Sayings

Question 0

Over the moon

In the 7th heaven

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Aller être ange.
Tu vas être ange!
Ange = angel

Question 1

I keep u posted

Answer 1

Tenir qqn au courant
Je vous tiendrais au courant pour la maison.
I keep u posted on the house.

Question 2

Have a ball

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Se régaler

On va se régaler . We will have a ball

Question 3

A busy week

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Une semaine très chargée

Question 4

It was amazing

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C’était la classe

Question 5

We got on well.

We clicked

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Le courant est bien passé entre nous

Question 6

We chatted for quite a while

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Nous avons bavardé pendant une bonne heure.

Question 7

Don’t fret!

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Ne te bille pas

Question 8

It annoys me!

Answer 8

Ça m’agasse!

Embêter to annoy

Question 9

Don’t worry!

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Ne t’inquiète pas

Question 10

A long weekend

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Un petit weekend rallongé

Or a grand weekend

Question 11

I have paperwork to do

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J’ai des papiers à faire.

Question 12

I have lots to tell u

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J’ai plein de choses à vous raconter.

Question 13

I headed to…

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Je me suis dirigé vers….

Question 14

I have to go

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Je dois y aller

Question 15

I have many news

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J’ai beaucoup de nouvelles.

Question 16

I’d like another coffee

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Je voudrais encore un café

Question 17

At the time…

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A l’époque …

Question 18

Go straight on

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Allez tout droit

Question 19

Have just done something

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Venir de + inf

Question 20

To give someone unsolicited, unwanted opinion

Answer 20

Mettre son grain de sel

Encore une fois, elle a mis son grain de sel.

Question 21

It’s too bad..

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C’est dommage
C’est dommage que tu ne sois pas au courant.
It’s too bad you’re not up to speed.

Question 22

I fell head over heals (love)

Answer 22

Coup de foudre
Quand je t’ai vue pour la première fois, c’était le coup de foudre.
The first time I saw you, I fell head over heals.

Question 23

To stand someone up. Not turning up

Answer 23

Poser un lapin a quelqu’un .

Je l’ai attendue mais elle n’est jamais arrivée , elle m’a posé un lapin !

Question 24

Ok. That works.

Answer 24

Oui, ça marche! On se retrouve à midi pour déjeuner? Oui, ça marche. Let's meet at noon for lunch. Yes that works.

Question 25

And this is completely unrelated... | Starting a new topic in a conversation.

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Sauter du coq à l'âne Et, je saute du coq à l'âne mais... And this is completely unrelated, but...

Question 26

I'm getting angry

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La moutarde me/lui monte au nez. Quand elle se fait taquiner, on peut voir que la moutarde lui..... When she gets teased, you can see her getting angry.

Question 27

Being crazy, out of it

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Être à l'ouest. Comme j'avais mal dormi, j'étais complètement à l'ouest toute la journée. Since I had slept poorly, I was out it for the whole day.

Question 28

At thé risk of, even though, and then

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Quitte à Quitte à me répéter , je tiens à dire At the risk of repeating myself, I want to say..AND to avoid si constr. Quitte à travailler fort, j'aime autant avoir de plaisir.. If I have to work hard, I like to enjoy ...

Question 29

Ok. Go ahead.

Answer 29

D'accord, allez-y

Question 30

If you open a door to someone

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Allez-y, allez-y, après vous. | Please after you

Question 31

Of course, be my guest. (Response to may I )

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Est çe que je peux? | Mais bien sur, allez-y!

Question 32

Hurry up!

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Dépêchez vous

Question 33

Let's go

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On y va!

Question 34

To be doing something

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Être en train de + infinitive If past tense always imperfect J'étais en train de...

Question 35

I was supposed to | I must have, I had to

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Je devais J'ai dû Devoir diff meanings imp vs pc

Question 36

I was capable, I was allowed I succeeded I couldn't , I failed

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Je pouvais J'ai pu Je n'ai pas pu Pouvoir diff meanings imp vs PC

Question 37

I knew | I found out

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Je savais | J'ai su

Question 38

I wanted to I tied, I decided I refused

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Je voulais J'ai voulu Je n'ai pas voulu Vouloir

Question 39

Hâve just ...

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Venir de + inf. | If past tense alw imp eg. je venais de...

Question 40

I have been driving for a long time

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Je conduis depuis longtemps. Depuis is always used with the present form unless something HAD been going on for a long time then imp. If NEG use pc Je n'ai pas conduit depuis mon mariage.

Question 41

I rented a car for a week

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J'ai loué une voiture pendant une semaine. | Use pc. The action was done for a period of time for it refers to a specific time

Question 42

I learned to drive two years ago.

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J'ai appris à conduire il y a deux ans. | For an action that was completed some time ago use il y a + expression of time, also with pc.

