Vocabulary expressions Flashcards

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un truc dur à avaler (au sens figuré)

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a bitter pill

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un talon d’Achille, une faiblesse

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Achilles’ heel

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de A à Z, en entier

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from A to Z

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fier comme un paon / coq

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proud as a peacock

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mettre la charrue avant les boeufs

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put the cart before the horse

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ne pas se fier aux apparences

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don’t judge a book by its cover

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aggraver une situation

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add insult to injury

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faire d’une pierre, deux coups

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kill two birds with one stone

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tout ouïe, écouter attentivement

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all ears

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croiser les doigts

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cross one’s fingers

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la prunelle de mes yeux

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the apple of my eye

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ce n’est pas ma tasse de thé, ce n’est pas mon truc

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it’s not my cup of tea

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mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panier

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put all your eggs in one basket

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rendre fou

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drive you crazy

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tourner autour du pot, contourner un sujet

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to beat around the bush

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adorable, bien élevé

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as good as gold

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quelque chose de très facile

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a piece of cake

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18
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ne pas se sentir bien, être malade

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feel under the weather

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tout va bien, tout va bien se passer

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Bob’s your uncle

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très facile à faire

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like taking candy off a baby

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faire une chose à fond, s’investir

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to do something for Britain

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il y a toujours du positif dans une situation négative

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every cloud has a silver lining

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pénible, ennuyeux (quelqu’un ou quelque chose)

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a pain in the neck / in the ass

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quelque chose de cher, coûter un bras

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cost an arm and a leg

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avancer à l’aveuglette, au hasard, improviser
play it by ear
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se soulager de quelque chose en parlant
to get something off your chest
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être inquiet, angoissé, regretter
to have cold feet
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surveiller, garder un oeil sur quelque chose
to keep an eye on something
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ne pas comprendre quelque chose
to go over your head
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la prunelle de mes yeux
the apple of my eye
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travailler d’arrache-pieds
work one’s fingers to the bone
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prendre quelqu’un la main dans le sac
to catch somebody red-handed
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c’est facile, simple
it is a piece of cake
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avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre : mais pas seulement pour l’alimentation
to bite off more than you can chew
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avoir un problème (pas très grave)
to be in a pickle / a bit of a pickle
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passer de la pommade, faire quelque chose pour obtenir les faveurs de quelqu’un
to butter someone up
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très simplement, clairement
in a nutshell
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vendre la mèche
spill the beans
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la cerise sur le gâteau
icing on the cake
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mon petit doigt m’a dit / j’ai entendu dire
a little bird told me
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quand les poules auront des dents
and pigs can fly
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faire d’une pierre deux coups
kill two birds with one stone
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mourir
sleep with the fishes
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créer des problèmes
put the cat among the pigeons
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révéler un secret
let the cat out of the bag
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avoir un chat dans la gorge
to have a frog in one’s throat
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il pleut des cordes
it’s raining cats and dogs
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manger comme un ogre
to eat like a horse
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remettre au lendemain, procrastiner
put off
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augmenter
take off
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personne extravertie
people person
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avoir beaucoup de responsabilités
have a lot on your plate
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se vendre comme des petits pains / très bien se vendre
selling like hotcakes
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penser différemment, être créatif
think outside the box
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situation gagnant-gagnant, bénéfique à tout le monde
win-win situation
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tâter le terrain
test the waters
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tirer le maximum de profit
bang for the buck
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non prioritaire, qui peut attendre
on the back burner
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dans le rouge, finances négatives
in the red
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profit, bonnes finances
in the black