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Say it in French Flashcards

0
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I walked right into it

A

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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4
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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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8
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What struck me most….

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Ce qui m’a frappe le plus…

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9
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Difficult to foresee

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Difficilement previsible or difficile a prevoir

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10
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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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12
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And finally

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Et pour finir

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13
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You can’t think of everything

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On ne peut pas tout prevoir

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14
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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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15
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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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16
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He seems to be well informed

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Il a l’air bien renseigne

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17
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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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18
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Everything is back to normal again

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Tout est rentre dans l’ordre

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19
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To reverse the situation

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Renverser la situation

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20
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The car is being repaired

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La voiture est en reparation

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21
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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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22
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Could you repeat that sentence (polite)

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Pourriez vous repeter cette phrase

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23
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He keeps repeating the same thing

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Il repete toujours la meme chose

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24
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To withdraw into oneself

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Se replier sur soi meme

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25
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What have you got to say in response

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Qu’avez vous a repondre

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26
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It falls short of my expectations

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Ca ne repond pas a mes esperances

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27
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In answer to your question

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En reponse a votre question

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28
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To rely on somebody (to rest on somebody)

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Se reposer sur quelqu’un

29
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She relies on him for everything

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Elle se repose sur lui pour tout

30
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Life is back to normal again (life has retaken its course)

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La vie reprend son cours

31
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This job means a lot to me

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De poste represente beaucoup pour moi

32
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That will mean a lot of work

A

Ca va representer beaucoup de travail

33
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The same problem will crop up again

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Le meme probleme va se presenter

Le meme probleme va se poser

34
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I am not criticising

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Ce n’est pas un reproche

35
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He is beyond reproach

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Il est sans reproche

36
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I can’t guarantee that what I’m saying is true

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Je vous le dis sous toutes reserves

37
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If it will make you happy in every way

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Si cela peut vous faire plaisir sur tous les plans

38
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I am under pressure right now

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Je suis sous pression en ce moment

39
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To pressurise somebody

A

Mettre la pression sur quelqu’un

40
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To be under pressure

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Etre soumis a des pressions

Etre sous pression

41
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To overestimate one’s strength

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Presumer de ses forces

42
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Would you be willing to help me

A

Est-ce que tu serais pret a m’aider

43
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You don’t imagine you can do it on your own

A

Tu ne pretend pas le faire tout seul

44
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She hasn’t started her periods yet

A

Elle n’est pas encore reglee

45
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Security regulations

A

Regles de securite

46
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That’s no exception to the rule

A

Cela n’echappe pas a la regle

47
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As a general rule

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En regle generale

48
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It’s against the rules

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C’est contraire au reglement

49
Q

Can I pay by cheque

A

Est-ce que je peux regler par cheque

50
Q

To pay something in cash

A

Regler qqch en especes

51
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I have no regrets

A

Je ne regrette rien

52
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I’m sorry to have kept you waiting

A

Je regrette de vous avoir fait attendre

53
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To eat at regular intervals

A

Prendre ses repas a heures regulieres

54
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To know the right people

A

Avoir des relations

55
Q

I can’t read what I’ve written

A

Je n’arrive pas a me relire

56
Q

To make a comment to somebody/to criticise sb

A

Faire une Remarque a qqn

57
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He sent me some flowers to thank me

A

En remerciement, il m’a envoye des fleurs

58
Q

To express ones thanks to somebody

A

Adresser ses remerciements a qqn

59
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Never put off till tomorrow what you can do today

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Il ne faut jamais remettre a demain ce qu’un peut faire le jour meme

60
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To stand in for somebody

A

Etre le remplacant de qqn

61
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To rise from ones ashes

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Renaitre de ses cendres

62
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I feel as if I’ve been given a new lease of life

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Je me sens renaitre

63
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We have already met

A

Nous nous sommes déjà rencontres

64
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To arrange for 2 people to meet

A

Faire rencontrer 2 personnes

65
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Business appointment

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Rendez-vous d’affaires

66
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The person you’re waiting for has arrived

A

Votre rendez-vous est arrive

67
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To make something public

A

Rendre qqch publique

68
Q

You’re going to make yourself ill

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Vous allez vous rendre malade

69
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To ask somebody for information

A

Demander des renseignements a qqn

70
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To make inquiries about somebody

A

Prendre des renseignements sur qqn

French Vocab (1 decks)

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