00 French Slang / Expressions

Question 1

Big deal!

x 2

Answer 1

la belle affaire!

Et alors?

Question 2

I’ll bring back your book!

Answer 2

je ramènerai ton livre

Question 3

To deal with / handle:

However, he has to deal with a number of administrative complications.

Answer 3

Cependant, il doit faire face à de nombreuses complications administratives.

Question 4

he hasn’t dealt with the subject​

Answer 4

il n’a pas traité le sujet

Question 5

it’s just as important that we deal with the situation at the office

Answer 5

Nous devons également traiter de la situation au bureau

Question 6

The book deals with the problems of drugs

Answer 6

le livre traite des problemes de la drogue

Question 7

I got treated like an idiot

Answer 7

Je me suis fait traiter d’imbecile

Question 8

He got called all sorts of names

Answer 8

Il s’est fait traiter de tous les noms

Question 9

They called each other liars

Answer 9

Ils se sont traités de menteurs

Question 10

10 euros for a coffee is a real rip-off

Answer 10

10€ pour un café, c’est de l’escroquerie

Question 11

it’s no small matter / it’s kinda a big deal

Answer 11

ce n’est pas une mince ( / petite ) affaire

Question 12

It was a good deal ( a good price )

Answer 12

J’ai fait une bonne affaire

Question 13

no such luck!

x 2

Answer 13

ç’aurait été trop beau!

Pas de chance!

Question 14

Don’t push your luck

Answer 14

ne tire pas trop sur la corde

Question 15

Just my luck

Answer 15

C’est bien ma veine

Question 16

Finally, a bit of luck

Answer 16

Enfin, un coup de pot

Question 17

It’s just the luck of the draw

Answer 17

C’est une question de chance

Question 18

They’re pushing their luck

Answer 18

Ils y vont un peu fort

Question 19

He’s pushing his luck

Answer 19

Il y va un peu fort

Question 20

He should know better than to mess around with a stranger’s things

Answer 20

il devrait savoir qu’il ne faut pas tripoter dans les affaires d’un innconnu

Question 21

Okay, let’s cut the bullshit

Answer 21

Trêve de conneries

Question 22

You’re messed up, man.

Answer 22

Faut te faire soigner, mon vieux.

Question 23

I take pride in being a good judge of character

Answer 23

Je me flatte d’être un bon juge de caractère

Question 24

I busted my ass to put this contract together

Answer 24

J’ai galéré pour négocier ce contrat

Question 25

I just got this project going

Answer 25

je viens juste de mettre ce projet en chantier

Question 26

we're having some work done at home

Answer 26

a la maison, nous sommes en chantier

Question 27

As for myself... I myself... Speaking for myself...

Answer 27

moi qui vous parle...

Question 28

You took the words right out of my mouth | x 2

Answer 28

Tu m'as tiré les mots de la bouche... J'allais (t')en dire autant

Question 29

our holidays overlap ​

Answer 29

nos vacances coïncident en partie

Question 30

There's always room for improvement

Answer 30

Mais il y a toujours une marge d'amélioration.

Question 31

There's ____ to spare. | time, room, money

Answer 31

il y a de la marge ( du temps ) il y a de la marge ( de l'espace ) il y a de la marge ( de l'argent )

Question 32

I can't help it | / I couldn't help it

Answer 32

C'est plus fort que moi. | Je n'ai pas pu m'en empecher ( / c'etait plus fort que moi )

Question 33

everything's going wrong these days

Answer 33

tout va de traviole en ce moment

Question 34

he never quite gets it / gets anything totally

Answer 34

il comprend tout de traviole

Question 35

you have to fill in the gaps

Answer 35

il faut combler les lacunes | les vides, les blancs, les trous

Question 36

The teacher let us go at 4.

Answer 36

le prof nous a lâchés à 4 heures

Question 37

he tripped and bumped into the table

Answer 37

il a trébuché et a heurté la table

Question 38

you're better off buying it than renting it

Answer 38

cela revient moins cher de l'acheter que de le louer

Question 39

the quicker he gets back, the quicker we can leave

Answer 39

Le plus vite qu'il puisse revenir, le plus vite qu'on puisse partir

Question 40

And don't you dare go tell him, man.

Answer 40

et ne t'avise pas d'aller lui dire !

Question 41

And don't you dare go tell them, guys.

Answer 41

et ne vous avisez pas d'aller leur dire !

Question 42

I'm ready for action

Answer 42

Je suis sur le pied de guerre

Question 43

I left because I didn't feel like waiting around

Answer 43

Je suis parti car j'avais pas envie de faire le pied de grue

Question 44

Don't you dare forget

Answer 44

Ne t'avise pas d'oublier

Question 45

Don't you dare forget, guys

Answer 45

Ne vous avisez pas d'oublier

Question 46

I can vouch for him, 100%

Answer 46

Je me porte garant de lui à 100%

Question 47

I can vouch for that | I've seen it

Answer 47

J'en ai été témoin

Question 48

I've been through that myself, first-hand

Answer 48

J'ai vécu ca, de premiere main

Question 49

he's been through some hard times

Answer 49

il est passé par des moments difficiles

Question 50

An idea just occurred to me

Answer 50

une idée m'est passée par la tete

Question 51

Which way did you take to get here?

