AP French Idiomatic Expressions for composition and email

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Some idiomatic expressions to add in the composition and email

20 Terms

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Tout à fait (je suis tout à fait d’accord avec toi)

Completely/entirely

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2

il s’agit de (Le film s’agit des pirates)

It’s about

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3

se servir de (il se sert de ses mains pour sculpter)

to use

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4

valoir mieux (il vaut mieux qu’il soit heureux)

it’s better

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5

de plus (Elle a un chien. De plus, elle a deux chats)

more/in addition

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6

d’après ce qu’il a dit (d’après ce qu’elle a dit, l’intelligence artificielle est très dangereuse)

According to what he says

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malgré (malgré tous mes efforts, je n’arrive pas pas très bien à parler allemande)

despite

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8

au sujet de (Je voudrais te parler au sujet de tes notes)

concerning/about

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9

de plus en plus (je suis de plus en plus content de ma nouvelle voiture)

more and more

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10

à la fois (il est à la fois gentil et énervent)

at the same time (used to describe a paradox)

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quant à (quant à moi, je pense qu’il est le meilleur personnage dans ce film)

as for

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12

quand même(je lui ai interdit de sortir, mais il est quand même parti)

anyways, still

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13

de nouveau (il est tombé de nouveau)

again

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14

se passer (Qu’est-ce qui se passé ici?)

to happen

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15

manquer de + infinitive (Il a manqué de lire les instructions pour son meuble IKEA, et il a dû le démonter de nouveau)

to fail to

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16

tenir à (je tiens à dire que tes comentaire négatifs me blessent)

to underline the fact

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17

la façon de faire (elle a une façon de faire que est assez brusque)

the way of doing

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18

n’importe qui, quand, où

anyone, anytime, anywhere

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19

Ne vous en faites pas!

Don’t worry!

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20

profiter(nous avons bien profité des jours ensoleillés en nous bronzant)

to take advantage of

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