Les Expressions

Question 1

at the same time

Answer 1

à la fois

Question 2

more or less, approximately

Answer 2

à peu près

Question 3

barely, hardly (lit: to pain)

Answer 3

à peine

Question 4

when something bad happens, to place blame

Answer 4

à cause de

Question 5

Figurative. To say something happened suddenly, maybe unexpected.

Answer 5

du jour au lendemain

Question 6

to tell it like it is

Answer 6

appeler un chat un chat

Question 7

to each his own (lit: to each one his taste)

Answer 7

à chacun son gout

Question 8

in my opinion

Answer 8

à mon avis

Question 9

Interjection, filler. No positive connotation

Answer 9

Ah, bon?

Question 10

Let’s go!

Answer 10

Allons-y!

Question 11

most common: by the way, also: get to the point

Answer 11

au fait

Question 12

just now, a moment ago, in a moment, right away (lit: all at the time)

Answer 12

tout à l’heure

[too tah leur]

Question 13

upstairs, downstairs (lit: on/to the floor)

Answer 13

À l’étage

[ah lay tazh]

Question 14

stark naked, in the buff (lit: in hair)

Answer 14

À poil

[ah pwal]

Question 15

instead of, rather than (lit: in place of)

Answer 15

Au lieu de

[oh lyeu deu]

Question 16

to be used to, in the habit of (lit: to have the habit)

Answer 16

Avoir l’habitude

[ah vwar lah bee tud]

Question 17

to feel low, blue; to be down in the dumps, depressed (lit: to have the cockroach)

Answer 17

Avoir le cafard

Question 18

of course, obviously (lit: well understood) [formal]

Answer 18

Bien entendu

[by(eh) na(n) ta(n) du]

Question 19

Happy Birthday!

Answer 19

Bon anniversaire!

Question 20

inexpensive, cheap (lit: good deal)

Answer 20

Bon marché

[bo(n) mar shay]

Question 21

you know nothing about it

Answer 21

tu n’y connais rien