TD 1 Flashcards

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1
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No ifs, ands or buts

A

Il n’y a pas de mais

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2
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To be set in stone

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Être gravé dans le marbre

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3
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To be out of the woods

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  • Être tiré d’affaire
  • Être sorti de l’auberge
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4
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To beat a dead horse

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S’acharner inutilement

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5
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By the skin of someone’s teeth

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De justesse

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6
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(That’s) food for thought

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  • Matière à réflexion/ à réfléchir
  • Cela donne à réfléchir
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7
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To throw the money down the drain

A

Jeter l’argent par la fenêtre

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8
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Mum’s the word

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Motus et bouche cousue

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9
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To play second fiddle

A

Faire de la figuration

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10
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To face the music

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Faire face aux conséquences

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11
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To be in hot water

A

Être dans le pétrin/ dans de beaux draps

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12
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To rain on someone’s parade

A

Jouer les rabat-joie

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13
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To throw someone under the bus

A

Jeter en pâture

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14
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Through thick and thin

A

Contre vents et marées

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15
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To pat oneself on the back

A

S’envoyer des fleurs

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16
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To spill the beans/ let the cat out of the dog

A

Vendre la mèche

17
Q

To pull (some) strings

A

Faire jouer ses relations

18
Q

To test the waters

A
  • Prendre la température
  • Tâter le terrain
19
Q

Kudos

A

Chapeau

20
Q

To be on the same page

A

Être au diapason

21
Q

Haven’t been busy

A

Eh bien je n’ai pas chômé

22
Q

Entering

A

En entrant

23
Q

Fashionable

A

A la mode

24
Q

Packed

A

Se pressait

25
Q

A-list crowd

A

Foule de stars internationales

26
Q

Expected

A

Imaginé

27
Q

Water colours

A

Des aquarelles

28
Q

Day-by-day

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De tous les jours/ quotidienne

29
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Unfolding

A

Se révèle/ se dévoile

30
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Although

A

Bien que

31
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Was held

A

S’est tenue

32
Q

Upmarket shopping strips

A

L’un des plus chics

33
Q

Prime ministerial aspirant

A

Candidat à la fonction de Premier ministre

34
Q

Cheerful

A

Joyeux/ gai

35
Q

Whimsical

A

Fantaisiste

36
Q

Appeals

A

Plaît