Vocabulaire, idiomes Flashcards
(91 cards)
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Way
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It’s a long way from Paris to Berlin
We’re a long way from home
It’s a long way to Berlin
A little way off : pas très loin (It’s not far)
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Concern
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Inquiétude, souci, préoccupation.
My main concern is the price.
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Confidence
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Confiance
We have confidence in her ability.
How confident are you in our economy ?
The global cinfidence index …
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None
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Aucun, aucune.
None of the photos is (or are) for sale.
He looked for clues but found none.
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Auction
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Auction house / auction room : salle des ventes
Sold at auction.
To auction sthing (off) : vendre qqchose aux enchères.
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Game
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To be off your game : not to be performing as well as you normally do.
I’m off my game today.
He’s been off his game for a while now.
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Safety
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North Korea has told the foreign ministries of both Russia and the United Kingdom that it can no longer guarantee the safety of diplomats stationed in Pyongyang.
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To give up
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If I won USD 1 million, I would give up my job.
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To settle down
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In new home. S’installer, se fixer.
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To hold back
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(fig) cacher, taire.
She’s holding something back from me.
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To stay away
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Ne pas aller, s’abstenir d’aller.
She stayed away from school last week.
Stay away from my sister.
People are staying away from the beaches (en ce moment).
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Summery
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D’été
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Bound
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(adj.) compelled.
They are bound by the treaty to take action.
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Out of the blue
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In a way that was not expected. After 15 years he turned up out of the blue. It came out of the blue (sans qu’on s’y attende).
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Once in a blue moon
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Tous les 36 du mois.
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To beg
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mendier, quêter, prier, supplier, demander, adjurer.
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Achievment
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An incredible achievment. Something done that takes skill or effort.
Convincing her to come was quite an achievment.
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Afterward
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Après, ensuite.
I only realised afterward.
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Umbrella handle
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poignée du parapluie
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Dumbell
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(inf.) am. Abruti
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To get back in
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I got back in the car (je suis remonté dans la voiture). To get back to work (se remettre au travail). To get back to sleep (se rendormir).
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Bundle of nerves
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I was a bundle of nerves before giving my speech.
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Strong suit
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A quality, activity, or skill in wich a person excels. (syn.) specialty …
Foreign policy was the President’s strong suit.
A subject you are good in. Math is not my strong suit. I find it very difficult.
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To have a mind for
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To be good at something naturally. I have a mind for numbers. I like math a lot.
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To take out
To remove, to extract.
He took the knife out of his pocket.
To go on a date with. To be taken on a date. To lead outside.
I am going to take Amy out this week-end for our first date.
To take somebody out to dinner or to the movies (au cinéma).
I took her out for a bike ride. (Je l'ai emmenée faire un tour à vélo).
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Like the back of one's hand
To know something extremely well.
| I know this city like the back of my hand. I was born here.
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To get caught with your pants down
is a somewhat funny expression that we use to mean to be found in a embarrassing situation
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To gear up for something
To prepare for something, to get ready for sthing, to prepare for some event will require a lot of work
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Unseasonable
Something that is unseasonable (adj) is something that is not to be expected normally during that time of year, typically when we are talking about the weather. It is warmer than it is normally. It is unseasonabily (adv) warm this christmas ' time. So when the weather is warmer or colder than it would normally be, we might call an unseasonable weather.
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odd
Adj. weird. The odd thing is that the room was empty
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Lightning never strikes (the same place) twice
"We can't expect lightning to strike twice". The first win was for an impressive $432.179.90, and just three hours later when the jackpot had increased by just $642.40, lightning really did strike twice when the second jackpot dropped in at the same casino for an additional $250,642.40.
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Go over
To study ot to review. Let's go over these questions one more time before the test.
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Come back to someone
To remember. I forgot how to do this but it's slowly coming back to me.
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Breathe a sight of relief
To stop worrying about something. Now that the test is over, I can breathe a sigh of relief.
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I believe so
Je crois que oui/si. Je le pense.
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To remain
Six hens remain. The fact remains that we can't afford this house.
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To care
All you care about is your work.
(feel concern)
A book for all those who care about the environment.
I don't care what people think.
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Choosy
difficult to please. Difficile. I'm not choosy. She's very choosey about what she eats.
