the human body expression Flashcards

1
Q

sanguinaire

A

bloodthirsty

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

sans pitié, sang-froid

A

coldblooded, bloodedly

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

être glacé jusqu’aux os

A

to be chilled/frozen to the bone

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

donner la chair de poule

A

make somebody’s flesh creep

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

de la tête au pied

A

from head to foot

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

être fou amoureux

A

head over heels

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

jouer à pile ou face

A

toss heads or tails

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

se creuser la cervelle, faire sauter la cervelle

A

to rack one’s brains, to blow one’s brains

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

faire la grimace, à première vue

A

pull a face, on the face of it

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

se moucher, surveiller qqn

A

to blow one’s nose, keep an eye on somebody

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

de bouche à oreille, lèvre supérieure/inférieure

A

by word of mouth, upper/lower lip

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

se battre avec acharnement

A

fight tooth and nail

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

se laisser pousser la barbe, se la raser

A

to grow a beard, to shave off one’s beard

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
14
Q

cage thoracique

A

chest, rib cage

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
15
Q

avoir du cran, croiser les bras

A

to have guts, to fold one’s arm

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
16
Q

main dans la main, lever/baisser la main

A

hand in hand, raise/lower one’s hand

17
Q

donner un coup de main, donner la main, serrer la main

A

give sby a hand, hold hands, shake hands with sby

18
Q

croiser les doigts

A

keep one’s finger crossed

19
Q

être très maladroit

A

to be all thumbs

20
Q

fréquenter qqn

A

rub shoulders with sby

21
Q

faire preuve de fermeté

A

put one’s foot down

22
Q

partir en signe de mécontentement

A

to vote with one’s feet

23
Q

partager son point de vue

A

see eye to eye with sby

24
Q

plaisanter

A

speek tongue-in-cheek

25
aimer les sucreries
have a sweet tooth
26
submergé de travail
up to my eyes in work
27
accord de facade
pay lip service
28
avoir qqch à coeur (décidé)
have your heart set on something
29
s'atteler à une tâche
put your shoulder to the wheel
30
mettre les pieds quelque part
set foot somewhere
31
les rôles sont inversés
the shoe is on the other foot
32
ne pas montrer qd on est en colère
keep a stiff upper lip
33
scientifiques qui émigrent
brain drain
34
une pomme de discorde
a bone of contention
35
un cadavre dans le placard
a skeleton in the cupboard
36
tout dans les muscles, rien dans la tête
all brawn and no brains
37
à perte de vue
as far as the eye can see
38
la voix du sang est la plus forte
blood is thicker than water