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Flashcards in Colloquial/ Slang Expressions Deck (5)
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1
Q

Il y a anguille sous touche (il-ya-an-gee-sou-roche)

A

There’s an eel under the rock. (There’s something fishy going on…)

2
Q

Il ne faut pas (or, “faut pas”)

A

don’t push it.

3
Q

papier d’alu

A

aluminum foil

4
Q

Elle a marmotte…

A

Shortened expression for “I don’t believe your story”.

5
Q

C’est la fin des haricots

A

That’s the end of the beans! “Game over, it’s over, that’s it”