Idiomatic Expressions Flashcards

1
Q

to be very chatty

A

Etre un moulin à paroles/etre extremement bavard

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2
Q

laugh hysterically

A

avoir le fou rire

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3
Q

faire extremement attention à ce que dit

A

peser ces mots

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4
Q

to be chatty

A

Être moulin à paroles

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5
Q

to be all over the place

A

au four et au moulin

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6
Q

giving jam to pigs or giving everything for nothing

A

donner de la confiture aux cochons

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7
Q

sans hestiations

A

ni une, ni deux

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8
Q

to stir to toil

A

touiller
touille une chaudron

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9
Q

to cheer up to brighten up

A

egayer

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10
Q

stupid person

A

nigaud

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11
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to be a stickler for

A

etre à cheval sur

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12
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to buy for nothing

A

acheter pour une bouchée de pain

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13
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it is a feast for the eyes

A

c’est un regale pour les yeux

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14
Q

in the middle of nowhere

A

au milieu de nulle part

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15
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a final blow

A

un coup de pied de l’ane

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16
Q

not being able to say a word

A

rne pas pouvoir en place une

17
Q

stopping someone from talking

A

tenir la jambe à quelqu’un

18
Q

speak badly of someone

A

casser du sucre sur le dos

19
Q

knickknacks

20
Q

make a mess

A

foutre le bordel

21
Q

make a mess (with chaos)

A

semer le chaos

22
Q

hangover

A

guele de bois

23
Q

candycane

A

sucre d’orge

orge = barley

24
Q

to let loose

A

lacher prise

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vraiment | une expression
bel et bien
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bel et bien
vraiment
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toutes les rues
toutes les recoins
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affordables
abordables
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abordables
affordables
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hopeless
indécrottables
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indécrottables
hopeless
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to fall over
bascaler
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bascaler
to fall over
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bouscouler
to jostle
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to jostle
bouscouler