Useful phrases Flashcards

1
Q

it doesn’t bother me

A

ça ne me dérange pas

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2
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first of all

A

(tout) d’abord

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3
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he/she seems (2)

A

il/elle semble/a l’air

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4
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to be in a good/bad mood

A

avoir de la bonne/mauvaise humeur

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5
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for me (2)

A

pour moi/ pour ma part

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6
Q

I don’t have it any more

A

je n’en ai plus

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7
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I’m (not) scared

A

j’ai/je n’ai pas peur

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8
Q

it makes me want to dance

A

ça ma donne envie de danser

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9
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[enter] at once

A

[entrez] tout de suite

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10
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[It’s] because of this/that [that I’m broken]

A

[C’est] pour ca [que je suis cassé]

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11
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to go well/alright, e.g. my exam went well

A

bien se passer, e.g. mon examen s’a bien passé

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12
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It’ll pass

A

Ça va passer

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13
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If it comes to that / If it goes that far

A

S’il faut en passer par là

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14
Q

It hasn’t gone down well

A

la pilule a du mal à passer

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15
Q

The worst is over

A

Le plus dur est passé

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16
Q

To go unnoticed

A

Passer inaperçu

17
Q

We haven’t got all day!

A

On ne va pas y passer (dix ans/la nuit/la journée)!

18
Q

To move onto the next step/stage / to move forward

A

Passer à l’étape suivante

19
Q

To snitch/spill the beans

A

Passer à table

20
Q

To dodge a bullet (figurative)

A

Passer à travers les gouttes

21
Q

To scrutinise

A

Passer à la moulinette

22
Q

To move things up a gear / to take things up a notch

A

Passer à la vitesse supérieure

23
Q

Bless you!

A

À tes souhaits!

24
Q

Agreed- I accept your decision.

Say this out loud!

A

Soit, j’accepte votre décision.

“t” in soit is pronounced.

Soit also means “so be it”, “that being so”, etc

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We arrive in 10 days, being the 14th of April.
Nous arriverons dans 10 jours, soit le 14 avril.
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hundreds of
certaines de
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the best
le mieux
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the worst
le pire
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to split hairs (making small, pathetic, overfine distinctions)
chercher la petite bête
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a long list (idiom)
une liste comme lebras
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[the tomatoes] for which [I would pay thousands]
[les tomates] pour lesquelles [je réglerais des milliers]
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although (3)
1. bien que ( + subjonctif) 2. quoique ( + subjonctif) 3. même si
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even though (4)
1. bien que ( + sunjonctif) 2. même que 3. alors que 4. malgré