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à armes égales

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idiom. on equal terms

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à belles dents

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idiom. with gusto, with a strong appetite

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à bride abattue

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idiom. at full speed; full throttle

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à ciel ouvert

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idiom. in the open

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à contrecoeur

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idiom. grudgingly, reluctantly

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à contre-courant

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idiom. against the grain

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à côté

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idiom. by comparison, in comparison

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à coup sûr

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idiom. without fail

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à couper le souffle

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idiom. to take one’s breath away

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à couteaux tirés

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idiom. with daggars drawn, at knife point

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à cran

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idiom. on edge; edgy; nervous

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à dessein

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idiom. on purpose

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à deux doigts de

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idiom. within an inch of; very close

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à file indienne

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idiom. in single file; in Indian file

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à fleur de

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idiom. at the level of; even with [the surface of]

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à l’abandon

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idiom. neglected; in a state of neglect

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à l’abri

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idiom. safely away, hidden (from view)

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à l’adresse de

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idiom. for the benefit of

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à l’affût

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idiom. lying in wait; alert for

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à l’article de la mort

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idiom. at death’s door; close to death (lit.: at the article of death)

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à l’aventure

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idiom. aimlessly (lit.: on adventure)

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à l’aveuglette

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idiom. gropingly, by feel; darkly, blindly

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à l’eau de rose

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idiom. sentimental, soppy, gushy

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à l’écart

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idiom. alone, by him/her/themself(ves), separately

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à l’égal de

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idiom. just like; as much as

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à l’emporte-pièce

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idiom. incisively

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à l’époque

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idiom. at that time (in the past)

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à l’estomac

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idiom. by bluffing; with a bluff

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à l’ordinaire

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idiom. ordinarily, as normally; as usual

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à la barbe de qqn

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idiom. under someone’s nose (lit.: at the beard of someone)

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à la belle étoile

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idiom. in the open air

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à la bourre

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idiom. in a hurry

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à la clé

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idiom. to cap it all (lit.: to the key)

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à la côte

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idiom. on the rocks; in difficulty; in trouble (lit.: at the edge)

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à la dérive

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idiom. adrift

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à la dernière extremité

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idiom. on the brink of death; at death’s door

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à la fin

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idiom. alright already; enough (n.b.: said at the end of a sentence to indicate exasperation). 1. Tu fais chier, à la fin.

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à la fleur de l’âge

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idiom. in the prime of youth

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à la fois

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idiom. at the same time

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à la gomme

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idiom. lousy (e.g.: ideas)

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à la légère

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idiom. without thinking, rashly

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à la longue

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idiom. over time, in the long run

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à la mort

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idiom. to the utmost; to death

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à la noix

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idiom. lousy (e.g.: ideas)

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à la pelle

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idiom. in quantity

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à la place

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idiom. instead, in (its) place

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à la volée

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idiom. quickly, rapidly

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à l’oeuvre

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idiom. at work

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à ma connaissance

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idiom. as far as I know; to my knowledge

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à merveille

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idiom. wonderfully, marvellously

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à mi-chemin entre

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idiom. between; halfway between

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à mon/ton/son avis

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idiom. in my opinion; if you ask me

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à mon/ton/son gré

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idiom. as I/you/he/she likes; at I/you/he/she wish

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à partir de

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idiom. from now

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à pas de loup

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idiom. with great strides, quickly (lit.: at wolf steps)

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à peine

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idiom. hardly, scarcely, just

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à perte de vue

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idiom. as far as (one) can see

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à propos

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incidentally

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à propos de

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idiom. about; concerning; with regard to. 1. Je voulais vous parler à propos de ce projet.

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à son insu

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idiom. without someone’s knowing

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a son/ton/mon sujet

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idiom. about him/her/you/me

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à tel enseigne que

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idiom. so much so that

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à tort et à travers

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idiom. randomly, haphazardly

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à tout allure

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idiom. at full speed, at top speed

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à tout prix

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idiom. at all costs

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à tout propos

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idiom. on every occasion

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à tout rompre

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idiom. to the utmost

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à toutes jambes

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idiom. swiftly, quickly

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à toutes les sauces

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idiom. in all sorts of ways

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à votre aise

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idiom. suit yourself; as you like (lit.: to your pleasure)

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à vue de nez

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idiom. roughly

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abattre du travail

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idiom. get through a lot of work (lit.: cut down/through the work

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abattre ses cartes

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idiom. show one’s cards; show one’s hand (lit.: bring out one’s cards)

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abattre son jeu

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idiom. show one’s hand (lit.: bring out one’s play)

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abonder en/dans le sense de

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idiom. be entirely in agreement with (lit.: be full in the sense of)

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abruti

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adj. idiot, twit, jerk (n.b.: colloquial) (e.g.: il est un abruti)

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accorder ses violons

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idiom. get one’s story straight (lit.: to tune one’s violins; n.b: usually used in the plural to refer to several people collaborating to create or agree upon a

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ado

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n.m./f. teen; teenager; adolescent (abbr. from adolescent). 1. C’est donc une discussion hyper intense d’ados.

