Jumping Ahead 04

Question 1

“Let’s recap” / Let’s go over everything again

Answer 1

Recapitulons

Question 2

To screw up royally

Answer 2

se planter ou merder en beauté

Question 3

To have someone’s name all over something

Answer 3

Porter l’empreinte de quelqu’un
( “c’est bien son genre” )

Question 4

That was a close call, focus

Answer 4

Il s’en est fallu d’assez peu / de peu

Question 5

“We barely got out of that mess!” / “by the skin of our teeth!”

Answer 5

“On l’a échappé belle!”

Question 6

That was a close call

Answer 6

C’était moins une

Question 7

To absolutely have to do something ( by honor, duty )

Answer 7

être tenu de faire quelque chose

Question 8

To be scantily clad, wearing skimpy stuff, etc

Answer 8

être en tenue légère

Question 9

To know the ropes ( of something, business, job, etc )

Answer 9

connaitre les ficelles ( du métier )

Question 10

“I could show you the ropes sometime.”

Answer 10

“Je pourrais te montrer les ficelles du métier un jour.”

Question 11

“We’re sticking to the plan”

Answer 11

“On s’en tient au plan.”

Question 12

To get things “your way”

Answer 12

Avoir l’habitude que tout soit fait à sa façon

Question 13

Paint the town red / live it up

Answer 13

Faire la tournée des grands ducs / faire la noce

Question 14

To come at a bad time / to have bad timing

Answer 14

Tomber mal

Question 15

“You came at a bad time, I’m a bit busy.”

Answer 15

“Tu tombes mal, je suis un peu occupé là.”

Question 16

To bust one’s ass doing something

Answer 16

se crever le cul à faire quelque chose

Question 17

To kill oneself at work

Answer 17

se crever au travail

Question 18

To have something “around here somewhere.”

Answer 18

Quelque chose qui rode dans le coin ou dans les parages

Question 19

Without a trace

Answer 19

ni vu ni connu