Voc anglais 2 Flashcards

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1
Q

to keep someone in the loop

A

tenir au courant

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2
Q

to talk to a brick wall

A

parler à un mur

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3
Q

Can’t make head nor tail of something

A

Ne rien comprendre à quelque chose

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4
Q

To get the wrong end of the stick

A

Mal comprendre

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5
Q

To get straight to the point

A

aller droit au but

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6
Q

To put in a nutshell

A

Bref, en résumé

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7
Q

To hear something on the grapevine

A

entendre une rumeur

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8
Q

To beat about/around the bush

A

tourner autour du pot

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9
Q

To talk at cross-purposes

A

avoir un quiproquo

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10
Q

To put someone in the picture

A

tenir qqn au courant

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11
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To be on the same wavelength

A

Etre sur la même longueur d’onde

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12
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To get something straight from the horse’s mouth

A

Apprendre quelque chose de source sûre

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13
Q

se développer

A

to roll out

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14
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déranger / perturber

A

to bother / to disturb

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15
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se débrouiller

A

to manage

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16
Q

To take it into someone’s tail that

A

mettre dans la tête de qqn que

17
Q

To make something up

A

Inventer quelque chose de toutes pièces