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affreux jojo

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idiom. nasty person

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âme damnée

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idiom. henchman; tool (lit.: soul damned)

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aller dinguer

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idiom. fall flat on one’s face; go crashing down

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announcer la couleur

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idiom. lay one’s cards on the table (lit.: to annouce the color)

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après coup

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idiom. after the event; after the fact

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armoire à glace

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n.f. muscleman

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asperge

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n.f. tall, thin person

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attention à

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idiom. watch out (for)

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attraper le coup

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idiom. get the knack; get the swing of (lit.: to trap a blow)

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au besoin

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idiom. if necessary, if need be (lit.: at the need

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au bout de compte

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idiom. in the final analysis

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au bout de son rouleau

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idiom. at the end of one’s rope

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au cas où

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idiom. in case

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au courant

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idiom. current, up to date

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au fait

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idiom. by the way

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au fil de

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idiom. with the passing (of time)

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au fil des années

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idiom. as the years pass

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au fil de l’eau

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idiom. with the current

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au grand air

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idiom. outside, in the outdoors, in the great outdoors

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au pif

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idiom. at random

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au pifomètre

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idiom. at random

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au poil

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idiom. perfect; flawless (lit. to a hair)

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au rabais

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idiom. at bargain rates; at a deep discount. 1. On achetait les provisions au rabais.

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au ralenti

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idiom. in slow motion

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aux abois

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idiom. in desperate straits (used for people); at bay (used for animals) (lit.: at the baying)

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avaler des couleuvres

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idiom. put up with a lot; swallow one’s pride

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avaler ses mots

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idiom. mumble (lit.: to swallow one’s words)

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avec précaution

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idiom. cautiously; carefully

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avec tout le tralala

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idiom.

the works; with everything; with a great fuss

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avoir de la merde dans les yeux

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idiom. be blind as a bat; not see shit

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avoir des antennes

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idiom. have a sixth sense; have contacts (lit.: to have antennas

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avoir des ennuis

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idiom. be in trouble; have problems

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avoir deux poids deux mesures

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idiom. use a double standard

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avoir droit à

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idiom. be entitled to

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avoir du cachet

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idiom. have style

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avoir du cran

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idiom. have guts; be brave

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avoir du mal à

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idiom. have difficulty

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avoir envie de

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idiom. want to; feel like

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avoir l’espirt de clocher

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idiom. be narrow-minded

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avoir l’espirt mal tourné

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idiom. have a dirty mind; have an evil mind

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avoir l’estomac dans les talons

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idiom. be famished; be starving

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avoir l’habitude

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idiom. be in the habit of

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avoir l’oeil

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idiom. have a good eye; have a quick eye

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avoir la dalle

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idiom. be starving; be famished

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avoir la dalle en pente

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idiom. be a bit of a boozer; drink a little

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avoir la frite

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idiom. be in shape

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avoir la frousse

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idiom. be scared stiff; be scared to death

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avoir la gerbe

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idiom. feel nauseous (n.b.: gerber in French means to vomit, puke, or throw up)

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avoir la haine

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idiom. be angry, disgusted

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avoir la patate

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idiom. be in shape

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avoir la pêche

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idiom. feel energetic; feel energized

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avoir la tête en ailleurs

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idiom. be elsewhere mentally

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avoir le bourdon

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idiom. feel down; be depressed; have the blues (lit.: to have the bumblebee)

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avoir le bras long

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idiom. have pull; have influence

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avoir le coeur sur la main

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idiom. be kindhearted; give the shirt off one’s back; wear one’s heart on one’s sleeve (lit.: have the heart in the hand

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avoir le coup de barre

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idiom. be exhausted; be wiped out

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avoir le coup de pompe

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idiom. be exhausted; be wiped out

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avoir le culte de qch ou qqn

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idiom. worship someone or something

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avoir le démon de midi

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idiom. have a midlife crisis

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avoir le dernier mot

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idiom. have the last laugh

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avoir le dessus

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idiom. be on top; be top dog; get the best of

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avoir le diable au corps

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idiom. be possessed

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avoir le trac

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idiom. have stagefright

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avoir les boules

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idiom. be scared

143
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avoir les dents du found qui baignent

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idiom. be stuffed; be completely full (lit.: have back teeth that are swimming [in food])

