Expression Flashcards by jean francois | Brainscape

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Tout ce qui brille n’est pas or

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All that glitters is not gold

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Les des sont jetes

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The dice is cast

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Ce n’est que la partie visible de l’iceberg

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This is just the tip of the iceberg

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Plus on est de fous, plus,on rit

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The more the merrier

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Le plus tot sera le mieux

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The sooner, the better

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Nous etions ravis

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We were all over the moon

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Le calme avant la tempete

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The lull before a storm

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Je suis maussade a cause du temps

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I am under the weathet

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Bouche a oreille

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Word of mouth

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Passer un cap

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To turn a corner

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Tu as toutes les cartes en main

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You keep everything under your thumb

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Avoir la peche

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Be feeling great

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La cerise sur le gateau

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The icing on the cake

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Tomber dans les pommes

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To faint

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Je ne le crois pas

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I don’t buy it

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Etre a risque

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To be at risk, to be on the line

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Une image vaut mille mots

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An image paints a thousand words

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Le tout est plus que la somme des parties

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The whole is more than the sum of its parts ( Aristote)

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Parler franchement

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To call spade a spade, to talk in a direct manner

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Sans plus attendre

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Without further ado (adou)

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To feel under the weather

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Ne pas se sentir d’aplomb

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To look washed out

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Avoir une mine de papier mâché

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To be as fit as a fiddle

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Se porter comme un charme

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To sleep like a log

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Dormir comme une souche