Question 43

Subjunctive

Answer 43

``` Il faut que j'apprenne le français Je préfère que je lise le livre Je veux que tu sois bien Je doute que M sache parler le français Il est dommage qu'elle soit malade. Bien que although: il est sorti bien qu'il soit malade ```

Question 44

Although

Answer 44

Bien que + subjcontive

Question 45

Angry with

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Être fâché contre

Question 46

To be on the plane

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Être dans l'avion

Question 47

To wait FOR

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Attendre NO prep

Question 48

To look AT

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Regarder no prep

Question 49

To answer

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Répondre à

Question 50

I decided to leave

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J'ai décidé de partir. | Décider DE + inf

Question 51

Paul gave his sister a gift

Answer 51

P a donné un cadeau à sa sœur . | Only sentence order possible in French. Engl can have two: p gave his sister a gift or p gave a gift to his sister.

Question 52

The student enters the classroom

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L'étudiant entre DANS la salle de classe.

Question 53

Look for something

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Chercher | Il cherche LE livre.

Question 54

To ask a person

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Demander à qqn

Question 55

For how long have you been playing the....

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Depuis quand joues-tu de la clarinette?

Question 56

I have been playing for three years.

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Ça fait trois ans que je joue. | With ca fait + time use present tense

Question 57

He has just seen the film Dracula.

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Il vient de voir le film Dracula

Question 58

I have another call

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J'ai un autre appel

Question 59

To have a bruise

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J'ai un bleu.

Question 60

The ups and downs

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Des hauts et des bas

Question 61

He has a bird brain. She is clueless She's got nothing between her ears

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Petit pois à la place du cerveau | Pois chiche à la place du cerveau

Question 62

Run through yr mind, tick over in yr mind

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Trotter dans la tête

Question 63

Feeling blue

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broyer du noir, avoir le cafard, avoir le bourdon Le cafard cockroach Le bourdon bumblebee

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Chicken. Scaredy cat fam

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Trouillarde

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Blueberry

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Myrtille f

Question 66

Stuff yr self

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S'empiffrer

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Piece of mind well-being

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Bien- être m

Question 68

Thingamajig

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Bidule m

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Carcass frame framework

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Carcasse f

Question 70

Moo low bellow

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Beugler

Question 71

Un/in definable

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Indéfinissable

Question 72

Struggle falter

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Cafouiller

Question 73

Enormous gigantic

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Faramineux -se

Question 74

Lunch break

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Pause de midi f

Question 75

Frolic flirt laze around

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Batifoler

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Drizzle fine rain

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Bruine f

Question 77

Pang of hunger twinge indesicion

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Tiraillement

Question 78

Pasture

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Pâturage f

Question 79

Clearing cleaning out

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Déblayage

Question 80

Suntan

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Bronzage m

Question 81

Glum dreary gloomy

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Lugubre adj

Question 82

Swap trade

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Troquer

Question 83

Fancy whim

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Lubie f

Question 84

Scarlet

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Écarlate

Question 85

Innards guts Guts colloquial Heart and soul fam

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Trip m Tripe f Tripes mpl

Question 86

Sleep walker

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Somnambule nmf

Question 87

Be finicky sniff at

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Faire la fine bouche

Question 88

See someone's face

Answer 88

Voir la tête

Question 89

It's out of the question

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C'est hors de question

Question 90

Of flesh and bone

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En chair et en os

Question 91

Slip one's mind

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Sortir de la tête

Question 92

Day of toil/work

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Journée de labeur

Question 93

Show what yr a made of, show yr true colours

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Se dévoiler

Question 94

Go to fight a losing battle, go like a lamb to slaughter

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Aller au casse-pipe

Question 95

At a loss for words, speechless, tongue tied + mute, dumb

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Muet

Question 96

To wonder

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Se demander

Question 97

I have to go

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Je dois y aller.

Question 98

Break the vicious cycle

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C'est un cercle vicieux à briser

Question 99

At equal distance

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À égale distance de

Question 100

Spitting image | To spit

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Craché adj | Cracher

Question 101

Smoke ring

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Volute f

Question 102

Gloss, glimmer, glow, flash beam | Glimmer of hope

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Lueur f Nous avions encore une lueur d'espoir. There was still a glimmer of hope for us

Question 103

Greedily, eagerly, keenly

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Avidement

Question 104

Unfashionable, uncool, fuddy duddy

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Ringard m

Question 105

Curse, swear word

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Juron m

Question 106

Examine, consult

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Ausculter | Je vais vous ausculter, le médecin dit

Question 107

Hissing, whistling adv

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Chuintement

Question 108

This is the calm before the storm

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c'est le calme avant la tempête

Question 109

Sneak out

Answer 109

Faire le mur

Question 110

To tone down one's opinion

Answer 110

Mettre de l'eau dans son vin (à ce sujet)