Les expressions idiomatiques

Question 1

Lose it/Fly off the handle

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Péter un plomb/les plombs

Question 2

Throw a spanner in the works

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Mettre des batons dans les rues à qqn

Question 3

Spend loads

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Dépenser une fortune

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To shed light on the matter

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Tirer l’affaire au claire

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But I may be wary to conclude

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Encore faut-il se garder de conclure

Question 6

In addition

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À cela s’ajoute

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As far as I know

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Autant que je sache

Question 8

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say

Answer 8

On exagérait à peine en disant que

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It is highly likely that

Answer 9

Il y a de fortes chances que (+ subj)

Question 10

We find ourselves

Answer 10

Se trouve dans le scénario où

Question 11

It is surprising that

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Il ne faut pas s’étonner que (+ subj)

Question 12

It goes without saying

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Il va de soi que

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Needless to say that

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Cela va sans dire que

Question 14

It jumped out at you/It’s obvious

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Cela/ça saute aux yeux

Question 15

The most shocking thing is

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Le plus frappant ici est…

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Highlight the importance of

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Souligner l’importance de

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To touch upon crucial issue

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Poser un problème crucial

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First of all let’s think about…

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Réfléchissons d’abord à…

Question 19

Piece of gossip

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Commérages

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A taste of what’s to come

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Un avant- tout de ce qui vous attend/pourrait survenir

Question 21

Gossip (v)

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Ragoter

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To get rid of [sth]

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Se débarrasser de [qch]/Faire disparaître [sth]

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It’s hardly a secret/It’s an open secret

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C’est un secret de polichinelle

Question 24

It should be noted that

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Force est de constater que + INF

Question 25

For better or for worse

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Pour le meilleur et pour le pire

Question 26

Hostage- taking

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La prise d'otage

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Be on the alert/Keep your wits about you

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Être sur le qui-vive/Être aux aguets

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Take place/unfold

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Se dérouler

Question 29

Time will tell (2)

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Qui vivra verra/L'avenir dira

Question 30

To stick your nose in/Meddle in things that are none of your business (3)

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- Mettre son nez dans les affaires des autres - Mettre les pieds dans le plat - Se mêler de (ce qui ne nous regarde pas)

Question 31

Therefore Sarkozy could be considered as...

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Aussi, Sarkozy peut-il être considéré comme...

Question 32

Have a bad habit of [doing sth]

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Avoir la fâcheuse habitude de + INF

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To constrain his anger

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Contenir sa colère/sa rage

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Is it worth it?

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Est-ce que cela vaut la peine?

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Smash (with lots of power)

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Fracasser (avec bcp de pouvoir)

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The worst is yet to come

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Le pire reste à venir

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To hide behind

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Se cacher derrière

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In the limelight (3)

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Sous les projecteurs/sous le feu des projecteurs/sous les feux de la rampe

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Keep secrets

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Faire des cachotteries

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To address/look into the issue

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Se pencher sur la question

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Avert your eyes/look away

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Détourner les yeux

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Throw to the mercy of the pigs

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Jeter en pâture aux cochons

Question 43

Vicious cycle

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Cercle vicieux

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Cling to [sth]

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Coller aux basques de [qqn]

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It is enough to/You just have to [2]

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- Il suffit de + INF | - Il suffit que + SUBJ

Question 46

To set the scene

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Pour planter le décor

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To notice one's mistake

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S'apercevoir de son erreur

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To neglect your duties

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Manquer à ses devoirs

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Fail to fulfill obligations

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Manquer à ses obligations

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Miss [sth] badly/ a lot

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Manquer cruellement de [qch]

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To lack confidence

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Manquer d'aplomb

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To be off the mark

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Manquer d-à-propos

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The difficult situation that we are in

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La situation difficile dans laquelle nous nous trouvons

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Give it your all

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Mettre le paquet

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To give one's best

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Aller au bout

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Etre dans la panade/pétrin

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to be in a bit of a mess

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Gravir les échelons

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to climb the ladder

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Crouler sous le travail

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Be swamped/be snowed under with work

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Take a dim view of

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Voir [qch] d'un mauvais oeil

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Hard work pays off

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Le travail dur en vaux la peine

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Welcome [sb] with open arms

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Accueillir a bras ouverts

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To pay off [fig]

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Porter ses fruits

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In the long run

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à long terme

Question 64

I am going to touch on the subject of...

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Je vais me pencher sur le sujet de...

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To add fuel to the fire

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Attiser la flamme

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As long as

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Aussi longtemps que

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On the basis of

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Sur le base que

Question 68

Abdication

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Abdication (f)

Question 69

Monarchy

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La Monarchie (SHIE)

Question 70

L'amenagement...

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... du territoire

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I made lots of friends

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Je me suis fait beaucoup d'amis

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to get used to (2)

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- s'accoutumer | - s'habituer

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Application (2)

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- La candidature | - La demande de candidature

Question 74

Interview

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L'entretien (m)