Les phrases idiomatiques pour l’examen de l’IB écrit et oral

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it’s worth it

ça (informal)/cela (formal) vaut la peine

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to arrive at the most awkward moment possible

arriver comme un cheveu sur la soupe

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to feel down/blue, to have the blues

avoir le cafard

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to get out of control (a situation), to turn sour (a situation)

tourner au vinaigre

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to tell tall tales, fibs | to spin yarns

raconter des salades

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to be out of it (often due to lack of sleep)

être a l’ouest

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to be careful

faire attention (formal) / gaffe (informal)

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concerning…

chez….

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peigner la girafe

when a task is laborious and futile

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to trick

rouler dans la farine

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to be (too) ambitious

avoir les dents longues

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to be a sucker, to be naive

être une bonne poire

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to fall on hard times

tomber sur un bec

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to discover/learn a secret

découvrir le pot aux roses

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to go off without a hitch

passer comme une lettre à la poste

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to be bored to death

s’ennuyer comme un rat mort

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to keep calm (especially in an intense situation)

garder son sang-froid

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to give the green light/to give the go ahead

donner le feu vert

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that is to say, in other words

c’est à dire

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in short

bref

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therefore, as a result

du coup

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to be aware of

prendre conscience de

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long story short

ne pas faire long feu

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to put in my two cents

mettre mon grain de sel

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to kill two birds with one stone

faire d’une pierre deux coups

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a short, difficult period of one’s life

passer un mauvais quart d’heure

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to get bigger/more important

faire boule de beige

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to make progress

faire son chemin

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to suffer a defeat

mordre la poussière

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to make a decision

prendre une décision

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actually, in fact, in effect

en fait

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like, for example

genre

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on the other hand

en revanche

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notably

notamment

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consequently, thus

par conséquent/ainsi

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furthermore, moreover

en outre, de plus

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in other words

autrement dit

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concerning

concernant

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speaking of

en parlant de

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to be (in the middle of) doing something

être en train de