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Expressions idiomatiques 2 (11) Flashcards

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to be heavily in debt

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être criblé de dettes

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to be ambitious

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avoir les dents longues

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3
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a hypocrite

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un faux derche/un faux jeton

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to lead a happy, uncomplicated life

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se la couler douce

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to obey without protest

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filer doux

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to be totally destroyed

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voler en éclats

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to skip school, class

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faire l’école buissonnière

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a power behind the throne

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une éminence grise

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to throw in the towel

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jeter l’éponge

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to think of something too late

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avoir l’esprit d’escalier

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11
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to move too hastily

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brûler les étapes

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11
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to be dissatisfied

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rester sur sa faim

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easily, without difficulty [usually of a victory]

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dans un fauteuil

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easily, with a great margin of victory

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haut la main

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it’s not as difficult as one might think

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ce n’est pas la mer à boire

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not to last long

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ne pas faire long feu

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To be professionally known

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avoir pignon sur rue

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17
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getting a mixed reception

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mi-figue mi-raisin

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little by little

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de fil en aiguille

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19
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to give someone difficulty

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donner du fil à retordre à qqn

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that’s the last straw; all is lost

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c’est la fin des haricots

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to use all available means

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faire flèche de tout bois

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to be in love at first sight

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avoir le coup de foudre

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23
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to have worked for nothing; to have one’s
expectations not met

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en être pour ses frais

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to send shivers down one's spine
faire froid dans le dos
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to over-inflate the importance of something
en faire tout un fromage
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a stag night/bachelor's part
l'enterrement de sa vie de garçon
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a tomboy
un garçon manqué
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champagne socialists
la gauche caviar
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to fly off the handle
sortir de ses gonds
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it's the straw that broke the camel's back
c'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase
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to stick one's oar in
mettre son grain de sel
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to stand about (waiting)
faire le pied de grue
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to be hungover
avoir la gueule de bois
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to cause a fuss; to provoke a fight
semer la zizanie
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to sulk; to give the silent treatment (to someone)
faire la gueule (à qqn)
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not to have been born yesterday
ne pas être né d'hier
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to be in flying form
avoir la pêche
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to put the finishing touches on s.t.
mettre la dernière main à qqch
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like it or not
de gré ou de force
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elbow grease
l'huile de coude
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to be depressed
broyer du noir/ avoir des idées noires
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to be down
avoir le cafard
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completely unknown
inconnu au bataillon
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a fat lot of good that does me
ça me fait une belle jambe
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to monopolize someone's attention (at a party)
tenir la jambe à qqn
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to take to one's heels
prendre ses jambes à son cou
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to be as good as gold
être sage comme une image
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to have the jitters, to be scared
avoir les jetons
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to lap it up
boire du petit lait
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to set the tone
donner le la
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to be flummoxed
donner sa langue au chat
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to spread (negative) gossip
être mauvaise langue
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a big-wig
une grosse légume
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there's no problem
y a pas de lézard
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it's the home stretch
c'est la dernière ligne droite
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stealthily
à pas de loup
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speak of the devil
quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue
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to be spaced out
être dans la lune
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since forever
depuis belle lurette/depuis la nuit des temps
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to backpedal
faire machine arrière
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to learn to do something by doing it
se faire la main (sur quelque chose)
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to help oneself to s.t.; to make off with s.t
faire main basse (sur quelque chose)
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to wash one's hands of s.t
s'en laver les mains
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it's the least of my concerns
c'est le cadet de mes soucis
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not to care at all about s.t
n'en avoir rien à cirer / s'en moquer comme de l'an quarante
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to be old enough to make one's own decisions
être majeur et vacciné
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to be a big hit/big success
faire un malheur
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to beg; to panhandle
faire la manche
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to remain unmoved
rester de marbre
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on top of all that
par-dessus le marché
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off the mark
à côté de la plaque
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what's gotten into you?
quelle mouche t'a piqué ?
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to have a lie-in
faire la grasse matinée
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the other side of the coin
le revers de la médaille
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and that's not all [at end of list of complaints]
j'en passe et des meilleures
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to needlessly complicate things
chercher midi à quatorze heures
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to get back at someone
rendre à qqn la monnaie de sa pièce
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to promise the moon and stars to s.o.
promettre monts et merveilles à qqn
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spit it out
cracher le morceau
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not to mince words
ne pas mâcher ses mots
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something very rare
un mouton à cinq pattes
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a hobby, a side-line
un violon d'Ingres
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to snowball
faire boule de neige
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to get on s.o.'s nerves
taper sur les nerfs de qqn
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approximately
à vue de nez
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to detest s.o
avoir qqn dans le nez
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shoddy, lousy
à la noix [phrase adjectival]
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a muddle, a jam
un sac de nœuds
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an all-nighter
une nuit blanche
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awful; useless
nul à chier [vulgaire]
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to get s.t. for free
avoir qqch. à l'œil
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to be as thick as a post
être bête comme une oie
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mind your own business!
occupe-toi de tes oignons !
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to swear at someone
traiter qqn de noms d'oiseaux
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to be hard of hearing
être dur de la feuille

Vocab Francais Spring (11 decks)

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