Expressions

Question 1

Sortir du lot

Answer 1

Stand out from the crowd of …

Question 2

Mets toi a ma place

Answer 2

Put yourself in my shoes

Question 3

Tu ferais mieux

Answer 3

• -> you ought to
  + -> you had better to

Question 4

1 ère étape

Answer 4

First step/stage

Question 5

Pour la plupart d entre nous

Answer 5

For all/most of us

Question 6

Joindre les 2 bouts (argent)

Answer 6

Make both ends meet

Question 7

Gagner sa vie

Answer 7

Earning a living

Question 8

Un lourd fardeau

Answer 8

A heavy burden

Question 9

Avoir les moyens de …

Answer 9

To afford

Question 10

Avoir l intention de …

Answer 10

Intend to / aim to

Question 11

J ai été emue

Answer 11

I was mooved

Question 12

Faire un effort

Answer 12

To exert one self

Question 13

Repousser ses limites

Answer 13

Put your limits back

Question 14

Ça caille

Answer 14

I m frozen stiff

Question 15

Avoir confiance en qqn

Answer 15

To have confidence in oneself

Question 16

Une maniere d affirmer son …

Answer 16

A means/way to claiming/asserting your….

Question 17

A donné lieu à

Answer 17

Has resulted in

Question 18

En avoir assez

Answer 18

To be fed up/ to have had enough

Question 19

Faire entendre ses preoccupations

Answer 19

To voice their concerns

Question 20

Prendre position (discussion)

Answer 20

Take a stand
To side with

Question 21

Diffuser un message

Answer 21

To spread a message

Question 22

Mettre ta vie en risque/danger

Answer 22

To put your life at stake/risk

Question 23

Être coupable

Answer 23

To be guilty

Question 24

Mettre en vedette qqn

Answer 24

To star someone

Question 25

Être prit la main dans le sac

Answer 25

To be caught red handed

Question 26

J ai le cafard

Answer 26

I feel blue

Question 27

Se plier au règlement (3)

Answer 27

. To comply with . To respect rules . To abie by the rules

Question 28

Provoquer / entraîner (3)

Answer 28

.Provoke . Leads to . Trigger

Question 29

Au dépend de (1)

Answer 29

At the expense of

Question 30

Reinforcer (2)

Answer 30

. Strengthens . Reinforce

Question 31

Avoir plus/moins de chances de ...

Answer 31

Being more/less likely to be ....

Question 32

Découvrir (2)

Answer 32

. To find out . To discover

Question 33

Se maintenir informer (2)

Answer 33

To stay up to the date To get informed

Question 34

Cela remonte a

Answer 34

Dates back to

Question 35

Exprimer son opinion (5)

Answer 35

. In my opinion . From my point of view . As far as I am concerned . For my part . Personnaly

Question 36

To suceed

Answer 36

To cut the mustard

Question 37

To be at the highest point of succes

Answer 37

To be on the crest of the wave

Question 38

Heureux comme un poisson dans l eau

Answer 38

To be as happy as a clam

Question 39

Se reprendre en main

Answer 39

Get your act together

Question 40

Un fois toutes les 36 du mois

Answer 40

Once in a blue moon

Question 41

Un cp de foudre

Answer 41

Love at the first glance/ sight

Question 42

Se creuse la tête

Answer 42

To wrap your head around something

Question 43

Quand les boules aurons des dents

Answer 43

When pigs fly

Question 44

Tourner autour du pot

Answer 44

To beat around the Bush

Question 45

Marcher sur des oeufs

Answer 45

To walk on eggshells

Question 46

Se ressemble comme 2 gouttes d eau

Answer 46

2 peas in a pod

Question 47

Avoir 2 pieds gauches

Answer 47

To have 2 left feet

Question 48

Les chiens ne font pas des chats

Answer 48

The apple doesn't fall far from the tree

Question 49

Aller pioncer

Answer 49

To hit the hay

Question 50

Un mal pour un bien

Answer 50

Blessing in disguise

Question 51

La cerise sur le gâteau

Answer 51

Icing on the cake

Question 52

"Merde" bonne chance

Answer 52

To break a leg

Question 53

Une histoire farfeloue

Answer 53

A far-fetched story

Question 54

Louper sa chance

Answer 54

To miss the boat

Question 55

Server les dents

Answer 55

To bit the bullet

Question 56

Avoir le moral dans les chaussettes (2)

Answer 56

. To be down in the dumps . To feel blue

Question 57

Être malade

Answer 57

Under the weather

Question 58

Après la pluie vient de beau temps

Answer 58

Every cloud has a silver linning

Question 59

La balle est dans ton camps

Answer 59

To ball is in your court

Question 60

Couter un bras

Answer 60

To cost an arm and a leg

Question 61

Avoir un chat dans la gorge

Answer 61

To have a frog in the throat

Question 62

Le prendre avec des pincettes

Answer 62

Take it with a grain of salt

Question 63

La brunelles de mes yeux

Answer 63

The apple of my eye

Question 64

La goutte d eau qui fait deborder le vase

Answer 64

That's the last straw that breaks the camel back

Question 65

Mette qqn sur la scellette

Answer 65

To put someone on the spot

Question 66

En parlant du loup

Answer 66

Speaking of the devil