les poules auront des dents

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14
Q

Let’s get back to what we were discussing

A

Revenons à nos moutons

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15
Q

To jump from one subject to another

A

Sauter (passer) du coq à l’âne

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16
Q

To curl up in bed

A

Se coucher en chien de fusil

17
Q

To bend over backwards

A

Se Donner un mal de chien

18
Q

To rush into the lions mouth

A

Se jeter dans la gueule du loup

19
Q

Boss

A

Un singe

20
Q

To let sleeping dogs lie

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