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to keep up with
To stay up to date, to know current information. I keep up with the new movies. I don't keep up with politics.
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to be into
to have an important interest in. I'm into rock music but i don't like heavy rock. What kind of movies are you into ?
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It rains cats and dogs
Il pleut énormément.
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to be broken-hearted
avoir le coeur brisé.
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Account
Your account, maedgipa, has been deleted. We're sorry to see you go. If you ever want to come back, you know where to find us...
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Office routine
Also called the "9 to 5"
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To look after
Dentist looks after your teeth.
My mother's lookinf after the kids this week-end.
(be responsible for)
Can you look after my luggage for a few minutes.
They look after our interests in Europe.
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To look forward to
We are looking forward to the end of term.
To look forward to doing something.
They had been looking forward to this moment for months (cela faisait des mois qu'ils attendaient cet instant).
I look forward to hearing from you soon.
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To show around
Faire visiter.
My secretary will show you around the factory.
Thanks, that's very helpful of you. You should look me up if you ever travel to New York - I'd be very happy to show you around.
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To look up
Passer voir, rendre visite.
You should look me up if you ever travel to New York.
Look up us when you're in New York.
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must-see
Incontournable.
Have you been to the British Museum yet ? It's a must-see for tourists.
The three-day show is utterly packed with must-see activities and events, whether playful, educational or quite simply devoted to expressing our collective passion for the guitar.
The Sound and Light Show on Parliament Hill is a must-see attraction in Canada's Capital Region and a perfect activity for a summer evening.
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Relevant
(adj). pertinent, d'actualité, de propos.
Facts relevant to the case (des faits en rapport avec l'affaire).
Such considerations are not relevant (de telle considérations sont hors de propos).
Her novels no longer seem relevant to modern life (ses romans ne sont plus d'actualité).
Confine yourself to the relevant facts (ne vous écartez pas du sujet).
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By the way
À propos. By the way, where did he go? Soit dit en passant : by the way, her brother sings much better. I bring up this point by the way : je signale ce point au passage (ou en passant).
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To be barking up the wrong tree
To take the wrong approach, to follow a false lead (piste), to blame or rebuke (réprimander) the wrong person, to do or believe or pursue something wrong or inappropriate.
The allusion is to hunting dogs barking (to bark, aboyer) at the bottom of trees where they mistakenly think their quarry (proie) is hiding.
The boss always barks up the wrong tree every time there is a problem. She always gets mad at the wrong department.
My mother barked up the wrong tree when she accused me of stealing. It was my sister!
If you think that I ate your food, you’re barking up the wrong tree. I wasn’t even home this weekend!
If he’s planning to go to Law school, he’s barking up the wrong tree by studying medicine.
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A bad egg
Un sale individu. Someone whose behaviour is reprehensible or irresponsible; a rogue (escroc, filou).
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To lead
Mener : this path leads to the village. Where does this door lead to ? The stair leads to the cellar.
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To lead somebody somewhere
Mener ou conduire quelqu'un quelque part. I was led into the garden.
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To lead the way
Montrer le chemin. Police motorcyclists led the way : des motards de la police ouvraient la voie.
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Sibling
Sixto Perez lives with his parents and five siblings. Bob and Sue are siblings.
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Trailer park
(am) Terrain aménagé pour les camping-cars
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To drop
(Deliver). Could you drop me at the corner please ? We dropped the parcel (le paquet) at John's on the way home.
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Anything
Something : Did you hear anything ? Avez-vous entendu quelque chose ? Is there anything to eat ?
All, eveything : Her son eats anything. I like anything with chocolate in it (j'aime tout ce qui est au chocolat). Anything above 75 is a very good score...
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Anymore
(Br, any more) adv. They don't live here anymore: ils n'habitent plus ici. I won't do it anymore. I won't go back there anymore. I don't remember anymore. I don't see them anymore. I'm not hungry anymore.
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Away
Adv. Indicating movement. He drove away. He walked away (il s'est éloigné en voiture ou à pieds). The village is 10 miles away.
(Absent) He feeds the cat whenever we're away. The boss is away this week. They're away on holiday/in Madrid [Ils sont (partis) en vacances/à Madrid].