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avoir les dents longues

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idiom. be very ambitious; set one’s sights high (lit.: have long teeth)

145
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avoir les dents qui rayent le parquet

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idiom. set one’s sights high; want it all (lit.: have teeth that reach the floor)

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avoir les doigts crochus

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idiom. be tight-fisted; be stingy

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avoir les foies

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idiom. have cold feet

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avoir les jetons

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idiom. be scared; have the jitters; have the willies

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avoir les pétoches

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idiom. be scared

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avoir louche

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idiom. be in trouble; have problems

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avoir mangé du lion

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idiom. have a tiger in one’s tank; have incredible energy

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avoir mauvais espirt

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idiom. be uncooperative

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avoir qqn aux trousses

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idiom. have someone hot on one’s heels

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avoir qqn dans le nez

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idiom. hate someone

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avoir quelque chose de louche

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idiom. something is fishy

156
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avoir un balai dans le cul

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idiom. be uptight; have a stick up your ass

157
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avoir un coup dans le nez

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idiom. be slightly drunk

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avorton

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n.m. runt

159
Q

avoir vent de qch

A

idiom. get wind of something

160
Q

bâfrer

A

v. wolf down; gobble up, snarf

161
Q

bagage intellectuel

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idiom. fund of knowledge (lit.: knowledge baggage; n.b.: can be used with other words, e.g.: littéraire)

162
Q

baguettes

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n.f.pl. thin legs

163
Q

baiser

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. fuck; have sex with; kiss (n.b.: vulgar)

164
Q

baisser les bras

A

idiom. give up; throw in the towel (lit.: lower the arms)

165
Q

balèse

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adj. hard

166
Q

barda

A

n.m. gear; kit; equipment

167
Q

barouf

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n. racket

168
Q

bas de gamme

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idiom. low-end, low quality

169
Q

bâton de maréchal

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idiom. the highest level one can rise to; one’s limit (lit.: one’s field marshal’s baton)

170
Q

battre comme plâtre

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idiom. beat the living daylights out of someone (lit.: beat someone flat)

171
Q

battre froid à qqn

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idiom. give someone the cold shoulder (lit.: beat cold to someone)

172
Q

bavardage

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n.m. chatting, talking, prattling

173
Q

beau linge

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idiom. everyone; a long line of people. 1. Il y avait du beau linge à leur marriage.

174
Q

beauf

A

n.m. oaf, fool

175
Q

bécane

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n.f. motorcycle; computer

176
Q

bécasse

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n.f. silly girl; twit

177
Q

becqueter

A

v. eat

178
Q

bel et bien

A

idiom. well and truly; definitively; completely; altogether (lit.: beautiful and good)

179
Q

benêt

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n.m. simpleton, ninny

180
Q

beur

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n.m. Arab; Arab person (n.b.: verlan for the word Arabe)

181
Q

bide

A

n.m. belly; gut

182
Q

bidon

A

n.m. gut; belly (lit.: can, tin)

183
Q

bidon

A

adj. phony; fake; rigged; sham

184
Q

bien conduire sa barque

A

idiom. handle oneself well; do all right (lit.: drive one’s boat well)

185
Q

bien en chair

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idiom. well padded; plump (lit.: good in flesh)

186
Q

bien roulée

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idiom. well endowed, stacked

187
Q

bijou

A

n.m. pet, love

188
Q

biz

A

n.m. business

189
Q

blaireau

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n.m. loser; nerd (lit.: badger; shaving brush)

190
Q

boire comme un trou

A

idiom. drink like a fish

191
Q

boire comme une éponge

A

idiom. drink like a fish

192
Q

boire sec

A

idiom. be a heavy drinker

193
Q

bombe

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n.f. sexually appealing woman; hot woman; bombshell

194
Q

bomber le torse

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idiom. swagger; puff out one’s chest

195
Q

bon plan

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idiom. good idea

196
Q

bonbec

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n.m. candy; sweets

197
Q

bordel

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n.m. holy shit

198
Q

bordélique

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adj. messy, disorganized

199
Q

bouboule

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n.m. fatso, fatty

200
Q

bouche bée

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idiom. agape, stunned

201
Q

bouche cousue

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idiom. not a word; mum’s the word

202
Q

bouchon

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n.m. traffic jam; bottleneck

203
Q

boudin

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n.m. ugly and fat woman

204
Q

bouffe

A

n.f. food, grub

205
Q

bouffer

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v. eat; wolf down; gobble up

206
Q

bougnoul(e)

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n.m/f. Arab person; any dark-skinned foreigner (n.b.: highly pejorative, likely to result in a fight if you use it)

207
Q

boui-boui

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n.m. low dive, grubby little restaurant

