french sayings Flashcards

(57 cards)

1
Q

What are your interests?

A

Quels sont tes centres d’intérêt?

Quels sont tes passe-temps favoris ?

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2
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Are you interested in X?

A

Êtes-vous intéressé à étudier les sciences?

Tu es interessé à les mathematiques?

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3
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me mêler

A

get mixed up in
Je préfère ne pas me mêler de cette situation.
I like to stay away from the whole situation.

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4
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prendre soin de

A

take care of

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5
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get along well

A

s’entendre
Si, on s’entend bien.
yes we get along well
Écoute, si on s’entend bien, cela viendra tout seul.
Listen, if we get along well it would come naturally.

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6
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can you give me a hand?

A

peux-tu me donner un coup de main?

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7
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glance

A

coup d’oeil

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8
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all of the sudden

A

tout d’un coup

J’ai très faim tout d’un coup.

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9
Q

make jokes

A

faire des plaisanteries

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10
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stumble over

A

trébucher sur la pieds

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11
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il a fallu

A

it took / it required / it needed
Il paraît qu’il a fallu trois policiers pour te sortir du lycée.
I heard it took three officers and a stun gun to haul you out of school.

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12
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C’est à peine croyable!
C’est à peine assez pour vivre
C’est à peine assez gros pour moi.

A

it is hardly
I can hardly believe it!
its hardly enough to live on
it’s hardly big enough for me

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13
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figure en sang

A

drenched in blood

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14
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C’est sans doute faux.

A

that’s probably not true.

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15
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s’en sortir

A

to make it out of
On va s’en sortir, chérie.
We’ll work it out, honey.

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16
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mis qqn en colère

A

make angry

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17
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tu vas pouvoir repartir à zéro

A

you are going to be able to “start from scratch”

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18
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It’s impossible to predict what’ll happen.

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Impossible de prévoir ce qui arrivera.

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19
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He is doing his best to stand out.

A

Il fait de son mieux pour se faire remarquer.

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20
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You will need to fill this first.

A

Vous devez remplir cette fiche avant.

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21
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I got up after eight minutes.

A

Je me lève au bout de huit minutes.

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22
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We’re playing golf, and he just turns to me, sort of nonchalantly, and says,

A

On joue au golf. Il se tourne vers moi et me dit nonchalamment :

Je vais adopter une attitude très nonchalante.

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23
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that makes me happy

to make + adj

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ca me rends triste

rendre + adjectif (au lieu de faire)

24
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home town

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trip someone
faire qq'un un croche-pied
26
to suit someone well | that dress suits you nicely
aller à quelqu’un | ça robe vous va bien
27
to not matter to someone | It is the same to me, i.e. I am indifferent, I don’t care.
être égal à quelqu’un | Ça m’est égal
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to be safe
en sécurité | être sûr
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to take someone's word
croire sur parole | je vais te croire sur parole
30
one the other hand
d'autre part | en revanche
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forget it | nevermind
laisse tomber | ça ne fait rien
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to be aware | to update
être au courant | mettre à jour
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very first
tout premier
34
henceforth
désormais
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entrée en vigeur
taken effect
36
the rate
le taux
37
data
données
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can afford | get away with
se permettre
39
obviously
manifestiment
40
forcément
necessarily
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to complain I complain he complained
se plaindre je me plains il s'est plaint
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especially that
surtout que
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head towards
se diriger vers
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to hurry up
se dépêcher
45
I bet
je parie
46
sidewalk
trottoir
47
marché conclu
it's a deal
48
to expect
s'attendre
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être censée
to be expected to
50
dirty look
regard noir
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that was worth the trouble | it's worth the trouble
ça en valait la peine | ça vaut la peine
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met en garde
warn
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to behave
se comporter
54
sink (dishes)
l'évier
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mill
moulin
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rusé
clever, cunning
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to disappoint
décevoir