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Expressions Utiles Chpt. 9
Personnages 4th ed.
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Language - French
9th Grade
04/26/2010

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That's exciting!
Definition
Ça me passionne!
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That interests me a lot.
Definition
Ça m'intéresse beaucoup.
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That's all the same to me. A shrug is used with this expression. The lips are pursed and the hands are opened, palms up.
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Ça m'est égal.
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It's rather boring. The gesture is made by rubbing the knuckles back and forth on the side of the jaw. This rubbing of the "beard" is used to indicate that something is so boring that one could grow a beard while it is happening.
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C'est assez ennuyeux.
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That doesn't interest me at all.
Definition
Ça ne me dit rien du tout.
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I'm fed up with (hearing about) that! The right hand is raised near the left temple. The hand is open but bent at a right angle to the wrist. The gesture is made by twisting the wrist so that the hand passes over your forehead.
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J'en ai assez (d'entendre parler) de ça!
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to have an important role in a film or in a play
Definition
jouer un rôle important dans un film ou dans une pièce
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to write a bestseller
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écrire un best-seller
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to make an important discovery
Definition
faire une découverte importante
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to paint a masterpiece
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peindre un chef-d'oeuvre
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to be chosen for the Olympic Games
Definition
être sélecionné(e) pour les Jeux Olympiques
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to serve others
Definition
rendre service aux autres
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to be elected to a political job
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être élu(e) à un poste politique
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to teach
Definition
enseigner
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to be in charge of a business
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diriger une entreprise
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to have a job that pays well
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avoir un poste bien rémunéré
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to do what interests me
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faire ce qui m'intéresse
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to get a promotion
Definition
obtenir une promotion
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