Expressions Flashcards

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à cause de

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because of, due to

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ah bon (?)

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oh really? I see

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à la fois

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at the same time

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à la limite

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at most, in a pinch

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à la rigueur

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or even, if need be

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à la une

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front page news

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à la vôtre !

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cheers!

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allons-y !

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let’s go!

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à mon avis

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in my opinion

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à peine

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à peu près

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about, approximately, nearly

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a priori

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at first glance, in principle

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à tes souhaits

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bless you

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au cas où

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just in case

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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au fait

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by the way

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au fur et à mesure

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as, while

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au lieu de

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instead of, rather than

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avoir l’air (de)

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to look (like)

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bien dans sa peau

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content, comfortable, at ease with oneself

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bien entendu

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of course, obviously

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bien sûr

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of course

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blague à part

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seriously, all kidding aside

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Bon anniversaire !

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Happy birthday!

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Bon appétit !
Enjoy your meal!
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Bon débarras !
Good riddance!
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bon marché
inexpensive, cheap
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un bon rapport qualité-prix
good value
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ça m'est égal
it's all the same to me
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ça ne fait rien
never mind, it doesn't matter
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ça vaut le coup
it's worth it
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ça va (?)
how's it going?, I'm fine
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c'est
it is
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c'est parti
here we go, and we're off
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c'est-à-dire
that is, i.e., I mean
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c'est pas vrai !
no way!
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ce n'est pas terrible
it's not that great
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ce n'est pas grave
it doesn't matter, no problem
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un coup de fil
phone call
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d'ailleurs
moreover, might I add
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un coup d'œil
glance, quick look
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dis donc / dites donc
wow, by the way
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du jour au lendemain
overnight
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du coup
as a result
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du tout
not/none at all
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en fait
in fact
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en effet
indeed, that's right
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entre chien et loup
at dusk, twilight
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enfin
well, I mean
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et patati et patata
and so on and so forth
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en retard
late
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et j'en passe
and that's not all
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faire le pont
to make it a long weekend
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être en train de
to be \_\_\_ing
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fais voir
let me see
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faire cadeau
to give (something), to let off easily
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grâce à
thanks to
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fais gaffe
watch out, be careful
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il faut
it's necessary
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figure-toi
guess what, get this
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fin
well, I mean
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J'arrive !
I'm on my way!
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il est
it is
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J'en peux plus
I can't take (it) any more
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il y a
there is, there are
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Je n'y peux rien
There's nothing I can do about it.
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il y a quelque chose qui cloche
something's amiss
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j'en passe et des meilleures
and that's not all
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métro, boulot, dodo
the rat race
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Je n'en reviens pas
I can't believe it
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oh là là
oh dear, oh no
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Je n'y suis pour rien
It's got nothing to do with me
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on peut se tutoyer ?
can we use tu?
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je t'aime
I love you
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par contre
whereas, on the other hand
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n'importe quoi
whatever
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pas du tout
not at all
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on ne sait jamais
you never know
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On y va ?
Shall we go? Ready?
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plus ça change...
the more things change...
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par exemple
for example, such as; oh my, well really!
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quand même
anyway, really, finally
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pas mal
not bad, quite a bit
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revenons à nos moutons
let's get back to the subject at hand
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pas terrible
not that great, nothing special
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sans blague
seriously, all kidding aside
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prendre une décision
to make a decision
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si tu veux
if you will
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quand on parle du loup
speak of the devil
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tant pis
oh well, too bad, tough
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rien à voir
nothing to do with
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tout à fait
absolutely, exactly
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tout de suite
right away, immediately
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si ce n'est pas indiscret
if it's not too personal a question
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tu connais la musique
you know the routine
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tant mieux
it's just as well, even better
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tu te rends compte ?
can you imagine?
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tout à coup
all of a sudden
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Vive la France !
Long live France!
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tout à l'heure
in a moment, a moment ago
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voilà
there is, that's it
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tout d'un coup
all at once
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tu m'étonnes
tell me something I don't know
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valoir le coup
to be worth it