More useful words 5 Flashcards by Sarah Fairlie

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Neither one nor the other

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Ni l’un ni l’autre

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Let’s move on (to something else)

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Passons à autre chose

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Sense of humour

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Le sens de l’humour

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A one-way street

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Une rue à sens unique

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On the other hand/ in contrast/ to make up for it

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Par contre

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Whether you/one/we like it or not

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Qu’on le veuille ou non

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As for X (at start of sentence)

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Côté

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The side

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Le côté

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Increases every year

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Augmente d’année en année

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As we call it/ as it’s called

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Comme on dit

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Nowhere/ not anywhere

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Nulle part

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During (formal)

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Lors de

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Against the clock

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Contre la montre

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It’s not worth the trouble

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Ça n’en vaut pas la peine

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X times in a row/running

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X fois de suite

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I will do it myself

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Je le ferai moi-même

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Do it by yourself

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Faites-le seul(e)

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By yourself

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Seul(e)

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Among

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Parmi

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It is/ it consitutes

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S’agir de

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More precisely

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Plus exactement

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On that day

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Ce jour-là

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The key dates

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Les dates-clés

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Please (formal)

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Je vous prie (de)

I gave my word

J’ai donné ma parole

To cut off/ butt in

Couper la parole

Hand outstretched

La main tendue

In order/ legal

En régle

At the point of/ just about to

Sur le point de

According to them

Selon eux

Way of thinking

Façon de penser

Can you help me?

Pourriez-vous m’aider?

Is this seat taken?

Est-ce que cette place est prise?

Does it disturb you if...

Est-ce que ça vous gene si…

I didn't do it on purpose

Je ne l’ai pas fait exprès

Say it in another way

Dites-le autrement

To be taken in charge/ to be covered financially/ to be charged to

Prendre en charge

To increase in price by adding a surcharge

Majorer

What do you think?! (rhetorical)

Ben voyons!

Better than that

Mieux que ça

To pretend

Faire (conj) semblant (de)

Something will very probably happen

Risquer

To sit an exam

Avoir/ passer un examen

To pass an exam

Réussir à un examen

To fail an exam

Rater un examen

Me neither/ neither do I

Moi non plus

To beat around the bush

Tourner autour du pot

To be updated/ in the know

Être (conjugated) au courant de

The meaning of a word

Le sens d’un mot

What do you mean by that?

Qu’est ce que tu veux dire par là?

I've had it up to here/ I'm fed up!

J’en ai ras le bol!

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