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go in one ear and out of the other
Entrer par une oreille et sortir par l'autre
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my mind goes blank
j'ai un trou de mémoire
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3
get there
y arriver
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it's no good doing...
ça n'a pas d'intérêt de faire ...
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I could do with sth
j'aurais besoin de qqch
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have sb/sth in mind
avoir qqn/qqch en tête
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off the top of my head
La première chose qui me vient à l'esprit
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8
your best bet
le plus sûr
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9
set phrases
Expressions toutes faites
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10
don't hold your breath
ne te fais pas d'illusions
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a foregone conclusion
Couru d'avance
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12
you bet
Et comment !
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you can say that again
je ne te le fais pas dire
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14
no such luck
ça aurait été trop beau
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a likely story
elle est bien bonne, celle-là!
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I haven't the faintest idea
je n'en ai pas la moindre idée
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it's been one of those days
C'est un mauvais jour
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you've got nothing to lose
Tu n'as rien à perdre
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you're kidding
Tu plaisantes!
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20
it's not your day
Ce n'est pas ton jour
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21
no way
Pas possible!
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22
a last/final resort
un dernier recours
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it's more trouble than it's worth
Ça n'en vaut pas la peine.
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the best of both worlds
avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre
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25
lose face
perdre la face
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26
keep your feet on the ground
garder les pieds sur terre
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27
let your hair down
se détendre
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28
fight a losing battle
Livrer une bataille perdue d'avance
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29
too good to be true
trop beau pour être vrai
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live/be in a world of your own
vivre/être dans un monde à part
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by any chance
à tout hasard
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if you don't mind my/me asking
si ce n'est pas indiscret
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the thing is
Le problème, c'est que ...
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every bit as "adj." as (sb/sth)
tout autant que
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you never know
on ne sait jamais
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guess what
devine quoi
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believe it or not
crois le ou non
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no wonder
pas étonnant que
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39
on earth
(exclamation) ou diable (as-tu trouvé cela)
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all things being equal
Toutes choses étant égales
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for some reason
pour une raison ou une autre
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I have to admit
Je dois admettre
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famous last words
on verra bien
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first come, first served
Premier arrivé, premier servi
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you can never tell
on ne sait jamais
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once bitten, twice shy
Chat échaudé craint l'eau froide
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easier said than done
plus facile à dire qu'à faire
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48
the more the merrier
plus on est de fous, plus on rit
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so far, so good
jusqu'ici tout va bien
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50
out of sight, out of mind
loin des yeux, loin du coeur
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51
a small world
le monde est petit
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52
the pot calling the kettle black
l'hôpital qui se fout de la charité
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53
money talks
l'argent est roi
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54
love is blind
L'amour est aveugle
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lightning never strikes twice in the same place
la foudre ne frappe jamais deux fois au même endroit
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56
let sleeping dogs lie
Il ne faut pas réveiller le chat qui dort
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57
practice makes perfect
C'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron
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no news is good news
pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles
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59
the end justifies the means
la fin justifie les moyens
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60
two wrongs don't make a right
deux maux ne font pas un bien
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two heads are better than one
Deux têtes valent mieux qu'une
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blood is thicker than water
les liens du sang sont les plus forts
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actions speak louder than words
Les actes valent mieux que les mots
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64
eye for an eye
oeil pour oeil
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charity begins at home
charité bien ordonnée commence par soi-même
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beauty is only skin-deep
La beauté n'est que superficielle
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better late than never
Mieux vaut tard que jamais
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68
better safe than sorry
deux précautions valent mieux qu'une
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live and let live
vivre et laisser vivre
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70
you're only young once
On n'est jeune qu'une fois
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71
prevention is better than cure
mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
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72
drawing pins
punaises
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73
paper clips
trombonnes
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74
barbed wire
fil barbelé
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75
nail polish
vernis à ongles
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76
driving licence
permis de conduire
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birth certificate
acte de naissance
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78
spare part
pièce de rechange
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79
passer-by
un passant
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80
long weekend
un weekend prolongé
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81
life expectancy
l'espérance de vie
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82
short cut / shortcut
raccourci
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83
fancy dress
déguisement
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84
nursery rhyme
comptine
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85
fruit/slot machine
machine à sous
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86
next of kin
les proches (administratif)
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last-minute
de dernière minute
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built-up
urbanisé
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panic-stricken
paniqué
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thick-skinned
insensible
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