LFBP March 2017 II Flashcards

1
Q

to go about/tackling

i’m gonna show you how to change a tire

A

s’y prendre

Je vais te montrer comment il faut s’y prendre pour changer une roue

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2
Q

i want to convince my parents to let me study abroad but i don’t know how to go about it.

A

Je veux convaincre mes parents de me laisser partir à l’étranger, mais je ne sais pas comment m’y prendre

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3
Q

it seems to me that the moment has arrived to

A

il me semble que le moment soit venu de…

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4
Q

does he really want it?

A

le souhaite-t-il vraiment?

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5
Q

to be dealing with
as you’re dealing with a frenchman
why is it always me that deals with him?

A

avoir affaire à
comme tu as affaire à un Français
Pourquoi c’est toujours moi qui ai toujours affaire à lui ?

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6
Q

at all costs….

fillon want to go at all costs for the presidency

A

coûte que coûte

François Fillon veut aller coûte que coûte à la présidentielle

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7
Q

a slab of concrete
(also means zilch in slang)
it cost zilch

A

une dalle

ça coûte que dalle

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8
Q

to turn your back (on someone)

several political personalities turn their back on him

A

tourner le dos

plusieurs personnalités politiques lui tournent le dos.

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9
Q

wealth (economy), wealth (your own bling)

wealth is the fruit of productivity

A
la richesse  (la fortune) 
La richesse est le fruit de la productivité
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10
Q

give a kick in the ass

A

donner un coup de pied aux fesses

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11
Q

to sweep/make swipe everything/make off with (criminal sense)
he made off with the bets

A

rafler

il a raflé la mise (enjeu, pari)

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12
Q

Turkey

A

Le dindon male

La dinde

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13
Q

To be the laughingstock

A

Être le dindon de la farce

Farce also means stuffing

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14
Q

No shit

No kidding!

A

Sans déconner

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15
Q

Upnin smoke

A world up in smoke

A

Partir en fumée

Un monde parti en fumée

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16
Q

All our hope went up in smoke because of you

He watched all his hopes go up in smoke

A

Tous nos espoirs sont partis en fumée à cause de toi !

I’ll voit partir en fumée tous ses espoirs

17
Q

question mark

A

le point d’interrogation

18
Q

hanger (clothes)

hanger (hook)

A
un cintre (un portemanteau)
un crochet (une patère)
19
Q

exclamation mark

A

in point d’exclamation

20
Q

pliers/tong

A

une pince

21
Q

take it easy! (slow down)

A

y aller mollo

vas-y mollo

22
Q

cord

electric cord

A
un fil (not pronounced fille, but phil) 
un fil électrique
23
Q

power cord (for computer)

A

un adapteur secteur

un adapteur d’alimentation