Useful phrases Flashcards

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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
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I don’t have it any more

A

je n’en ai plus

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I’m (not) scared

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j’ai/je n’ai pas peur

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8
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it makes me want to dance

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ça ma donne envie de danser

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9
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[enter] at once

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[entrez] tout de suite

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

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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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If it comes to that / If it goes that far

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S’il faut en passer par là

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14
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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

25
Q

We arrive in 10 days, being the 14th of April.

A

Nous arriverons dans 10 jours, soit le 14 avril.

26
Q

hundreds of

A

certaines de

27
Q

the best

A

le mieux

28
Q

the worst

A

le pire

29
Q

to split hairs (making small, pathetic, overfine distinctions)

A

chercher la petite bête

30
Q

a long list (idiom)

A

une liste comme lebras

31
Q

[the tomatoes] for which [I would pay thousands]

A

[les tomates] pour lesquelles [je réglerais des milliers]

32
Q

although (3)

A
  1. bien que ( + subjonctif)
  2. quoique ( + subjonctif)
  3. même si
33
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even though (4)

A
  1. bien que ( + sunjonctif)
  2. même que
  3. alors que
  4. malgré