Say it in French Flashcards

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I walked right into it

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J’ai marche en plein dedans

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Don’t just stand there doing nothing

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Ne restez pas plante la a ne rien faire

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How pretentious

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Quelle pretention

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It’s just an excuse

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Ce n’est qu’un pretexte

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To leave without warning

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Partir sans prevenir

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There’s nothing left

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Il n’y a plus rien

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I have no proof

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Je n’ai pas de preuves

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To get there as quickly as possible

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Pour y arriver le plus rapidement possible

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What struck me most….

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Ce qui m’a frappe le plus…

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Difficult to foresee

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Difficilement previsible or difficile a prevoir

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In the foreseeable future

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Dans un avenir previsible

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In anticipation of his arrival

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En prevision de son arrivee

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And finally

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Et pour finir

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You can’t think of everything

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On ne peut pas tout prevoir

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The only thing left is for me to say goodbye

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Il ne me reste plus qu’a vous dire au revoir

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Please send me further information about…

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Veuillez m’envoyer de plus amples renseignements sur..

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He seems to be well informed

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Il a l’air bien renseigne

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I was given the wrong information, I was badly informed

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J’ai ete mal renseignee

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Everything is back to normal again

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Tout est rentre dans l’ordre

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To reverse the situation

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Renverser la situation

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The car is being repaired

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La voiture est en reparation

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They divided themselves into two groups

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Ils se sont repartis en deux groupes

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Could you repeat that sentence (polite)

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Pourriez vous repeter cette phrase

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He keeps repeating the same thing

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Il repete toujours la meme chose

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To withdraw into oneself
Se replier sur soi meme
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What have you got to say in response
Qu'avez vous a repondre
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It falls short of my expectations
Ca ne repond pas a mes esperances
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In answer to your question
En reponse a votre question
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To rely on somebody (to rest on somebody)
Se reposer sur quelqu'un
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She relies on him for everything
Elle se repose sur lui pour tout
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Life is back to normal again (life has retaken its course)
La vie reprend son cours
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This job means a lot to me
De poste represente beaucoup pour moi
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That will mean a lot of work
Ca va representer beaucoup de travail
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The same problem will crop up again
Le meme probleme va se presenter | Le meme probleme va se poser
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I am not criticising
Ce n'est pas un reproche
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He is beyond reproach
Il est sans reproche
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I can't guarantee that what I'm saying is true
Je vous le dis sous toutes reserves
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If it will make you happy in every way
Si cela peut vous faire plaisir sur tous les plans
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I am under pressure right now
Je suis sous pression en ce moment
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To pressurise somebody
Mettre la pression sur quelqu'un
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To be under pressure
Etre soumis a des pressions | Etre sous pression
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To overestimate one's strength
Presumer de ses forces
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Would you be willing to help me
Est-ce que tu serais pret a m'aider
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You don't imagine you can do it on your own
Tu ne pretend pas le faire tout seul
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She hasn't started her periods yet
Elle n'est pas encore reglee
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Security regulations
Regles de securite
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That's no exception to the rule
Cela n'echappe pas a la regle
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As a general rule
En regle generale
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It's against the rules
C'est contraire au reglement
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Can I pay by cheque
Est-ce que je peux regler par cheque
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To pay something in cash
Regler qqch en especes
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I have no regrets
Je ne regrette rien
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I'm sorry to have kept you waiting
Je regrette de vous avoir fait attendre
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To eat at regular intervals
Prendre ses repas a heures regulieres
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To know the right people
Avoir des relations
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I can't read what I've written
Je n'arrive pas a me relire
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To make a comment to somebody/to criticise sb
Faire une Remarque a qqn
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He sent me some flowers to thank me
En remerciement, il m'a envoye des fleurs
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To express ones thanks to somebody
Adresser ses remerciements a qqn
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today
Il ne faut jamais remettre a demain ce qu'un peut faire le jour meme
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To stand in for somebody
Etre le remplacant de qqn
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To rise from ones ashes
Renaitre de ses cendres
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I feel as if I've been given a new lease of life
Je me sens renaitre
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We have already met
Nous nous sommes déjà rencontres
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To arrange for 2 people to meet
Faire rencontrer 2 personnes
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Business appointment
Rendez-vous d'affaires
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The person you're waiting for has arrived
Votre rendez-vous est arrive
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To make something public
Rendre qqch publique
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You're going to make yourself ill
Vous allez vous rendre malade
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To ask somebody for information
Demander des renseignements a qqn
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To make inquiries about somebody
Prendre des renseignements sur qqn