Harry Potter Expressions/Phrases Flashcards

(89 cards)

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I almost (drowned)

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J’ai failli (me noyer)

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Instead of

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Au lieu de

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In a row

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De suite

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To Prove oneself

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Faire ses preuves

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To bring out

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Faire sortir

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À tout moment

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At any moment

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7
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Magic trick

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Tour de magie

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8
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For laughs

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Pour rire

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Crooked

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De travers

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10
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To take place

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Avoir lieu

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11
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Over the years

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Au cours des années

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12
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Leading (men or whatever)

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De premier plan

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On several occasions

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À plusieurs reprises

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14
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This way!

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Par ici

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15
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In all directions

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En tous sens/ dans tous les sens

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16
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Finally

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Finir par

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17
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Let go

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Lâcher prise

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18
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You’d better…

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Tu ferais mieux…

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19
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Bodyguard

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Garde du corps

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20
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Freckles

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Taches de rousseur

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21
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What happened to them

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Qu’est-ce qui leur est arrivé/ que leur est-il arrivé

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What happened to you

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Qu’est-ce qu’il t’es arrivé

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23
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In hand

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En poche

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By the way

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Au fait

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Caught off guard
Pris au dépourvu
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Cast a spell
Jeter un sort
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To trade for
Échanger contre
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To take a ride
Faire un tour
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Besides (him)
En plus de (lui)
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Apart from him
À part (lui)
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To jump up
Se lever d’un bond
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Until (he told me)
Jusqu’à ce que (il me dise)
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Up to task
À la hauteur
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At the head of
En tête de
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How come JD …
Comment ça se fait que JD …
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Don’t worry.
Ne t’en fais pas
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I’d really like that
Je veux bien
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(To give) a hand
(Donner) un coup de main
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Wow!
Ça alors!
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To go through/ make your way through
Se frayer un chemin
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In search of
À la recherche de
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He has stage fright
Il a le trac
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Go first
Passe le premier
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It was to be expected
Il faillait s’y attendre
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School supplies
Fournitures scolaires
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To become aware
Prendre conscience
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Anything
Quoi que ce soit
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You will get through this
Tu t’en sortiras
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Just as we…
De même qu’on
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Better (this) than (that)
Mieux vaut… que…
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To put an end to
Mettre un terme à
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To get drunk
Se soûler
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I heard about it
J’en ai entendu parler
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At the very bottom of…
Tout au fond de…
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That makes me…
Ça me rend
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A steep slope
Une pente raide
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(Examining something) Under a magnifying glass
À la loupe
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Stood
Se tenait
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Une Chouette effraie
A barn owl
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On all sides
De tous côtés
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As far as the eye can see
À perte de vue
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From all sides
De toutes parts
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A top hat
Un (chapeau) haut de forme
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A broken down escalator
Un escalier roulant en panne
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Obviously
De toute évidence
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Out loud
À voix haute
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What is the point/use of a…
A quoi sert un…
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What is the point?
Dans quel but / ça sert à quoi?
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The safest
La plus sure / le plus sûr
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It’s getting late
Il se fait tard
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Anyway
De toute façon
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I want to use it
Je veux m’en servir
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… to anyone…
À qui que ce soit
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All it would take is a good correction
Tout ce qu’il faudrait c’est une bonne correction / il suffirait d’une bonne correction
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As
À mesure que
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Foghorn
Corne de brume
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Around twenty
Une vingtaine
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To take advantage of
Profiter de
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I didn’t suspect
Je ne me doutais pas
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To expect
S’attendre à
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There were none
Il n’y en avait pas
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There was none but one for her / there was only her
Il n’y en avait qu’un pour elle / il n’y en avait qu’elle
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Go away
Va t’en
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They, like you…
Dans votre genre
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A few minutes passed
Quelque minutes se sont écoulées
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Facing him
Face à lui
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The start of the school year
La rentrée
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… for the smooth running of
Au bon déroulement de
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You old prune!
Espèce de vieux pruneau!