Td3 Flashcards

1
Q

To have something under one’s belt

A
  • en poche (diplôme)
  • à son actif (travail)
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2
Q

To push your luck

A

Pousser le bouchon

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3
Q

To cut to the chase

A

Aller droit au but

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4
Q

To make a splash

A
  • Faire sensation
  • Faire grand bruit
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5
Q

To compare apples to oranges

A

Comparer des choux et des carottes

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6
Q

Bells and whistles

A

Tout le tralala

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7
Q

Smoke and mirrors

A

De la poudre aux yeux

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8
Q

From the horse’s mouth

A
  • de source sûre
  • de l’intéressé lui-même
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9
Q

To keep something under wraps

A

Garder sous le manteau

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10
Q

A bitter pill to swallow

A

Dur à avaler

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11
Q

To give one’s two cents

A
  • donner son avis (positif)
  • mettre son grain de sel (négatif)
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12
Q

Between a rock and a hard place

A

Entre le marteau et l’enclume

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13
Q

To burn the midnight oil

A

Travailler jusqu’à très tard dans la nuit

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14
Q

To pull one’s (own) weight

A

Mettre du sien

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15
Q

To hit the ground running

A

Être opérationnel tout de suite

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16
Q

To go the extra mile

A
  • se dépasser/ surpasser
  • se mettre en quatre
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17
Q

To have/get all your ducks in a row

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  • être bien organisé
  • bien s’organiser
18
Q

To smell a rat [there’s something fishy going on]

A

Il y a anguille sous roche

19
Q

To pull out all the stops

A

Sortir le grand jeu

20
Q

To pull the wool over someone’s eyes

A

Rouler quelqu’un dans la farine

21
Q

Narrow shaft

A

Le long d’une galerie étroite

22
Q

Black dust fills

A

Se charge d’une poussière noire

23
Q

Sweaty

A

En sueur

24
Q

Depths

A

Dans les profondeurs

25
Q

The odds of striking

A

Leurs chances de tomber

26
Q

Alleviates

A

Soulage

27
Q

Scrapped

A

S’était débarrassé

28
Q

Moribund

A

Moribond (agonisant)

29
Q

Unlicensed

A

Illégalement

30
Q

A trendy gemstone

A

Pierre précieuse en vogue aujourd’hui

31
Q

Total sales

A

Les ventes totales

32
Q

Cleared

A

Fit évacuer

33
Q

Designated

A

Délimita

34
Q

Dug

A

Creusés

35
Q

Small-scale

A

Des moyens artisanaux

36
Q

Operators

A

Exploitations

37
Q

Hellholes

A

Galeries

38
Q

The shoddy

A

Délabrée

39
Q

Cave-ins

A

Effondrements

40
Q

Commonplace

A

Monnaie courante