Vocabulearn Tr 25 Flashcards by Jack Dodson

Il m’a battu froid.

He gave me the cold shoulder. (He beat me cold).

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Est-ce que tu as saisi?

Did you get it?

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Un changement de dernière minute.

A last minute change

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Ill y a longtemps.

A long time ago.

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Une lettre d’amour

A love letter

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une deuxième chance

A second chance

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Repartons à zéro.

Back to the drawing board.

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Bide one’s time.

Attendre son heure.

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Est-ce que la fin justifie les moyens?

Does the end justify the means?

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Ne discute pas.

Don’t argue.

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Ne t’énerve pas.

Don’t get upset.

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Parle d’autre chose

Drop the subject.

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Amuse-toi bien.

Enjoy yourself.

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Il boit trop.

He drinks too much.

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Il s’est engagé à dix-neuf ans.

He enlisted at nineteen

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Il m’a battu froid.

He gave me the cold shoulder.

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Il a été renvoyé.

He got fired.

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il a sauté au plafond

He hit the roof. (he jumped to the ceiling).

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C’ était un homme du monde.

He was a man about town.

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Je suis désolée d’être en retard.

I’m sorry to be late.

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C’est incroyable.

I can’t believe it.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord.

I disagree.

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J’ai le dos au mur.

I have my back to the wall.

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J’ai eu une réponse de Normand.

I got the run around.

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J'ai ma propre voiture.

I have my own car.

L'affaire a été étouffée.

It was a cover up

Je serais la dernière à savoir.

I'd be the last to know.

Comme je suis maladroite.

I'm all thumbs (as I am clumsy)

Je suis toute courbatue.

I'm stiff all over. (I am all aching)

Moi ça va, et toi?

I'm well, and you ?

En mauvais état.

In bad condition.

C'était quelqu'un d'autre.

It was someone else.

Il est parti en fumée.

It went up in smoke.

Ça m'est égal.

It's all the same to me.

C'est moi qui régale.

It's my treat

C'est très imposant.

It's very imposing

Reste tranquille.

Keep quiet

Fais de ton mieux.

Make the best of it

Puis-je partir maintenant?

May I go now?

Pas de problème.

No problem

Une chance sur mille.

One chance in a thousand

Nos jours sétaient comptés.

Our days were numbered.

Hors d'haleine.

Out of breath.

Il est impossible de se garer.

Parking is impossible.

Je t'en prie, pardonne moi..

I beg you. Forgive me.

Elle l'a fait passer pour un imbécile.

She made him look stupid.

elle a attrapé un virus.

She picked up a bug

Elle aura trente ans l'année prochaine.

She will be 30 next year

Elle va bientôt accoucher.

She's expecting soon

Plus lent qu'un escargot.

Slower than a snail.

Jusqu'ici, ça va.

So far so good.

Et alors?

so what?

Tôt ou tard.

sooner or later

Ne t'emballe pas.

take it easy.

Ne dis pas n'importe quoi

Talk sense

Ça dépend.

That depends.

Ça n'a pas de sens.

That doesn't make sense

ça n'a aucune importance.

That doesn't matter at all.

Ça devrait être facile.

That should be easy

Ça m'étonne.

That surprises me.

Ce fut le moment décisif.

That was the turning point.

Ça conduirait au désastre.

That would spell disaster

Ce n'est pas juste.

That's not fair

Le commerce est prospère.

The business is flourishing

Le sol était gelé.

The ground was frozen

Le marché ouvre à l'aube.

The market opens at sunrise.

Le professeur était exigeant

The teacher was demanding

Ils n'ont plus de pièces détachées.

They are out of spare parts.

Ils n'ont rien compris.

They missed the point.

Payer en espèces.

To pay in cash.

Voyager en première classe.

To travel first class

Nous avons une responsabilité.

We have an obligation

Ça nous a servi de leçon.

We have learned our lesson.

Nous étions de leur côte.

We were pulling for them

Quelle horreur.

What a horror

Quel dommage.

What a shame

Pourquoi ne pas leur demander?

Why not ask them?

Vous voyez ce que je veux dire.

You know what I mean.

Tu devrais prendre une décision.

You should make up your mind.

Ça ne fait rien

Never mind.