Expressions courantes 02 Flashcards

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Garde à vue

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Custody

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La limite au delà de laquelle …

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The limit beyond whitch …

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Nous deux

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The two of us

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S’avancer (dans son travail)

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To work ahead

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Personnage principal

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main character

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Etre sur le point de …

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To be ready to, to be about to …

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A couper le souffle

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Breathtaking

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Résidence secondaire

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Second home

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Poignarder dans le dos

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To stab in the back

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Combien de temps ça prend ?

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How much time does it take ? how long does it take ?

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Ce qui est fait est fait

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What’s done can’t be undone

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Remettre en question

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To put in question

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Un point de vu partial

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a biased point of view

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Survoler

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To fly over

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Perdre l’èquilibre

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lose the balance

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se fier à ses intuitions

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to trust your feelings

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Prendre rendez-vous

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Schedule an appointment

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Tenir une promesse

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To keep a promise

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Faire peur à quelqu’un

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To scare someone

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Tu me gonffle, tu m’agaces

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You piss me off

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Est ce qu’il y a du monde ?

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Is it crowded ?

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Un parking

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A parking lot

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Avoir vue sur … la mer, une rue …

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To overlook something

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Un sous-sol, une cave

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A basement

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Un essai, une tentative
An attempt
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Nuisance sonore
Noise nuisance
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Etre en train de faire quelque chose
To be in the process of doing something
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Avoir besoin de beaucoup de sommeil
to need a lot of sleep
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veiller tard
to stay up late
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Signes avant-coureurs, signes précurseurs
warning signs
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Etre bien disposé à l'égard de quelqu'un, envers quelqu'un
To be well disposed towards someone
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Etre mal disposé envers quelqu'un
To be ill disposed towards someone
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dans le but de
In order to
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Amende pour excès de vitesse
Speeding ticket
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Autoroute à péage
Toll highway
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Le code de la route
The rules of the road
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Rentrer dans quelqu'un
To rear-end someone
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Se faire rentrer dedans par quelqu'un
To be rear-ended by someone
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Une plaque de verglas
A patch of ice
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Les panneaux (signalisation routière)
Street signs
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Un véhicule garé
A Parked vehicle
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La route qui mène à Paris
the road that leads to Paris.
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Le bord de la route
The side of the road, the roadside
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Respecter ses engagements
To honour your commitments, to respect your commitments
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Une berline de taille moyenne
A mid-size sedan
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Je m'y perds, je m'embrouille
I get confused
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Énergies renouvelables
Renewable energy
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Avoir de la place pour les jambes
To have leg room
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Encore une fois
One more time
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Mettre le feu à quelque chose
To set something on fire.
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A quelques pas, dans les environs
Within walking distance
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Dans les environs, accessible en voiture
Within driving distance
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Reprendre le travail
To resume work
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Au fil du temps, avec le temps ...
Over time
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Vous vous méprenez, vous comprenez mal ...
You misunderstand
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Merci encore
Thank you once again
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Ne te blesse pas
Don't hurt yourself / don't get hurt / don't shoot yourself
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Tu lui plais
He/she likes you.
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Repousser, déplacer un rendez-vous.
To push forward, to change the time of an appointment
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Quoi de neuf
what's new ?
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Qu'est ce que tu deviens ? / qu'est ce que tu fais de beau ?
What have you been up to ?
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Une langue fourchue.
A forked tongue.
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Un chariot élévateur
A fork truck
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Une éclipse de lune
A lunar eclipse
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Aurore boréale
Northern lights
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Être vexé
To be ofended, to be vexed.
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C'est en cours.
It's in progress, it's underway.
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J'en suis persuadé
I am convinced
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Trop peu
Too few
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Au cours, pendant, au fil de ...
Over the couse of...
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Rester, passer la nuit
To stay over.
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Remplir un formulaire,
To fill out a form, to fill a form out .
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Faire le plein
To fill up
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Je fais le plein de ma voiture
I fill up my car / I fill my car up
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Ils se ressemblent tous
They look all the same
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To inform someone about something
To fill someone in on something
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Trois personnes sur quatre
Three out of four people
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Une personne sur trois
One out of three people
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Un sentiment de bien-être social.
A feeling of social well-being.
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À regret, à contrecœur
Reluctantly
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Un manteau de fourrure
A fur coat
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Grève de la faim
Hunger strike
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Plaque chauffante
Hot plate
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A l'improviste, sans prévenir, inattendu
Out of the blue
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Il est venu à l'improviste
He came out of the blue
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A quoi ça sert?
What's the point?