Vocabulearn Tr 25 Flashcards by Jack Dodson | Brainscape

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Il m’a battu froid.

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

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Est-ce que tu as saisi?

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Did you get it?

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Un changement de dernière minute.

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A last minute change

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Ill y a longtemps.

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A long time ago.

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Une lettre d’amour

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A love letter

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une deuxième chance

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A second chance

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Repartons à zéro.

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Back to the drawing board.

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Bide one’s time.

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Attendre son heure.

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Est-ce que la fin justifie les moyens?

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Does the end justify the means?

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Ne discute pas.

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Don’t argue.

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Ne t’énerve pas.

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Don’t get upset.

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Parle d’autre chose

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Drop the subject.

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Amuse-toi bien.

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Enjoy yourself.

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Il boit trop.

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He drinks too much.

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Il s’est engagé à dix-neuf ans.

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He enlisted at nineteen

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Il m’a battu froid.

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He gave me the cold shoulder.

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Il a été renvoyé.

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He got fired.

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il a sauté au plafond

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

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C’ était un homme du monde.

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He was a man about town.

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Je suis désolée d’être en retard.

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I’m sorry to be late.

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C’est incroyable.

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I can’t believe it.

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Je ne suis pas d’accord.

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I disagree.

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J’ai le dos au mur.

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I have my back to the wall.

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J’ai eu une réponse de Normand.

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I got the run around.

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J’ai ma propre voiture.

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I have my own car.

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L’affaire a été étouffée.

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It was a cover up

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Je serais la dernière à savoir.

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I’d be the last to know.

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Comme je suis maladroite.

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I’m all thumbs (as I am clumsy)

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Je suis toute courbatue.

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I’m stiff all over. (I am all aching)

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Moi ça va, et toi?

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I’m well, and you ?

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En mauvais état.

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In bad condition.

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C’était quelqu’un d’autre.

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It was someone else.

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Il est parti en fumée.

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It went up in smoke.

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Ça m’est égal.

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It’s all the same to me.

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C’est moi qui régale.

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It’s my treat

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C’est très imposant.

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It’s very imposing

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Reste tranquille.

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Keep quiet

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Fais de ton mieux.

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Make the best of it

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Puis-je partir maintenant?

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May I go now?

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Pas de problème.

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No problem

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Une chance sur mille.

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One chance in a thousand

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Nos jours sétaient comptés.

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Our days were numbered.

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Hors d’haleine.

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Out of breath.

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Il est impossible de se garer.

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Parking is impossible.

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Je t’en prie, pardonne moi..

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I beg you. Forgive me.

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Elle l’a fait passer pour un imbécile.

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She made him look stupid.

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elle a attrapé un virus.

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She picked up a bug

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Elle aura trente ans l’année prochaine.

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She will be 30 next year

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Elle va bientôt accoucher.

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She’s expecting soon

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Plus lent qu’un escargot.

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Slower than a snail.

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Jusqu’ici, ça va.

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So far so good.

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Et alors?

A

so what?

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Tôt ou tard.

A

sooner or later

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Ne t’emballe pas.

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take it easy.

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Ne dis pas n’importe quoi

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Talk sense

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Ça dépend.

A

That depends.

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Ça n’a pas de sens.

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That doesn’t make sense

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ça n’a aucune importance.

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That doesn’t matter at all.

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Ça devrait être facile.

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That should be easy

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Ça m’étonne.

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That surprises me.

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Ce fut le moment décisif.

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That was the turning point.

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Ça conduirait au désastre.

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That would spell disaster

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Ce n’est pas juste.

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That’s not fair

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Le commerce est prospère.

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The business is flourishing

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Le sol était gelé.

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The ground was frozen

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Le marché ouvre à l’aube.

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The market opens at sunrise.

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Le professeur était exigeant

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The teacher was demanding

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Ils n’ont plus de pièces détachées.

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They are out of spare parts.

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Ils n’ont rien compris.

A

They missed the point.

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Payer en espèces.

A

To pay in cash.

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Voyager en première classe.

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To travel first class

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Nous avons une responsabilité.

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We have an obligation

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Ça nous a servi de leçon.

A

We have learned our lesson.

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Nous étions de leur côte.

A

We were pulling for them

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Quelle horreur.

A

What a horror

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Quel dommage.

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What a shame

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Pourquoi ne pas leur demander?

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Why not ask them?

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Vous voyez ce que je veux dire.

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You know what I mean.

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Tu devrais prendre une décision.

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You should make up your mind.

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Ça ne fait rien

A

Never mind.