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October 9, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Here is a list of words that are commonly used in Britain, and their definitions are mixed up below. Try to match them up: 1. Brolly 2. cuppa 3. kip 4. porkies 5. fag 6. loo 7. bobby 8. gobsmacked 9. init? 10. Scouser a. n’est-ce pas? b. un flic c. les toilettes d. une [...]
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October 7, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Trop de choses ici à apprendre au même temps: selectionner une ou deux expressions et apprenez-les par coeur (learn them by heart!) to have no heart to be heartless to have your heart in the right place to know it/learn it by heart to have your best interests at heart Your heart can melt To [...]
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July 24, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
(caught with your) fingers/hands in the till : la main dans la caisse (enregistreuse) Heads will roll: quelqu’un va être puni/se faire virer/payer! Share on Facebook
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July 23, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
to feather your own nest whistleblower Share on Facebook
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July 21, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
a bad taste in the mouth (goût désagréable) baying for blood : exiger la démission de quelqu’un Share on Facebook
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July 20, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
More idioms that are used a lot in political journalism.
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July 18, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Si quelqu’un est capable de rester calme ou garder son sang-froid, on dit (en anglais, bien sûr) qu’il est aussi frais/cool qu’un concombre! Bizarre, je sais, mais…
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April 11, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Not a snowball’s chance in hell: Aucune possibilité que ça va se réaliser/ se passer. Share on Facebook
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April 10, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Cette expression is exactly the same as ‘cercle vicieux’. An example of calque, maybe? Share on Facebook
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April 10, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Safe and sound : sain et sauf. Les anglophones peuvent utiliser cette expression pour parler des choses peu risqué: We arrived home safe and sound. Share on Facebook
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April 9, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
French: l’ordre des choses est inversé. On entend souvent aujourd’hui, ‘the tables have turned’. Share on Facebook
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April 8, 2009 | Posted by profanglais
Quelqu’un est un ‘yes man’ parcequ’il dit toujours ‘oui’. C’est une personne faible, lache, ou flatteur. Share on Facebook
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