More French Expressions (October 2022)

Question 1

to fit into a box (psychologically)

Answer 1

entrer dans les cases

Question 2

the aim is to get you used to the way people speak

Answer 2

l’objectif, c’est de vous habituer à la manière dont on parle

Question 3

to start a business

Answer 3

monter une boîte

Question 4

a kind of common thread through life

Answer 4

un genre de fil conducteur de la vie

Question 5

whether that be in the cinema, at the theatre of in literature

Answer 5

que ce soit au cinéma, au théâtre ou en littérature

Question 6

at the head of the country

Answer 6

à la tête du pays

Question 7

she was completely out of her depth

Answer 7

elle était complètement dépassée par les événements

Question 8

to throw in the towell

Answer 8

jeter l’éponge

Question 9

to call a general election

Answer 9

convoquer des élections générales

Question 10

she has panicked the markets

Answer 10

elle a affolé les marchés

Question 11

I will remain Prime Minister until a successor is chosen

Answer 11

Je resterai Première ministre jusqu’à ce qu’un successeur soit choisi

Question 12

the members of the party

Answer 12

les adhérents du parti

Question 13

the deputies themselves will vote to eliminate one of the three candidates

Answer 13

les députés voteront eux-mêmes pour éliminer l’un des 3 postulants

Question 14

the members of the Conservative Party will vote

Answer 14

les adhérents du parti conservateur voteront

Question 15

who will succeed Liz Truss

Answer 15

qui succédera à Liz Truss

Question 16

to have trouble doing something

Answer 16

avoir du mal à faire quelque chose

Question 17

to get something back on track

Answer 17

remettre quelque chose sur les rails

Question 18

Russian support for Iran is becoming clearer and more overt

Answer 18

le soutien russe à l’Iran devient plus clair et plus manifeste

Question 19

to jam the drones

Answer 19

brouiller les drones

Question 20

What are the parameters of a Russian defeat

Answer 20

c’est quoi les paramètres d’une défaite russe

Question 21

the fall of the regime

Answer 21

la chute du régime

Question 22

a red line

Answer 22

une ligne rouge

Question 23

to decript / decypher

Answer 23

décrypter

Question 24

she didn’t withstand the shock

Answer 24

elle n’a pas tenu le choc

Question 25

amazed / astounded / floored

Answer 25

cloué au sol

Question 26

astonished (in a negative way)

Answer 26

atterré

Question 27

to corner / block in

Answer 27

coincer

Question 28

to panic someone

Answer 28

faire paniquer quelq’un

Question 29

same

Answer 29

pareil

Question 30

to change course / change one’s mind (to fit in, seen as quite negative)

Answer 30

retourner la veste

Question 31

to change tack / to change approach (in response to circumstances - not negative)

Answer 31

changer son fusil d’épaule

Question 32

though

Answer 32

malgré tout

Question 33

instead of working

Answer 33

au lieu de travailler

Question 34

to split one’s sides / laugh a lot

Answer 34

se fendre la poire

Question 35

to laugh out loud

Answer 35

rire aux éclats

Question 36

to have a good laugh

Answer 36

avoir un bon fou rire

Question 37

to promote a business

Answer 37

promouvoir une entreprise