Answer 51

par ou etes-vous passé?

Question 52

How'd you get there? ( by what route? )

Answer 52

par ou etes-vous passé?

Question 53

Can I pop by to see you?

Answer 53

puis-je passer te voir en vitesse?

Question 54

I've been through that too.

Answer 54

J'ai vecu ca, moi aussi | Je suis passé par la

Question 55

I've been through that too.

Answer 55

J'ai vecu ca, moi aussi | Je suis passé par la

Question 56

I freeze up in front of an audience

Answer 56

ça me bloque d'être devant un auditoire

Question 57

In front of an audience, he totally freezes up

Answer 57

devant un auditoire, il se bloque completement

Question 58

I really need to talk to them about it, otherwise this is gonna get ugly / nasty

Answer 58

Il faut absolument que je leur lui en parle sinon ça va mal tourner.

Question 59

Well, we might as well show it to them

Answer 59

Bon, on ferait aussi bien de le leur montrer.

Question 60

As long as you're here, we might as well do that now.

Answer 60

Tant que vous êtes là, on pourrait aussi bien faire ça maintenant.

Question 61

Seriously though / joking aside

Answer 61

Sans deconner

Question 62

You guys better stop before you hurt yourselves

Answer 62

Vous feriez mieux d'arrêter avant de vous faire mal

Question 63

You guys better figure out what's going on ( / what's going wrong / what's about to happen )

Answer 63

Vous avez intérêt à découvrir ce qui se trame.

Question 64

All that fell through ( / didn't work out )

Answer 64

Tout ça est tombé à l'eau.

Question 65

She wouldn't listen to reason

Answer 65

Elle ne voulait pas ecouter la voix de la raison

Question 66

Go ahead, rub it in

Answer 66

Vas y, remue le couteau ( le fer ) dans la plaie

Question 67

And there you go again rubbing it in my face

Answer 67

Et voila que tu viens me le balancer au visage.

Question 68

You came to rub it in

Answer 68

Vous êtes venu ici pour me rire au nez.

Question 69

Of course, he couldn't be bothered to help me

Answer 69

pas question qu'il se donne la peine de m'aider

Question 70

He couldn't even take the time to think about it

Answer 70

il ne pouvait meme pas se donner la peine d'y reflechir

Question 71

That's just talk / that's BS / you're just saying whatever

Answer 71

ce sont des paroles en l'air

Question 72

I took his word for it

Answer 72

je l'ai cru sur parole

Question 73

We had to just take his word for it

Answer 73

Il a fallu qu'on le croire sur parole

Question 74

She didn't keep her word

Answer 74

Elle a manqué a sa parole

Question 75

Right off the bat, I knew that something fishy was going on

Answer 75

dès le départ, j'ai su que quelque chose de louche se tramait

Question 76

You're arrogant, but in a good way

Answer 76

Tu es arrogant, mais dans le bon sens

Question 77

For old times' sake

Answer 77

en souvenir du bon vieux temps

Question 78

It was just busywork

Answer 78

il s'agissait tout simplement du travail inutile

Question 79

It wasn't a crazy day, but we didn't just sit around doing nothing

Answer 79

C'etait pas une journée tres chargée, mais on n'a pas chômé

Question 80

you've got your work cut out for you

Answer 80

Tu as du pain sur la planche

Question 81

The mission was flawless / went flawlessly

Answer 81

La mission a été sans faille ( sans bavure )

Question 82

The population is having a hard time coming to terms with the shock

Answer 82

la population a du mal à encaisser le choc

Question 83

I think it's about time that you come to terms with this

Answer 83

Je crois qu'il est bon temps que vous encaissiez le choc de tout cela

Question 84

It's about time that you get over this

Answer 84

Il est bon temps que tu t'en remetes

Question 85

I'll leave it up to you ( it's up to you - I trust you )

Answer 85

Je m'en remets a vous

Question 86

They got back together

Answer 86

Ils se sont remis ensemble

Question 87

The weather turned nice again

Answer 87

le temps s'est remis au beau

Question 88

Pull yourself together, sir!

Answer 88

Remmetez-vous!

Question 89

Thankfully, she bounced back from it ( she got well again )

Answer 89

Heureusement, elle s'en est remise

Question 90

He couldn't come to terms with this decision ( / accept this decision )

Answer 90

il n'a pas encaissé cette décision

Question 91

you could use that as a table​

Answer 91

cela pourrait te servir de table

Question 92

I plan on using it as a reason to leave

Answer 92

Je comptes m'en servir de raison pour partir

Question 93

I'll handle it personally

Answer 93

j'en fais une affaire personnelle

Question 94

sports shouldn't be about money

Answer 94

le sport ne devrait pas être une affaire d'argent

Question 95

It's a completely different story that damages the motto of your country

Answer 95

C'est toute une autre histoire qui met à mal la devise de votre pays.