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Utterly
(adv) complètement, tout à fait
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Whether
(if) I don't know whether she's ready or not. I don't know now whether it's such a good idea. The question now is whether you want the job or not.
(no matter if) ... whether it rains or not. Whether by accident or design (fait exprès). Whether they open it now or later, it doesn't matter. (que ce soit ...) whether playful, educational or quite simply devoted to expressing our collective passion for the guitar.
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To pack
(bags) to pack one's case or suitcase. She packed her bags and left. (put in bags. Remplir) I've already packed the towels. (emballer) the equipment is packed in polystyrene.
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To rule
(govern, monarch, dictator) régner. (elected gvt) gouverner. He ruled over a vast kingdom. If I ruled the world ...
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Kind
(adj) gentil, aimable. She's a very kind woman. To be kind to someone. It's very kind of you to take an interest. How kind ! She was kind enough to say nothing.
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Wise
(adj- judicious, learned) You'd be wise to take my advice. Do you think it's wise (prudent) to invite his wife ? (clever) a wise move in board games. The president made a wise move in dismissing the attorney general. It's always easy to be wise after the event.
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To befall
(happen) He asked the old guru to reveal the formula to survive the worst of the time if it ever befelled on him ...
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To fold
Plier
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To seal
(close envelope) ... with sticky tape. My leaps are sealed.
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To hand over
(pass, give object). The old sage wrote something on a piece of paper, folded and sealed it. Handing over, he said "Keep this very close to you ...". We now hand you over to the weather man (nous passons maintenant l'antenne à notre météorologue). Hand it over! Donne !
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To sit around
Means just to sit in a chair and not do anything. (rester à ne rien faire, traîner). She just seats around [the house] all day : elle reste toute la journée à ne rien faire. I'm not going to seat around waiting for you.
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To starve
Means not to have enough food. (souffrir de la faim) I'm starving ! Je meurs de faim. He starved himself to feed his child. (priver). To be starved of affection. The inhabitants were starved of news.
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To have a cold
(cold = rhume) être enrhumé. A bad cold (un mauvais rhume).
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Heating pad
Is something that you put on your body to make it warm.
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Sore
(adj. douloureux). We stopped to rest our sore feet. I'm sore all over. I've a sore throat. My arms or legs are sore. Don't touch me there, it's sore.
(sens figuré - am, angry) Are you still sore at me ? He's sore (vexé) because they left him out of the team.
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Illness
Maladie. To get better from an illness.
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Recovery
is getting better from an illness. Is when you get better after feeling sick, after being hurted.
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To hurt
Faire mal à. To hurt oneself. Mind you don't hurt yourself :faites attention de ne pas vous faire mal. I hurted my elbow on the door. Is your back hurting you today ? The fall didn't hurt him : il ne s'est pas fait mal en tombant.
I hurt myself when i was fiwing my car and I needed to visit a doctor.
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Sick
(am) to get or to take sick : tomber malade. To look sick. They care for sick people. To be sick as a dog. To feel sick : avoir envie de vomir ou mal au coeur (sick-bag).
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Greasy
Is food with a lot of oil and fat in it like certain kinds of porc.
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Weak
(adj. faible) weak health. It's always the weakest who go to the wall. The weaker sex. (morally, mentally) to be weak in the head. In a weak moment.
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To stay active
Means to use your body for physical activities, to help maintain your health
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Block
Jog around the block.
(area of land) Pâté de maisons. We walked round the block. (am.) The school is five blocks away : l'école est cinq rues plus loin.
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Take it easy
Means to be relax. Sometimes we use that expression as a way of saying goodbye to someone "Ok well it was nice to see you, take it easy".
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Dehydrated
Means to not drink enough water so your body feels ill or weak. Hydration has to do with water or liquid.
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Both
Paula and Julia are both talking to their aunt.
| On this day, each team has both men and women.
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To run out
(time) venir à manquer, filer. Hurry up, time is running out.
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To run out of
Manquer de : we're running out of ammunition.
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Basically
En fait : Basically, I think you're right. (au fond, essentiellement...) My job is basically to ...They are both basically the same : au fond, ils sont tous les deux identiques. Basically I agree with you : dans l'ensemble ou en gros je suis d'accord avec vous.
