More useful words 6 Flashcards by Sarah Fairlie | Brainscape

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To find oneself

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Se trouver

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Company

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Le boîte

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To worry oneself

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Se tracasser

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Job/ work (informal)

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Le boulot

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An odd job

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Le petit boulot

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It’s not a question of

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Il n’est pas question de

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Out of the question

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Hors de question

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If need be

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Si besoin est…

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To become hard to find

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Se faire (conj) rare

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I agree with you

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Je te l’accord

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Possibly so

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Admettons

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If it suits you

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Si ça te dit

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To jump the gun

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Brûler (conj) les étapes

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To activate oneself to…

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Se mettre (conj) activement à…

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Spoiled for choice

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L’embarras du choix

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To come across

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Tomber (conj) sur

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Guess!

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Deviner!

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Let’s cross our fingers!

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Croisons les doigts!

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In order to (formal)

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Afin d’en

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Thus/ therefore

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Aussi (at the start of a sentence)

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After all

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Après tout

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Can I (formal)

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Puis-je

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Listen here

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Dis donc

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Do a favour in return

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Renvoyer l’ascenseur

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A good for nothing

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Un bon à rien

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At the bottom of the ladder

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En bas de l’echelle

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As far as I’m concerned

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Pour ma part

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Not everyone thinks like you

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Tout le monde ne pense pas comme toi

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I get by (informal)

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Je me débrouille

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Come and sit down

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Viens t’asseoir

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To lose hope

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Perdre espoir

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Am I to understand… (formal)

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Dois-je

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We are celebrating!

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On fait la fête!

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I don’t really like

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Je n’aime pas beaucoup…

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You’re talking rubbish

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Tu dis n’importe quoi

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I’m not particularly keen on

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Je n’ai pas tellement envie de…

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I don’t want to

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Je n’ai pas envie de…

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I really don’t want to

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Je n’ai vraiment pas envie de

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I don’t like the thought of

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Je n’aime pas l’idée de

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Possibly/ if the need arises/ if necessary (expresses possibility but incertainty)

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Éventuellement

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Potential

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Éventuel

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It’s a matter of/ concerning/ it’s about

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S’agir de // il s’agit de