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Les expressions idiomatiques Flashcards

1
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Lose it/Fly off the handle

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Péter un plomb/les plombs

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Throw a spanner in the works

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Mettre des batons dans les rues à qqn

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Spend loads

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Dépenser une fortune

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To shed light on the matter

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Tirer l’affaire au claire

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But I may be wary to conclude

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Encore faut-il se garder de conclure

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In addition

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À cela s’ajoute

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As far as I know

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Autant que je sache

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It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say

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On exagérait à peine en disant que

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9
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It is highly likely that

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Il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj)

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10
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We find ourselves

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Se trouve dans le scénario où

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11
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It is surprising that

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Il ne faut pas s’étonner que (+ subj)

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12
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It goes without saying

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Il va de soi que

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13
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Needless to say that

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Cela va sans dire que

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It jumped out at you/It’s obvious

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Cela/ça saute aux yeux

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15
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The most shocking thing is

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Le plus frappant ici est…

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16
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Highlight the importance of

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Souligner l’importance de

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17
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To touch upon crucial issue

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Poser un problème crucial

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18
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First of all let’s think about…

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Réfléchissons d’abord à…

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19
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Piece of gossip

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Commérages

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20
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A taste of what’s to come

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Un avant- tout de ce qui vous attend/pourrait survenir

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21
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Gossip (v)

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Ragoter

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22
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To get rid of [sth]

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Se débarrasser de [qch]/Faire disparaître [sth]

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23
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It’s hardly a secret/It’s an open secret

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C’est un secret de polichinelle

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24
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It should be noted that

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Force est de constater que + INF

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25
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For better or for worse

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Pour le meilleur et pour le pire

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26
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Hostage- taking

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La prise d’otage

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27
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Be on the alert/Keep your wits about you

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Être sur le qui-vive/Être aux aguets

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28
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Take place/unfold

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Se dérouler

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29
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Time will tell (2)

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Qui vivra verra/L’avenir dira

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30
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To stick your nose in/Meddle in things that are none of your business (3)

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  • Mettre son nez dans les affaires des autres
  • Mettre les pieds dans le plat
  • Se mêler de (ce qui ne nous regarde pas)
31
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Therefore Sarkozy could be considered as…

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Aussi, Sarkozy peut-il être considéré comme…

32
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Have a bad habit of [doing sth]

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Avoir la fâcheuse habitude de + INF

33
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To constrain his anger

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Contenir sa colère/sa rage

34
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Is it worth it?

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Est-ce que cela vaut la peine?

35
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Smash (with lots of power)

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Fracasser (avec bcp de pouvoir)

36
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The worst is yet to come

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Le pire reste à venir

37
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To hide behind

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Se cacher derrière

38
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In the limelight (3)

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Sous les projecteurs/sous le feu des projecteurs/sous les feux de la rampe

39
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Keep secrets

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Faire des cachotteries

40
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To address/look into the issue

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Se pencher sur la question

41
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Avert your eyes/look away

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Détourner les yeux

42
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Throw to the mercy of the pigs

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Jeter en pâture aux cochons

43
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Vicious cycle

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Cercle vicieux

44
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Cling to [sth]

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Coller aux basques de [qqn]

45
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It is enough to/You just have to [2]

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  • Il suffit de + INF

- Il suffit que + SUBJ

46
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To set the scene

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Pour planter le décor

47
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To notice one’s mistake

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S’apercevoir de son erreur

48
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To neglect your duties

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Manquer à ses devoirs

49
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Fail to fulfill obligations

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Manquer à ses obligations

50
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Miss [sth] badly/ a lot

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Manquer cruellement de [qch]

51
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To lack confidence

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Manquer d’aplomb

52
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To be off the mark

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Manquer d-à-propos

53
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The difficult situation that we are in

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La situation difficile dans laquelle nous nous trouvons

54
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Give it your all

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Mettre le paquet

55
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To give one’s best

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Aller au bout

56
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Etre dans la panade/pétrin

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to be in a bit of a mess

57
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Gravir les échelons

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to climb the ladder

58
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Crouler sous le travail

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Be swamped/be snowed under with work

59
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Take a dim view of

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Voir [qch] d’un mauvais oeil

60
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Hard work pays off

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Le travail dur en vaux la peine

61
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Welcome [sb] with open arms

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Accueillir a bras ouverts

62
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To pay off [fig]

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Porter ses fruits

63
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In the long run

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à long terme

64
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I am going to touch on the subject of…

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Je vais me pencher sur le sujet de…

65
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To add fuel to the fire

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Attiser la flamme

66
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As long as

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Aussi longtemps que

67
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On the basis of

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Sur le base que

68
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Abdication

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Abdication (f)

69
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Monarchy

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La Monarchie (SHIE)

70
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L’amenagement…

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… du territoire

71
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I made lots of friends

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Je me suis fait beaucoup d’amis

72
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to get used to (2)

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  • s’accoutumer

- s’habituer

73
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Application (2)

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  • La candidature

- La demande de candidature

74
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Interview

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L’entretien (m)

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