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| une histoire à dormir debout |
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| a bullshit story, tall tale, made up excuse story or exaggerated |
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ne vendre pas la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué |
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don't count your chickens before they hatch one shouldn't count their chickens before they hatch |
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| pass out, lose consciousness |
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| to help out in a difficult situation, to aide |
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avoir des fourmis (dans les membres, le jamb, le bra) fourmis = ants |
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| to feel "pins and needles" - have a limb "fall asleep" |
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| avoir un verre dans le nez |
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| to have a lot of connections |
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| prendre ses jambs à son cou |
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| se mettre le doigt dans l'oeil |
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ne pas avoir les yeux en face des trous not have eyes facing the holes |
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| to not see straight (from fatigue or drunk) |
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| faire gaffe a quelque chose |
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to watch out for, be careful of something look out for something dangerous |
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| C'est bien fait pour toi ! |
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| C'est plus facile à dire qu'à faire. |
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| Cette pièce fait salle comble. |
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| This play draws a full house. |
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| Il fait encore des siennes. |
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| He's up to his old tricks again. |
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| Il fait toujours bande à part. |
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| He always keeps to himself. |
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| Il le fait à contre-coeur |
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| He's doing it unwillingly |
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| It's hopeless, no use insisting |
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| On a fait une nuit blanche. |
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| We pulled an all-nighter. |
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| Que faites-vous dans la vie ? |
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| What do you do for a living? |
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| Si cela ne vous fait rien |
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| Tu as fait un beau gâchis ! |
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| You've made a fine mess of it! |
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| Tu as fait courir ce bruit. |
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| to run errands / to go shopping |
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| to inform someone of something |
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| faire semblant de faire qqch |
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| to pretend to do something |
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| faire ses quatre cents coups |
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| to sow one's wild oats, get in trouble, lead a wild life |
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| to blunder, make a mistake |
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| faire venir l'eau à la bouche |
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| to make one's mouth water |
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| to meet (for the first time) |
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| faire le ménage, la vaisselle |
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| make horny (only for men) |
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| Ne vend pas la peau de l’ourse avant de l’avoir tué |
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| don't count your chickens before they are hatched |
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| Ne être pas tombé (né) de la dernière pluie |
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| to have experience (was not born yesterday) |
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| manger les pissenlits par la racine |
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| to be at ease/comfortable |
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| faire grimper aux rideaux |
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following the example of
in the manner of |
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| don't worry (don't get worked up) |
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