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FRENCH Vocabulaire liste 11
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Language - French
9th Grade
11/29/2010
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Term
fourrer son nez partout
 Definition
(exp.)
to interfere in everything
Term
hardi(e) comme un lion
 Definition
(exp.)
as bold as a lion
Term
il/elle a une sale tête
 Definition
(exp.)
he's/she's nasty looking
Term
il/elle avait les yeux hors de la tête
 Definition
(exp.)
his/her eyes were popping out
Term
il fait déjà noir
 Definition
(exp.)
it's dark already
Term
cajoler quelqu'un
 Definition
(exp.)
to coax someone
Term
jaune comme un citron
 Definition
(exp.)
as yellow as a lemon
Term
jaune canari
 Definition
(exp.)
canary yellow
Term
j'en suis resté(e) bleu(e)
 Definition
(exp.)
I was flabbergasted
Term
piquer un phare
 Definition
(exp.)
to turn crimson
Term
libre comme un oiseau
 Definition
(exp.)
as free as a bird
Term
long(ue) comme un jour sans pain
 Definition
(exp.)
as long as a month of Sundays
Term
malin(maligne) comme un singe
 Definition
(exp.)
as clever as a fox
Term
ne pas se casser la tête
 Definition
(exp.)
not to rack one's brains
Term
noir comme du jais
 Definition
(exp.)
jet black
Term
on aurait entendu voler une mouche
 Definition
(exp.)
you could have heard a pin drop
Term
ouvrir de grands yeux
 Definition
(exp.)
to open one's eyes wide
Term
parler entre ses dents
 Definition
(exp.)
to mumble
Term
parler français comme une vache espagnole
 Definition
(exp.)
to murder the French language
Term
partir la queue entre les jambes
 Definition
(exp.)
to go off with one's tail between one's legs
Term
passer du blanc au noir
 Definition
(exp.)
to go from one extreme to another
Term
perdre la tête
 Definition
(exp.)
to lose one's head
Term
pincer les lèvres
 Definition
(exp.)
to purse one's lips
Term
sans queue ni tête
 Definition
(exp.)
nonsense
Term
prendre le taureau par les cornes
 Definition
(exp.)
to take the bull by the horns
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