Semaine 26 Flashcards

1
Q

enterrer la hache de guerre

A

to bury the hatchet

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2
Q

j’ai hâte que mes examens soient finis

A

I can hardly wait to see the back of my exams

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3
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Quand on est demandeur, on ne choisit pas.

A

Beggars can’t be choosers.

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4
Q

doit tenir compte

A

can’t ignore

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5
Q

prendre les choses avec le sourire

A

to grin and bear it

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6
Q

je crains le pire mais espérons que tout se passe au mieux

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I fear the worst but let’s hope for the best

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7
Q

j’y réfléchirais à deux fois

A

I’d think twice

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8
Q

en fin de compte

A

at the end of the day

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9
Q

l’ascenseur est en panne

A

the lift is out of order

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10
Q

pratiquer la politique de l’autruche

A

to bury his head in the sand

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11
Q

a abandonné son projet

A

has pulled the plug on its project

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12
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Jusqu’ici tout va bien.

A

So far so good.

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13
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il dirigera les opérations

A

he will be in the driving seat

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14
Q

jeter son argent par les fenêtres

A

throw her money down the drain

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15
Q

il ne s’en porte pas plus mal

A

he is none the worse for it

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16
Q

voler de ses propres ailes

A

to stand on his own two feet

17
Q

Ce n’est pas demain la veille !

A

That’ll be the day !

18
Q

c’est loin d’être suffisant

A

it’s not nearly enough

19
Q

culminer

20
Q

le péage des routes

A

road pricing

21
Q

qu’est-ce que je ne donnerais pas pour…

A

I’d give my eye teeth to…

22
Q

devenir incontrôlable

A

get out of hand

23
Q

ce n’est pas parce que … que …

A

just because … doesn’t mean that …

24
Q

de façon spectaculaire

A

dramatically

25
coupons la poire la deux
let's split the difference
26
taper du poing sur la table
to put your foot down
27
cela me ferait du bien de partir en vacances
I could do with a holiday
28
il a l'art de ...
he is a past master at +ING
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règne en maître
reigns supreme
30
nous ne sommes pas plus avancés
we are none the wiser
31
l'épreuve de vérité
the acid test
32
de retour à la case départ
back to square one
33
manifester un intérêt de pure forme
pay lip service to