Expressions imagées

Question 1

tomber dans les pomess

Answer 1

s’évanouir, svenire

Question 2

se tenir à carreau

Answer 2

mettersi in riga, comportarsi bene

Question 3

se faire rouler dans la farine

Answer 3

se faire tromper, essere fregato

Question 4

rentrer dans sa coquille

Answer 4

se replier sur soi, se renfermer dans l’isolement

Question 5

raconter des salades

Answer 5

raccontare bugie

Question 6

découvrir le pot aux roses

Answer 6

découvrir le secret, discover the truth

Question 7

poser un lapin

Answer 7

dare buca, to stand someone up

Question 8

monter sur ses grands chevaux

Answer 8

get on your high horse, aria di superiorità

Question 9

mettre les pieds dans le plat

Answer 9

put your foot in your mouth, averla detta grossa

Question 10

jeter l’argent par les fenêtres

Answer 10

sprecare soldi

Question 11

fumer comme un pompier / sapeur

Answer 11

fumare come un turco, una sigaretta dopo l’altra

Question 12

être lessivé

Answer 12

essere esaurito

Question 13

en mettre sa main au feu

Answer 13

bet your life on it, put money on it

Question 14

en faire un fromage

Answer 14

kick up a fuss, make a mountain out of a molehill, ingigantire oltremondo

Question 15

éclairer la lanterne de [qqn]

Answer 15

put [sb] in the picture, enlighten, illuminare qlcn

Question 16

donner sa langue au chat

Answer 16

arrendersi, rinunciarsi

Question 17

décrocher la lune

Answer 17

faire l’impossible

Question 18

couper les cheveux on quatre

Answer 18

split hairs, cercare il pelo nell’uovo

Question 19

un coup d’épée dans l’eau

Answer 19

flogging a dead horse, dedicarsi a una causa persa, inutile

Question 20

casser les pieds

Answer 20

dare sui nervi a [qqn], get on someone’s nerves

Question 21

broyer du noir

Answer 21

essere giù di corda, be in the doldrums

Question 22

avoir un poil dans la main

Answer 22

be bone idle, pigro

Question 23

avoir le melon

Answer 23

che se la tira, be bigheaded

Question 24

avoir un coup de foudre pour [qqn]

Answer 24

fall head over heels in love with, perdere la testa

Question 25

avoir le coeur sur la main

Answer 25

be big-hearted, essere dal cuoro d'oro, generoso

Question 26

avoir la tête dans les nuages

Answer 26

avere la testa fra le nuvole, have your head in the clouds

Question 27

avoir la main verte

Answer 27

have a green thumb, avere il pollice verde

Question 28

avoir la frite

Answer 28

be on top form

Question 29

avaler des couleuvres

Answer 29

believe anything you are told, gullible, credulone; accept a bad situation without complaining, eat humble pie