Semaine 10 Flashcards

1
Q

dire ce que l’on a sur le coeur

A

to get get off one’s chest

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2
Q

c’est prendre tes désirs pour des réalités

A

it’s just wishful thinking

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3
Q

c’est une situation inextricable

A

it’s a Catch-22 situation

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4
Q

pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles

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no news is good news

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5
Q

tenir de source sûre

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to got straight from the horse’s mouth

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6
Q

mettre le feu aux poudres

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to light the blue touchpaper

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7
Q

la partie visible de l’iceberg

A

the tip of the icerberg

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8
Q

par tous les moyens

A

by hook or by crook

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9
Q

faire attention à leurs faits et festes

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to mind their Ps and Qs

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10
Q

n’a jamais été aussi élevé

A

is at a record high

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11
Q

accepter sans rien dire

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to take lying down

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12
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la goutte d’eau qui a fait débordé le vase

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the last straw

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13
Q

s’en tirer à bon compte

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to get off lightly

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14
Q

mettre son nez dans les affaires des autres

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to poke one’s nose into other people’s business

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15
Q

“motus et bouche cousue”

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“mum’s the word”

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16
Q

le calme avant la tempête

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the lull before the storm

17
Q

tous les coups sont permis

A

there are no holds barred

18
Q

collectivement

A

en masse

19
Q

l’Amérique d’en bas

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Main Street

20
Q

envoyer someone promener

A

to send someone packing

21
Q

L’appétit vient en mangeant

A

The appetite grows with eating

22
Q

en avoir par-dessus la tête de

A

to be sick and tired of + ING

23
Q

c’est une autre paire de manche

A

it’s a different kettle of fish

24
Q

l’environnement est mis à rude épreuve

A

the environment is under strain

25
Q

le revenu par habitant

A

per-capital income

26
Q

faire jouer le piston

A

to pull stings

27
Q

difficultés économiques actuelles

A

current economic woes

28
Q

fui ficher la paix

A

to let him off the hook

29
Q

considérer qch comme

A

to rate sth as

30
Q

faire faillite

A

to go bust

31
Q

trouver le juste milieu

A

to strike a happy medium

32
Q

monter sur ses grands chevaux

A

to got on her high horse

33
Q

il n’y pas de quoi rire

A

it is no laughing matter

34
Q

coûter les yeux de la tête

A

to cost an arm and a leg

35
Q

qn qui a réponse à tout

A

a smart alec

36
Q

mettre des batons dans les roues à lui

A

to spike someone’s guns

37
Q

cogiter

A

to put one’s thinking on

38
Q

tuer dans l’oeuf

A

to nip in the bud

39
Q

assurer le coup

A

play it safe