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19 Cards in this Set
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en faire à sa tête
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to do as one wishes
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appeler un chat un chat
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to call a spade a spade
(speaking your own mind) |
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avoir du pain sur la planche
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to have more than one thing to do
(to have a lot on your plate) |
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un canard
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a tabloid
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C'est kif-kif
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it makes no difference
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être aux anges
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to be very happy
(to be in 7th heaven) |
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être bête comme ses pieds
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to be very stupid
(to be dumb as a box of rocks) |
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de nos jours
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nowadays
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un temps de chien
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very bad weather
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perdre le nord
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to lose control
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cela vaut la peine
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it's worth it (worth the pain / the hardship)
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être au point-mort
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to be at a standstill (neutral gear)
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passer une nuit blanche
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to spend a sleepless night
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avoir le cafard
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to feel depressed
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Sa mémoire est une vraie passoire.
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He/she has a memory like a sieve (full of holes)
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avoir des doigts de fées
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to have nimble fingers
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faire courir un bruit
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to spread a rumor
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C'est son rayon
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That's his/her specialty
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un coup de foudre
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love at first sight
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