Useful Expressions Flashcards by Marina Steffensen | Brainscape

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Assez, c’est assez

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Enough is enough

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Ça ira

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We’ll manage / I’ll manage

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Ce n’est pas compliqué

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It’s quite simple

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Ce sera fini

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It will be done

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C’est fantastique

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That’s fantastic

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Comment fait-on pour…?

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How do we go about….?

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Dis donc… / Dites donc…..

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By the way….,say…..,hey…

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Franchement

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Honestly! Really!

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Il n’y a pas de quoi!

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Don’t mention it

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Il s’agit de….

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It concerns, it’s about, it’s regarding

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Je le ferai

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I’ll do it

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Je vous en prie

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You’re quite welcome

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Merci mille fois

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Thanks a million

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Peux-tu venir…? / pouvez-vous venir…?

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Can you come…?

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Tu peux le dire / vous pouvez le dire

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You can say that again

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Ici Marina

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This is Marina speaking

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Á ce moment-là

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At that time

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À ce temps-ci de l’année

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(At) this time of (the) year

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À court terme/ À long terme

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Short term / long term, short range / long range

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À l’avance

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In advance

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Au moment où

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(Just) when

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Aussi longtemps que possible

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For as long as possible / one possible can

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Avant longtemps

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Before (too) long

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Ces jours / Ces temps-ci

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These days

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D’ici là

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Until then

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En avance

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Early

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Pas avant

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Not before / not until

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Pendant des jours

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For days

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Pendant quelque temps

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For a while, for some time

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Pendant quelques jours

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For a few days

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Sou peu

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Soon / shortly / before long

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De toute façon / de toute manière

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In any case….., anyhow….., anyway

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En attendant….

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Meanwhile…., in the meantime….

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En faisant cela….

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In doing that…., in doing so….

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En plus….

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In addition…., besides….

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Pour ma part….

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Consequently…., accordingly…., therefore

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Peu importe

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Whatever, no matter, it doesn’t matter, makes no difference

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“Être censé” + infinitive

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“To be supposed to” + verb