French Phrases - Spring 2025 Flashcards by Marcus Witt

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to be lost in thought / to have your head in the clouds

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être dans la lune

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a trained monkey

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un singe savant

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in the course of work

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au fil du travail

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to discuss something

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discuter de quelque chose

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to aim for / target

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viser

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it’s a drag / he’s a drag

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c’est un boulet

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to yell at / scold

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engueuler

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middle-aged / of a certain age

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entre deux ages

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the quitter

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le lâcheur

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to return / give back

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restituer

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quirky / off-beat

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décalé

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to snuggle / cuddle

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se blottir

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you need to work

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il faut que tu bosses

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the canvas

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la toile

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a blank canvas

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une toile vierge

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to recommend / advocate

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préconiser

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the recommendations / advice

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les préconisations

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to silence someone / shut someone up

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clouer le bec

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that shut me up

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Ça m’a cloué le bec

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it’s obvious / it’s staring us in the face

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L’évidence saute aux yeux

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to plant a seed of doubt

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lui mettre la puce à l’oreille

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the nanny

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la nourrice

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word of mouth

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bouche à oreille

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to graze

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brouter

to make faces / put on airs

faire des mines

to be able to / to be in a position to

être en mesure de

he didn't say a single word

Il n'a pas dit un traître mot

to popularise

vulgariser

to wedge

caler

to bet

miser / parier

to bid

soumissionner

to submit

soumettre

the warrior

le va-t-en-guerre

to begin doing something (indicating change of state)

se mettre à faire quelque chose

to get caught up doing something

se mettre à faire quelque chose

she found herself dreaming

Elle s'est prise à rêver

in France / to France

en France

I live in France

Je vais **en** France

in all directions

dans toutes les directions

progressive

progressif/-ive

to be duped / taken in / taken for a rid

se faire avoir

against / contrary to

à l'encontre de

the results of the study are contrary to expectations

Les résultats de l'étude vont à l'encontre des attentes

his actions go against his principles

Ses actions vont à l'encontre de ses principes

it's been a while

Ça fait un bail

it's been a while since we saw each other

Ça fait un bail qu'on ne s'est pas vus

the greyness / gloom

la grisaille

to muzzle / gag

museler

you got me! (fooled me)

tu m'as eu !

she began to cry

elle s'est mise à pleurer

to launch a project

lancer un chantier

to launch a rocket

lancer une fusée

to fire a rocket

tirer une fusée