Verbal Expressions & Idioms Flashcards

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avoir besoin de

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to need

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avoir bonne mine

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to look healthy

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avoir chaud

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to be hot (a person)

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avoir de lèallure

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to have presence

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avoir de l’esprit

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to be witty

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avoir de la chance

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to be lucky

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avoir du courage

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to have courage

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avoir envie de

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to feel like

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avoir faim

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to be hungry

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avoir froid

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to be cold (a person)

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avoir honte de

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to be ashamed of

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avoir l’air + adjective

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to look (adjective)

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avoir l’habitude de

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to be accustomed to

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avoir l’intention de

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to intend to

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avoir la parole

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to have the floor

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16
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avoir le temps de…

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to have the time to…

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avoir lieu

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to take place

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avoir mal à…

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to ache, hurt in the…

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avoir mauvaise mine

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to look sickly

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avoir peur de

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to be afraid of

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avoir raison

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to be right

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avoir soir

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to be thirsty

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avoir sommeil

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to be sleepy

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avoir tort

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to be wrong

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avoir....ans
to be...years old
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il y a + expression of time
it was (expression of time) ago
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Il y avait une fois..
Once upon a time...
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Qu’est-ce qu’il y a?
What’s wrong?
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C’en est trop!
That’s too much!
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Ça y est!
That’s it!
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être de bonne humeur
to be in a good mood
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être de garde
to be on duty | to be on call
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être de mauvaise humeur
to be in a bad mood
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être de retour
to be back
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Il est des nôtres
He is with us
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Il est deux heures
It’s two o’clock
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J’en suis
I’m game
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J’y suis
I get it
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Nous sommes le 1er mai
It is May first
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Quelle heure est-il?
What time is it?
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Il fait beau.
The weather is nice.
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Il fait brumeux
It’s misty | It’s foggy
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Il fait chaud
It’s hot.
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Il fait doux
It’s mild
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Il fait du brouillard
It’s foggy
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Il fait du soleil
It’s sunny
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Il fait du vent
It’s windy
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Il fait frais
It’s cool
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Il fait froid
It’s cold
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Il fait jour
It’s daytime
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Il fait lourd
It’s sultry
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Il fait mauvais
The weather is bad
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Il fait nuageux
It’s cloudy
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Il fait nuit
It’s nighttime
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Il fait orageux
There’s a storm in the air
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Il fait pluvieux
It’s rainy
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Quel temps fait-il?
What’s the weather like?
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Il est couvert
It’s overcast
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faire attention à
to watch out for
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faire de son mieux
to do one’s best
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faire des achats
to go shopping
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faire des courses
to run errands
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faire des emplettes
to go shopping
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faire des progrès
to make progress
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faire du français
to learn French
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faire du sport
to practice/do sports
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faire la bise
to give someone a kiss (on the cheek)
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faire la connaissance de
to make the acquaintance of
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faire mal à
to hurt sb
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faire peur à
to frighten sb
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faire sa toilette
to groom oneself
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faire ses adieux
to bid good-bye
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faire un tour
to go for a stroll
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faire un voyage
to take a trip
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faire une promenade
to take a walk/ride
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s’en aller
to go away
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se casser la jambe
to break a leg
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se faire du souci
to worry
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se faire mal à
to hurt oneself
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se mettre à
to begin
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se rappeler
to remember
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se servir de
to use
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se souvenir de
to remember