Jumping Ahead 10 Flashcards

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1
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To throw off / upset someone’s routine

A

Chambouler les habitudes de quelqu’un

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“It upset all our plans”

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“ça a chamboulé tous nos projets”

“C’est à cause de cela que tous nos projets sont tombés à l’eau.”

“Ça a foutu tous nos plans en l’air.”

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“What’s he up to now?”

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“qu’est-ce qu’il manigance / mijote maintenant ?”

“Qu’est-ce qu’il peut bien manigancer / mijoter cette fois?”

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“He’s the one who cooked up this whole scheme; it wasn’t a conspiracy.”

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“c’est lui qui a tout manigancé; il ne s’agit pas d’un complot.”

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“What ( kind of scheme ) are you guys plotting??”

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“qu’est-ce que vous complotez?”

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to plot / scheme as a group

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comploter ( de faire quelque chose contre quelqu’un )

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To take something lightly / not so seriously

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Prendre quelque chose à la légère

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“I keep telling you…”

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“Je me tue à te le dire…”

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9
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To warm up ( athlete, mind )

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s’échauffer

Un échauffement

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“There’s gonna be hell to pay.”

“I’m gonna be friggin pissed ( and do something about it ).”

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“Ça va chauffer.”

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“Get to the point”

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Venez en au fait, viens en au fait

“Allons droit au but / a l’essentiel”

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To speak about something with full, working knowledge and/or passionately

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Parler en connaissance de cause

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13
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“And so on and so forth.”

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“Et ainsi de suite.”

“Et tout le toutim.”

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14
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To jump subjects suddenly

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Passer du coq à l’âne

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15
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To wash up quickly / freshen up

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Se débarbouiller

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16
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“Feel free to…”

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“N’hésitez pas à…”
“N’hésite pas à…”

“Sentez vous / sens toi libre de… ( faire quelque chose )”

17
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To be sure to do something

“I’ll be sure to mention it to him.”

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Ne pas manquer de faire quelque chose

Veiller à faire quelque chose

“Je ne manquerai pas de le lui mentionner.”

18
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“You pick on the ones you like.”

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“Qui aime bien châtie bien.”