1. ENGLISH VOCABULARY
I. Idioms and colloquialisms
You said it!
“Tu l’as dis!”
I couldn’t care less ; it does nothing for me
“Je m’en fous complétement”..
I really don’t mind. It’s up to you
Never mind, It can’t be helped
“on n’y peut rien”
Let me sleep on it
let me think about it)
No way! Not a chance!
“C’est mort”
You’ve got to be kidding!
“C’est une blague j’espere!! “
Why not? Go for it!
“Pourquoi pas, allons y”, “faisons ça”
Wow! Way to go!
Congratulations
You should really get a life
You work too hard, never go out then “you should really get a life
Let me lend a hand
Let me help you (te tendre la main)
How’s it going?
Comment ça se passe?
How should I know?
I’m a little tied up right now
To be busy
I’m going to give all I’ve got
To do everything I can
Rather you than me
I don’t want to do what you’re doing, so rather you than me
That’ll teach you!
“serves you right”
Couldn’t be better!
C’est le must
I’d love to
Oh, that’s too bad
Oh what a pity..
Sure, knock on wood
Said to avoid bad luck : toucher du bois
The name doesn’t ring any bells
Don’t know who that person is..
Have a good time
Enjoy your time
Gesundheit!
Said to smo after he/she sneezed (éternuer)
Of course. Take a seat!
Sure thing
Of course love
Keep it to yourself
That’s a secret you can’t tell to anyone..
To make a point of …
Underline, bring out, showcase (mettre en avt)
Once in a while
Rarely
To be a real relief
Lessening or stopping of worry, pain (soulagement)
To learn the ropes
Learn how to do a job or activity
To be in our right mind
To be sane (saint d’esprit)
You’re pulling my leg
To be kidding, not telling the truth
To make the most of your time
To take advantage of yr time to the greatest extent
All at once
All at the same time (d’un seul coup)
To get off the ground
To get smt started (démarrer qql chose)
You’ll exhaust yourself
Get tired
To take the bull by the horns
Do smt difficult in a brave way
To turn a blind eye to smt
To pretend to ignore
To be pressed for time
Don’t have time
Once in a blue moon
Very rarely (tous les 36 du mois)
To be off the record
Info not intended to be repeated (secret)
2. ENGLISH VOCABULARY
To break the ice
“briser la glace”
To talk jobs
Talk about jobs
It was a close call
Narrow (often lucky) escape (l’échappée belle)
It is out of the earth
Absolutely wonderful, good
To play hooky
To miss a lesson
To be mad AT smo
To be angry at smdy
To break fresh ground
To do or discover smt new
To carry the can
To take the responsibility for smt wrong
To rain on smo’s parade
To do smt that spoils smo’s plans
To don’t break the bank
Not being expensive
By and large
Generally / all things considered
Sixth sense
“sixième sens” I can feel that you’re in love, I do have a sixth sense..
Is it any wonder?
Est-ce vrmt étonnant?
Oh, I’m used to it.
It’s not the first time he’s doing that, I’m use to it..
Sure! Why not?
What a drag!
Quelle barbe !
What do you have in mind?
What’s your idea?? What do you want to do? What do you think… ?
You bet!
-I was sure Ateam would win… it was obvious.. - You bet!!
You’re out of luck.
Oh you didn’t pass your exam.. You’re so out of luck..
A little bird told me.
I know they’re together.. A little bird told me!
Be my guest.
Can I come in? yes, be my guest .
Fire away, I’m all ears.
I have to tell you something.. Fire away I’m all ears.
I’d be glad to
I’d be glad to help you with your homeworks
I’m having second thoughts
Having doubts
I’m keeping my fingers crossed
I wish I passed my exam! I’m keeping my fingers crossed
My lips are sealed
To keep it secret (motus et bouche cousue)
Now you’re talking!
It’s becoming interesting..!
That’ll be the day!
A raise in pay? That'll be the day!
Who let the cat out of the bag?
To let a secret become known (vendre la mèche)
Hold on!
Stop ! wait !
I’d rather you didn’t
Please, don’t..
Oh, this is on me
“c’est pour moi”
Thanks. Make yourself at home
“fais comme chez toi”
Yes. Take care and keep in touch
- Goodbye, see you soon..
- Yes, take care and keep in touch.
I’ll say!
Not on your life!
Jamais de la vie!
You’re In the doghouse again
To be in trouble
That’s a load off my mind
Relieve my mind from a problem/worry
Take it easy, don’t kill yourself.
Stop working so hard.. Take it easy, don’t kill yourself
To be over once and for all!
He and I are over, once and for all..
3. ENGLISH VOCABULARY
To be big at
To be good at
On the all
To look on the bright side
To find good things in a bad situation
To go over smo’s head
To ask the permission to the highest person
To make ends meet
Joindre les deux bouts
I get mixed up
To get confused/worry
It’s about time
Oh, you finally found a job! It’s about time!!
To burn the candle at both ends
Get up early and go to bed late
What a can of worms
That’s barely understandable, what a can of worms!!!
To Pay through the nose
This is really expensive, I’d have to pay through my nose..
To get off the beaten path
To get to an unknown place
To feel under the weather
To feel bad.
It is out of the question
No way..
To lose ground against smo
This company is losing ground against others..
To clear the air
All right, let's discuss this frankly. It'll be better if we clear the air (get ride of doubts or bad feelings)
To stand your ground
to continue in your beliefs in an argument:
Put me in the picture
I don’t know this story, please put me in the picture..
To pull a few strings for smo
My father pulled a few strings to get me an Internship.
A bank account is in the red
Être à decouvert
It’s time I had it out with smo
It’s time I had it out with you.. I can’t stand you anymore.
To be on the level
The offer seems too good to be true. Are you quite sure the man's on the level? (to be honest or true )
To go with the flow
Just relax and go with the flow. Go with it. Don't fight it.
To turn over a new leaf
I finally got over him.. it’s time for me to turn over a new leaf.
To be running a little late
I’ll be running a little late, I missed my bus..
Let’s take five
Let’s take a break
