French Phrases - Jan to April 2023

Question 1

a tank (military)

Answer 1

un char

Question 2

to find oneself on the front line

Answer 2

se retrouver en première ligne

Question 3

a cease fire

Answer 3

un cessez-le-feu

Question 4

a race against time

Answer 4

une course contre la montre

Question 5

to cross a red line

Answer 5

franchir une ligne rouge

Question 6

the start of an escalation

Answer 6

le début d’une escalade

Question 7

it ended in failure

Answer 7

il s’est soldé par un échec

Question 8

to not care about something

Answer 8

se ficher de quelque chose

Question 9

a turning point

Answer 9

un tournant

Question 10

to take shape

Answer 10

se dessiner

Question 11

upside down

Answer 11

sens dessus dessous

Question 12

to be taught by

Answer 12

recevoir l’enseignement de

Question 13

I would like to ask you a question about

Answer 13

Je voudrais vous poser une question sur

Question 14

a question about the retirement age in France

Answer 14

une question sur l’âge de la retraite en France

Question 15

to turn the country upside down

Answer 15

mettre le pays sens dessus dessous

Question 16

a majority which will emerge

Answer 16

une majorité qui va se dessiner

Question 17

to give the green light to begin

Answer 17

donner le feu vert pour commencer

Question 18

to tow

Answer 18

tracter

Question 19

to bake bread

Answer 19

faire du pain

Question 20

the fear of escalation

Answer 20

la peur de l’escalade

Question 21

a gift

Answer 21

un don

Question 22

to grow (transitive)

Answer 22

faire pousser

Question 23

economic growth

Answer 23

la croissance économique

Question 24

to apply for a job

Answer 24

postuler à une offre d’emploi

Question 25

thanks for being here

Answer 25

merci d’être là

Question 26

to start

Answer 26

démarrer

Question 27

in retaliation for

Answer 27

en représailles à

Question 28

the trial could take place in January

Answer 28

Le procès pourrait avoir lieu en janvier

Question 29

signs of running out of steam

Answer 29

signes d’essoufflement

Question 30

I’m sticking to my guns

Answer 30

je campe sur mes positions

Question 31

to rush things

Answer 31

brusquer les choses

Question 32

to bring someone to their senses

Answer 32

ramener quelqu’un à la raison

Question 33

it is showing signs of running out of steam

Answer 33

il montre des signes d’essoufflement

Question 34

to generate enthusiasm

Answer 34

susciter l’enthousiasme

Question 35

to commit to doing something

Answer 35

s’engager à faire quelque chose

Question 36

what is the assessment …

Answer 36

quel est le bilan …

Question 37

he has been criticised a lot

Answer 37

on lui a beaucoup reproché

Question 38

he showed me a lot of respect

Answer 38

il m’a témoigné beaucoup de respect

Question 39

while we have a country occupied by another

Answer 39

tant que nous aurons un pays occupé par un autre

Question 40

a mindset

Answer 40

un état d’esprit

Question 41

the recall of information

Answer 41

le rappel d’informations

Question 42

the content

Answer 42

le contenu

Question 43

the last bullet

Answer 43

la dernière cartouche

Question 44

demanding

Answer 44

exigeant

Question 45

a music lover

Answer 45

un mélomane

Question 46

a rarity

Answer 46

une rareté

Question 47

to automate a process

Answer 47

automatiser un processus

Question 48

to weaken

Answer 48

affaiblir

Question 49

the blackmail

Answer 49

le chantage

Question 50

he wants to blackmail me

Answer 50

il veut me faire chanter

Question 51

to take up a notch

Answer 51

monter d’un cran

Question 52

to grow (get bigger)

Answer 52

grandir

Question 53

the tree grows

Answer 53

l’arbre croit

Question 54

to pamper

Answer 54

bichonner

Question 55

to continue

Answer 55

(se) poursuivre

Question 56

foreign nationals

Answer 56

ressortissants étrangers

Question 57

to arrest

Answer 57

interpeller

Question 58

the renewal

Answer 58

le renouvellement

Question 59

a blood bath

Answer 59

un bain de sang

Question 60

to whisper

Answer 60

chuchoter

Question 61

stop whispering

Answer 61

arrêter de chuchoter

Question 62

provocative

Answer 62

provocateur

Question 63

to visit my sister

Answer 63

rendre visite à ma sœur

Question 64

to visit the museum

Answer 64

visiter le musée

Question 65

rewarding, satisfying

Answer 65

valorisant

Question 66

a monitoring

Answer 66

une veille

Question 67

to monitor

Answer 67

surveiller

Question 68

out of step

Answer 68

en porte-à-faux

Question 69

bargaining

Answer 69

le marchandage

Question 70

to haggle / to bargain

Answer 70

marchander

Question 71

to blackmail

Answer 71

faire du chantage

Question 72

(the) blackmail

Answer 72

le chantage

Question 73

a pair of scissors

Answer 73

une paire de ciseaux

Question 74

in the course of a week

Answer 74

au cours d’une semaine

Question 75

to scaffold the learning

Answer 75

étayer l’apprentissage

Question 76

anyway

Answer 76

de toute façon

Question 77

a pilgrimage

Answer 77

un pèlerinage

Question 78

to sew

Answer 78

coudre

Question 79

he is my friend

Answer 79

c’est mon ami

Question 80

mindset

Answer 80

état d’esprit

Question 81

goodwill

Answer 81

bonne volonté

Question 82

it is customary to do

Answer 82

il est coutumier de faire

Question 83

to specify

Answer 83

préciser

Question 84

a lot of fuel

Answer 84

beaucoup de carburant

Question 85

he looks completely delusional

Answer 85

il a l’air complètement délirant

Question 86

the scope

Answer 86

l’envergure

Question 87

in the hands of

Answer 87

à la garde de

Question 88

the infatuation

Answer 88

l’engouement

Question 89

he is infatuated with her

Answer 89

il s’est entiché d’elle

Question 90

a breath of fresh air

Answer 90

un nouveau souffle