208
Q

bourré

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adj. drunk

209
Q

bourrelet

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n.m. roll of fat (on a person

210
Q

boute-en-train

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n.m. life of the party; live wire

211
Q

brancher

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v. connect; put in touch (n.b.: se brancher means to like; e.g.: ça me branche)

212
Q

braque

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adj. crazy

213
Q

bras droit

A

idiom. right-hand man

214
Q

brasser les affaires

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idiom. wheel and deal

215
Q

brioche

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n.f. belly, gut

216
Q

broncher

A

v. move a muscle; make a move

217
Q

brûler les étapes

A

idiom. go without stopping; go faster than expected

218
Q

brûler une étape

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idiom. skip a stage; skip a step

219
Q

brûler une feu rouge

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idiom. run a red light

220
Q

c’est au bout du monde

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idiom. it’s halfway around the world; it’s on the other side of the world; it’s at the end of the Earth

221
Q

c’est bête comme chou

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idiom. as easy as pie; simplicity itself

222
Q

c’est bientôt dit

A

idiom. it’s easier said than done; that’s easy to say

223
Q

c’est dans mes cordes

A

idiom. it’s right up my alley (lit.: it’s in my ropes)

224
Q

c’est donné

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idiom. it’s a bargain; it’s a steal

225
Q

c’est du bidon

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idiom. that’s a load of hot air; that’s rubbish; that’s crap (lit.: it’s a can or tin)

226
Q

c’est du billard

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idiom. it’s a piece of cake; it’s a cinch

227
Q

c’est du gateau

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idiom. be easy as cake

228
Q

c’est du tout cuit

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idiom. it’s a cinch; it’s easy as pie

229
Q

c’est la carte forcée

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idiom. there is no choice (lit.: it is a forced card/hand)

230
Q

c’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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idiom. it’s the last straw; it’s the straw that broke the camel’s back

231
Q

c’est le cadet de mes soucis

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idiom. that’s the least of my problems; I couldn’t care less (lit.: it’s the smallest/junior of my concerns)

232
Q

c’est ne pas le Pérou

A

idiom. it’s nothing to write home about; it’s no big deal

233
Q

c’est un déjeuner de soleil

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idiom. it won’t last (lit.: it’s a breakfast in the sun)

234
Q

c’est un faux jeton

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idiom. he’s a double-dealer; he’s as crooked as a snake

235
Q

c’était fatal

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idiom. it was bound to happen (lit.: it was fated)

236
Q

ca craint

A

idiom. it sucks

237
Q

ça fouette

A

idiom. it stinks; it smells; it reeks (lit.: it is whipped; from fouetter: whip, flog, whisk)

238
Q

ça le fait

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idiom. it’s cool

239
Q

ca m’est égal

A

idiom. I don’t care; it’s all the same to me

240
Q

ça me dit quelque chose

A

idiom. that rings a bell [for me]

241
Q

ça ne pisse pas loin

A

idiom. it’s nothing to write home about; it’s no big deal (lit.: that doesn’t piss far)

242
Q

ça pisse

A

idiom. it’s pouring; it’s pissing down; it’s coming down in buckets (lit.: it’s pissing)

243
Q

ça va chier

A

idiom. the shit is going to hit the fan

244
Q

cacheton

A

n.m. pill; tablet

245
Q

cache-cache

A

idiom. hide and seek

246
Q

cafter

A

v. tell on somebody; taddle; squeal

247
Q

caisse

A

n.f. car; wheels

248
Q

casser la figure à qqn

A

idiom. knock someone’s block off (lit.: break the figure of someone)

249
Q

casser les couilles à qqn

A

idiom. bust someone’s balls; bug the shit out of someone

250
Q

casser les oreilles

A

idiom. bore; talk to death

251
Q

casser sa pipe

A

idiom. kick the bucket (lit.: to break the pipe)

252
Q

catin

A

n.f. prostitute; slut; bitch (a common word used to refer to a prostitute, slut, or bitch. The word was more common in the 1980s, apparently in rap music, than it is nowadays) (ex.: Il était mordu de cette catin.)

253
Q

ce n’est pas évident

A

idiom. it’s harder than you think

254
Q

ce n’est pas la mer à boire

A

idiom. it’s not as bad as all that; it’s not asking the impossible

255
Q

ce n’est pas une mince affair

A

idiom. be no small matter

256
Q

ce n’est pas du bidom

A

idiom. I’m not kidding; he’s not kidding (etc.)

257
Q

c’est bidon

A

idiom. it’s false

258
Q

c’est de la broutille

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idiom. it’s junk; it’s rubbish; it’s worthless; it’s not important

French slang, Idioms, Expressions (2 decks)

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