Expressions 8 Flashcards by liam purkey

Q

Avoir le crâne dégarni (front dégarni)

A

Receding hairline

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Laisser (rester) sur le carreau

A

Abandonner

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Se tenir à carreau

A

Watch ones step

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Avoir maille à partir avec

A

Se disputer

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Passer entre les mailles

A

Slip through

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Être aux aguets

A

Keep watch

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Faire tourner en bourrique

A

Énerver

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Besogner

A

Toil

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Jouer les offusqués

A

Get offended

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Amincir

A

Make sb. look skinny

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Avec trois bouts de ficelle

A

Avec très peu de moyens

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Travailler avec des bouts de ficelle

A

Just get by

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Buter contre

A

Stumble

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Q

Buter sur un mot

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En avoir du mal à dire un mot

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Q

Éplucher quelque chose par le menu

A

Décortiquer

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Tomber les quatre fers en l’air

A

Tomber sur le dos

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Assombrir

A

Put a cloud over

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Farfelu

A

Tiré par les cheveux

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Q

Saugrenu

A

Absurde

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Q

Découvrir le pot aux roses

A

Apprendre la vérité

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Pot d’adieu

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Pot de départ

Q

Mondanités

A

Social events

Q

Voué à l’échec

A

Bound to fail

Q

Faire le tri dans

A

Sort

Brocanteur (d'occasion)

Second hand

Tirer le bon numéro

Find the right one

Éviter une nouvelle déconvenue

Avoid disappointment

Jeter son dévolu sur

Have ones heart set on

Barbouiller

Make nauseous

Tanguer

Tituber

Déglingué

Rompu

Redouter le pire

Fear the worst

Tirailler

Cause pain

En apesanteur

Weightless

Clouer le bec à

Shut up

Aller à l'encontre de

Go against

Receler des trésors

Have hidden treasures

Agonir qqn d'injures

Revile

Retardataire, arriéré

Backwards

Boire au goulot

Drink from the bottle

Refouler du goulot de

Puer de la bouche

Prendre le relais

Take the reins

Fuite de cerveaux

Brain drain

Punaiser

Pin up

Monter en épingle

Exagérer

Être en rayon

In stock

Balancer

Talk

Se faire souffler dans le bronches

Se faire gronder

Couper le cordon

Cut ties with

S'en prendre à

Take it out on