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Expressions sur le corps · 15
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| cost an arm and a leg | B2 | coûter les yeux de la tête | to be very expensive |
| twist someone's arm | B2 | forcer la main à quelqu'un | to persuade someone to do something they are reluctant to do |
| rack your brains | B2 | se creuser la tête | to think very hard to remember or solve something |
| get cold feet | B2 | se dégonfler | to suddenly become too nervous to do something planned |
| off the top of my head | B2 | de tête, comme ça | from memory, without checking or thinking carefully |
| a pain in the neck | B1 | un casse-pieds | an annoying person or thing |
| play it by ear | B2 | improviser | to decide what to do as a situation develops, without a plan |
| get it off your chest | B2 | vider son sac | to tell someone about something that has been worrying you |
| bite your tongue | B2 | se mordre la langue | to stop yourself from saying something you want to say |
| pay through the nose | C1 | payer le prix fort | to pay far too much for something |
| a slip of the tongue | B2 | un lapsus | a small mistake in speaking, saying something you didn't mean |
| keep your fingers crossed | B1 | croiser les doigts | to hope that something will happen the way you want |
| stick your neck out | C1 | prendre des risques | to take a risk by saying or doing something others avoid |
| head over heels | B2 | fou amoureux | completely in love with someone |
| give someone the cold shoulder | B2 | battre froid à quelqu'un | to treat someone in an unfriendly way; to ignore them |
Expressions animalières · 15
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| hold your horses | B1 | doucement, pas si vite | wait and slow down; don't rush |
| the black sheep | B2 | le mouton noir | a person in a family who is seen as bad and different |
| a dark horse | B2 | outsider surprise | a person whose abilities or plans are unknown and surprise people |
| the early bird catches the worm | B2 | le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt | the person who acts first has the best chance of success |
| the lion's share | B2 | la part du lion | the largest part of something |
| a fish out of water | B2 | comme un poisson hors de l'eau | a person who feels uncomfortable in a situation |
| take the bull by the horns | B2 | prendre le taureau par les cornes | to deal with a difficult situation in a brave, direct way |
| a bull in a china shop | B2 | comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine | a clumsy person who breaks things or handles a delicate situation badly |
| a can of worms | B2 | une boîte de Pandore | a complicated situation that causes many new problems once you start dealing with it |
| smell a rat | B2 | flairer quelque chose de louche | to sense that something is wrong or dishonest |
| a wild goose chase | C1 | une quête vaine | a hopeless search or pointless effort |
| straight from the horse's mouth | B2 | de première main | directly from the person who really knows |
| like a deer in the headlights | C1 | figé comme un lapin pris dans les phares | so shocked or scared that you cannot move or react |
| ants in your pants | B2 | avoir la bougeotte | unable to keep still because you are excited or impatient |
| the world is your oyster | C1 | le monde t'appartient | you are free to do or achieve anything you want |
Expressions sur l'argent et le travail · 15
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| break the bank | B2 | ruiner | to cost more money than you can afford |
| cost a fortune | B1 | coûter une fortune | to be very expensive |
| foot the bill | B2 | régler la note | to pay for something, often for other people |
| tighten your belt | B2 | se serrer la ceinture | to spend less money because you have less |
| bring home the bacon | B2 | faire bouillir la marmite | to earn money to support your family |
| make ends meet | B2 | joindre les deux bouts | to earn just enough money to cover your needs |
| the daily grind | B2 | le train-train quotidien | the boring, repetitive routine of daily work |
| call it a day | B1 | s'arrêter pour aujourd'hui | to stop working for the day |
| back to square one | B2 | retour à la case départ | back to the starting point after a failure |
| climb the ladder | B2 | gravir les échelons | to move up to higher positions at work |
| a rip-off | B1 | une arnaque | something that costs much more than it is worth |
| cut corners | B2 | bâcler pour économiser | to do something cheaply or quickly, lowering the quality |
| in the red | B2 | dans le rouge | owing money; having spent more than you have |
| a dead-end job | B1 | un emploi sans avenir | a job with no chance of progress or promotion |
| burn the midnight oil | C1 | travailler tard dans la nuit | to work or study late into the night |
Expressions culinaires · 12
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| egg on your face | B2 | avoir l'air ridicule | looking foolish or embarrassed because of something you did |
| a hard nut to crack | B2 | un casse-tête, un dur à cuire | a difficult problem or person to deal with |
| in a nutshell | B1 | en un mot | in a few words; briefly |
| not my cup of tea | B1 | ce n'est pas ma tasse de thé | not something you enjoy or are interested in |
| food for thought | B2 | matière à réflexion | something that makes you think carefully |
| take it with a pinch of salt | B2 | à prendre avec des pincettes | to not fully believe something |
| bite off more than you can chew | B2 | avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventre | to take on more than you can handle |
| butter someone up | B2 | passer de la pommade | to be extra nice to someone so they help you |
| the icing on the cake | B2 | la cerise sur le gâteau | an extra good thing that makes a good situation even better |
| sell like hot cakes | B2 | se vendre comme des petits pains | to sell very quickly and in large numbers |
| a couch potato | B1 | flemmard scotché au canapé | a lazy person who watches a lot of TV |
| go bananas | B1 | péter les plombs | to become very excited, angry, or crazy |
Temps, chance et hasard · 12
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| every now and then | B1 | de temps en temps | occasionally; from time to time |
| the calm before the storm | B2 | le calme avant la tempête | a quiet period just before a time of trouble or intense activity |
| the ship has sailed | B2 | le train est passé | it is too late; the opportunity has passed |
| a close call | B2 | on l'a échappé belle | a situation where something bad nearly happened |
| under the radar | B2 | en restant discret | without being noticed |
| third time's the charm | B2 | la troisième sera la bonne | said in the hope that a third attempt will succeed after two failures |
| out of the woods | B2 | tiré d'affaire | no longer in danger or difficulty |
| better safe than sorry | B2 | mieux vaut prévenir que guérir | it is better to be careful than to risk something bad happening |
| hit the sack | B2 | aller au pieu | to go to bed |
| out of the blue | B2 | de but en blanc | suddenly and unexpectedly |
| in the nick of time | B2 | juste à temps | just before it is too late |
| against the clock | B2 | contre la montre | rushing to finish before a deadline |
Expressions du quotidien · 12
| Mot | Niveau | Traduction | Définition |
|---|---|---|---|
| get your act together | B2 | se reprendre en main | to start organizing yourself and behaving effectively |
| ring a bell | B2 | dire quelque chose à quelqu'un | to sound familiar; to remind you of something |
| cut to the chase | B2 | aller droit au but | to get to the main point without wasting time |
| a wake-up call | B2 | une sonnette d'alarme | an event that warns you to change or take action |
| hit the roof | B2 | sortir de ses gonds | to become extremely angry |
| blow off steam | B2 | décompresser | to release anger or energy in a harmless way |
| jump the gun | B2 | agir trop vite | to act too soon, before the right time |
| the bigger picture | B2 | la vue d'ensemble | the most important facts about a situation and its wider effects |
| pull strings | C1 | faire jouer ses relations | to use your influence or connections to get something |
| a long shot | B2 | un coup à tenter sans grand espoir | an attempt with little chance of success |
| call the shots | B2 | mener la barque | to be the person in control who makes the decisions |
| a ballpark figure | C1 | un chiffre approximatif | a rough estimate of a number or amount |
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