Expression/ tournures idiomatiques-Version (final) Flashcards

(33 cards)

1
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être trempé jusqu’à l’os

A

to get soaked through

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2
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des tas de

A

loads of
heaps of
scores of

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3
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un ton neutre

A

a matter of fact tone

to speak matter of factly

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4
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je n’en ai pas la moindre

A

I don’t have the slightest idea

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5
Q

a ta santé

A

cheers

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6
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La rumeur dit que

A

rumor has it that

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7
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avoir prise sur

A

to get hold on / over

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être complètement fou / tombé sur la tête

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to be out of one’s mind

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9
Q

elle ne bronchait

A

she didn’t bat an eyelid

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10
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parler a un mur

A

to speak to a brick wall

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11
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mettre quelqu’un à la porte

A

to give sbdy a sack

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12
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être au bout du rouleau

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to be at the end of one’s tether

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13
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en un battement de cil

A

in the blink of an eyelid

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14
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un sacré retournement

A

a hell of U-turn

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15
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c’est tout le contraire

A

quiet the opposite

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16
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fou furieux

17
Q

entrer dans une colère noire

A

to fly into a temper
to be in a towering rage
to wore yourself into a frenzy

18
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mourrir d’ennui

A

to be bored stiff

bored to tears / death

19
Q

en vouloir à quelqu’un

A

to bear sbdy a grudge

20
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sauter de joie

A

to jump FOR joy

to weep for joy

21
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avoir le moral

A

to be in high spirit

22
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ne pas tenir rigueur à quelqu’un pour

A

to bear sbdy no ill-will for…

23
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exprimer son inquiétude

A

to voice one’s concern

24
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avoir du chagrin

A

to suffer grief

25
pousser un soupir de soulagement
to heave a sigh of relief
26
être en admiration devant
to stand in awe of...
27
jouir de ..
to angor sthg
28
la (colère) est montée en moi
anger welled up in my eyes / inside me
29
je suis confus
I'm all at sea
30
avoir le cafard
to feel blue | to be down in the dumps
31
être ému aux larmes
to be moved to tears
32
remonter le moral de
to cheer up sbdy's spirit
33
Il est grand temps de
It is about time to...