Phrases Flashcards

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I must dash

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Il faut que je file

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With pleasure

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Avec plaisir

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That will be all

That’s it

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Ça ira, merci

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In reply to question instead if yes

Yes, I would love to..

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Volontiers

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I do not feel like

To feel like

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Je n’ai pas envie de

Avoir envie de

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To be lucky

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Avoir de la chance

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I slept like a dormouse

Sleep like a log

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J’ai dormi comme un loir

Dormir comme un loir

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At any time

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n’importe quand - adv

My friends can ask me for help at any time. Mes amis peuvent me demander de l’aide n’importe quand.

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Every week

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Toutes les semaines

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10
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Even though

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Bien que + subjective

Bien que il soit dans le pièce à côté de la mienne

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It is difficult to do without

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C’est difficile de s’en passer

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it’s not worth it

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ca vaut pas la peine

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13
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In my youth , I wanted…

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Dans ma jeunesse je voulais

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maybe we could use “tu” to talk to each other?

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On peut peut être se tutoyer ?

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Clear you head,take your mind off something

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Changer les idées

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16
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Have a seat

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To a friend, (most) family members

Assieds-toi (s’il te plait)

17
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Être embête(e) de

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To be annoyed about something

18
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Est-ce que je serais quel que choses si j’étais

Imparfait avec conditionnel

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Would I be something, if I was something else

Est-ce que je serais encore au 20 Heures, si j’étais séropositif

Si j’étais riche, je travaillerais le monde ?

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As usual

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comme à l’accoutumée

20
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Standing order

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La virement automatique

21
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The French expression souffler ses bougies can literally mean “to blow out one’s candles” on a birthday cake. But it’s more often used figuratively, meaning “to celebrate one’s birthday” or, in the case of a company or organization, “to celebrate its anniversary.”

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Elle a soufflé ses quarante bougies.
Elle a soufflé sa quarantième bougie.

She celebrated her 40th birthday.

22
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Describing overweight people

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elle n’est pas mince” = she is not thin.

“il est bien en chair”, which literally translated in “he is well in flesh”.

23
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Face to face

In the flesh

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en chair et en os – in flesh and in blood. en chair et en os is an everyday French expression that means ‘face to face’, ‘in the flesh’.

« J’ai rencontré Catherine Frot par hasard dans la rue tout à l’heure. C’est la première fois que je vois une vedette en chair et en os. »

24
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What does that mean

What does recipe mean

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Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire

Qu’est-ce que ça veut dire recette