Phrases

Question 1

Mis en cause

Answer 1

Implicated

Question 2

Tout un tas de

Answer 2

A whole bunch of

Question 3

Veulent en découdre

Answer 3

Are itching for a confrontation

Question 4

Digne de

Answer 4

Worthy of

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À l’instar de

Answer 5

Like / in the manner of

Question 6

À fleur de peau

Answer 6

Raw

Question 7

Dur à cuire

Answer 7

Hard nut to crack

Question 8

Remettre en cause

Answer 8

Call into question

Question 9

Mettre en joue

Answer 9

Take aim at

Question 10

Il ne manque plus que…

Answer 10

The only thing missing…

Question 11

S’en sortir (“je m’en sors”)

Answer 11

To manage / cope

Question 12

À quoi ça sert ?

Answer 12

What is that for?

Question 13

Valoir la peine

Answer 13

Worth the pain / worthwhile

Question 14

Prendre pour acquis

Answer 14

To take for granted

Question 15

Être sorti(s) d’affaire

Answer 15

Out of the woods / be in the clear

Question 16

J’en ai marre

Answer 16

I’m fed up

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Chez l’homme

Answer 17

Human nature

Question 18

S’en aller / s’en est allé

Answer 18

Go away / leave

Question 19

À tue-tête

Answer 19

Deafening

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À portée de

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Within reach of

Question 21

Jeter un voile

Answer 21

Turn blind eye to / avoid talking about

Question 22

Bien plus mauvais

Answer 22

Much worse

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Glacer le sang de

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To deeply shock or terrify

Question 24

Être rive à/sur

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To be captivated by

Question 25

Faire état de

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To report / state / indicate

Question 26

À la veille de

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On the eve of / on the brink of

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Jouer la montre

Answer 27

Play for time / procrastinate

Question 28

Tirer son épingle du jeu

Answer 28

Play your cards right

Question 29

Les larmes sont venues malgré moi

Answer 29

The tears came despite myself (i couldn't help but cry)

Question 30

On a du mal à s’en remettre

Answer 30

We are having trouble getting over it / dealing with it

Question 31

Mettre en berne

Answer 31

At half-mast

Question 32

Repos en paix

Answer 32

Rest in peace

Question 33

Qui fait réagir

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That causes a reaction / that provokes a response

Question 34

Tel revers

Answer 34

Such setbacks

Question 35

Être de mise

Answer 35

Be a requirement / necessary

Question 36

Sans queue ni tête

Answer 36

Neither head or tail (nonsensical)

Question 37

Changer de camp

Answer 37

Switch sides / change allegiance

Question 38

Enfreindre la loi

Answer 38

Break the law

Question 39

Il fallait…

Answer 39

It was necessary

Question 40

Vraiment faire avancer…

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To really move [something] forward / advance something

Question 41

Reprendre le flambeau

Answer 41

Pick up the torch

Question 42

Regard tendu

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Tense gaze

Question 43

Sous la houlette de

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Under the guidance of / under the leadership of

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Se méfier de

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Distrust / be suspicious of

Question 45

Pris à parti

Answer 45

Attacked

Question 46

Bien parti

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Well on the way

Question 47

Proche de pouvoir

Answer 47

Close to power

Question 48

Les uns après les autres

Answer 48

One after the other / one by one

Question 49

Réduit à une peau de chagrin

Answer 49

Reduced to almost nothing

Question 50

Tomber dans l’escarcelle de

Answer 50

Fall into the hands of … (...in tems of money, contract, company, power)

Question 51

Se brûler les ailes ("elle")

Answer 51

To get burnt (figuratively)

Question 52

Aux abords de

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On the outskirts of

Question 53

Tenez-vous bien Tiens-toi bien

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Hold on tight / brace yourself

Question 54

Ne pas en être à son coup d'essai

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Not the first time he / she has done it

Question 55

Renflouer ses caisses

Answer 55

Replenish its funds

Question 56

Ça va taper

Answer 56

There’s going to be trouble

Question 57

Dans le sillage de

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In the wake of

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De fond en comble

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From top to bottom

Question 59

Mettre à disposition

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Make available

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Intenter un procès

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To sue (in court)

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En la matière

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In this field / manner

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À l'insu de

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Unknown to / unbeknowst to

Question 63

Être mis à rude épreuve

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To really be put to the test

Question 64

Vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué

Answer 64

Count your chickens before they hatch

Question 65

Un clou dans le cercueil

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A nail in the coffin

Question 66

Foutage de gueule

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Pure nonsense

Question 67

Mettre au rebut

Answer 67

Scrap

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Dresse le portrait de

Answer 68

Paint a picture / describe

Question 69

S'enfoncer dans

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To go further into

Question 70

Mettre de l'eau dans son vin

Answer 70

To back down

Question 71

Tenir à ce que

Answer 71

To insist on

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Veiller à ce que

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To make sure

Question 73

Faire attention à ce que

Answer 73

Pay attention

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S'attendre à ce que

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To expect that

Question 75

Manquer à l'appel

Answer 75

To be missing

Question 76

En tout état de cause

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In any case

Question 77

Être à la traîne

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To lag behind

Question 78

Tiens tiens

Answer 78

Well well!

Question 79

Au demeurant

Answer 79

When its all said and done