Expressions Flashcards

1
Q

Un tiens (que tu as) vaut mieux que deux tu l’auras

A

A bird in the hand is worth two in bush

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2
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Un ami qui est la quand ça va mal est un vrai ami

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A friend in need is a friend indeed

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3
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Un homme averti en vaut deux

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Forewarned is forearmed

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4
Q

être jugé sur ses actes

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The proof of the pudding is in the eating

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5
Q

Il vaut mieux ça que rien

A

Half a loaf is better than no bread

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6
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A quelque chose malheur est bon / un mal pour un bien

A

Every cloud has a silver lining

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7
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Bon à tout, bon à rien

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Jack of all trades master of none

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8
Q

C’est en forgeant qu’on devient forgeron

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Practice makes perfect

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9
Q

Chassez le naturel, il revient au galop

A

The leopard cannot change its spots

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10
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Chat échaudé craint l’eau froide

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Once bitten, twice shy

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11
Q

Qui se ressemble s’assemble

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Birds of a feather flock together

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12
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Tu ne peux pas avoir le beurre et l’argent du beurre

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You cannot have your cake and eat it

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13
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Il ne sert à rien de pleurer sur le lait renversé (ce qui est fait est fait)

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There’s no use crying over spilt milk

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14
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La familiarité engendre le mépris

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Familiarity breeds contempt

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15
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Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir

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A stitch in time saves nine / Prevention is better than cure

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16
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Ne pas vendre la peau de l’ours avant de l’avoir tué

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Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched

17
Q

Chaque jour une pomme conserve son Homme (une pomme par jour éloigne le docteur pour toujours)j

A

An apple a day keeps the doctor away