Jumping Ahead 15 Flashcards

1
Q

“What’s to stop you?”

“Why not ( do it ) ??”

sarcastic ( while hurt or angry )

A

“Pourquoi tu t’en priverais?”

“Pourquoi t’en priver?”

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2
Q

To be really “in to something” ( artist, style, etc )

A

être vraiment à fond dans quelque chose

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3
Q

To blend in to the crowd

A

se fondre dans la foule

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4
Q

To blend in to the background

A

se fondre dans le décor

se fondre dans le fond / l’arrière-plan (???)

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5
Q

“You give him too much credit.”

A

“Vous lui faites trop d’honneur.”

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6
Q

To be in bad shape

A

être mal en point

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7
Q

“And what’s the vibe you got ( about it )?”

“And how do you feel about it / how it went?”

A

“Et quel est ton ressenti?”

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8
Q

The latest thing

A

le dernier cri, la dernière nouveauté

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9
Q

“You took quite a while to get back to me.”

A

“Tu as mis beaucoup de temps pour revenir vers moi.”

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10
Q

A ball-buster / troublemaker

A

un emmerdeur / emmerdeuse

un casse-couille

une plaie

un chieur / une chieuse

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11
Q

“He didn’t pull it off”

A

“Il a raté son coup.”

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12
Q

To just “march right in,” to “jump right into the mix”

A

Foncer dans le tas

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13
Q

“The truck just drove straight at me.”

A

“Le camion a foncé droit sur moi.”

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14
Q

“They went straight for it.”

A

“Ils ont foncé directement dessus.”

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15
Q

To sharpen ( knife, etc OR mind )

To whet or excite ( appetite, senses )

A

aiguiser

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16
Q

Well-played

A

habilement manoeuvré, bien joué

17
Q

To spoil, dote on, pamper

A

dorloter, gater

18
Q

To “mess with someone” / “pick a fight with”

“I wouldn’t pick a fight with him.”

A

se frotter à quelqu’un

“Il vaut mieux ne pas s’y frotter.”

19
Q

To dilly-dally, dick around

A

traînailler, glander

20
Q

To mess around / joke around ( to do stupid or say stupid things )

A

déconner