Lecon 15 Plaisanter, tromper Flashcards

(41 cards)

1
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ce n’est ni vrai ni sérieux

A

c’est du bidon

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2
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on the spot

A

sur le coup

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3
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se moquer de qqn

A

se payer la tête de qqn

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4
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to trick s.o. / make someone believe something false / to pull s.o.’s leg

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faire marcher qqn

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5
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to take s.o. for a ride / bamboozle / hoodwink

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mener qqn en bateau

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6
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flash of wit / witicism

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une boutade / un bon mot

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7
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deadpan sense of humor / dry humor (adj)

A

pince-sans-rire

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8
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ne pas savoir ce qu’on devrait penser, I.e., si c’est sérieux ou non) [quand soit le source n’est pas digne de confiance soit c’est possible que qqn vous fait marcher]

A

ne pas savior / se demander si c’est du lard ou du cochon

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9
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tromper qqn [deceive /mislead s.o.]

A

Avoir qqn

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10
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enough is enough / this is getting old

A

ça commence à bien faire

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11
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brevity is the soul of wit

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les plaisanteries les plus courtes sont les meilleures

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12
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limiting

A

limite

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13
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ne pas être dupe [takin in / fooled]

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ne pas lui la faire [familier]

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14
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to not trust / to be wary of /
n’avoir pas confiance / rester sur la défensive

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se méfier de qqn/qqc

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15
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to be had / conned / fooled

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se faire avoir

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16
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to take something at face value

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prendre qqc pour argent comptant

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17
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cash

A

l’argent comptant

18
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fib / tall story

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pun /play on words

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to water (un animal )/ shower / bombard (with) / heap on

21
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prank

22
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usurper / voler une identité

A

se faire passer pour qqn d’autre

23
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to spin yarns / to lie / to pretend with intent to deceive

A

raconter des salades

raconter des histoires

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to overdo / put on a show / make a big deal / make a big fuss

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en faire des tonnes

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to embellish (lit. to embroider)
broder
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constamment / tout le temps
comme il respire
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incroyable
cousu(e) de fil blanc
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slander / libel (n.) to slander to spread slanders
la calomnie calomnier répandre des calomnies
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to spread (harmful) rumors / calomnier
colporter des ragots
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to be of bad faith / dishonest / hypocritical
être de mauvaise foi
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obstinément
mordicus
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avoir tort
être en tort
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hypocrite / hypocritical hypocrisy
tartuf(f)e la tartufferie
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to flatter / please / cozy up to / give positive strokes to / to coax and cajole faire des compliments appuyés
caresser dans le sens du poil
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to be two faced / to double deal
jouer double jeu
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to be phony / two-faced / a dirty so-and-so (fam. for hypocrite)
être un faux jeton
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dire beaucoup de mal de qqn / to vilify
dire pis que pendre de qqn
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as soon as his back is turned
dès qu'il a le dos tourné
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dirty trick
un coup fourré
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malicious gossip
la médisance
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disloyal (to) / unfair (to) / underhanded
déloyal(e)