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Locutions Idiomatiques
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Language - French
11th Grade
09/01/2012
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Term
avoir beau + infinitif
 Definition
to do (something) in vain (you MUST add the reason the action is in vain)
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avoir bonne (mauvaise) mine
 Definition
to look well (ill)
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avoir (recevoir) des nouvelles de
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to hear from
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avoir le coeur serré
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to be sad at heart
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avoir le mal du pays
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to be homesick
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avoir soin (de)
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to be careful (of)
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être bien (mal) mis
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to be well (badly) dressed
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être des nôtres (vôtres, leurs)
 Definition
to be one of us (you, them), to join us (you, them)
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être en état de
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to be fit to, able to
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être en train de
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to be busy (doing something), be in the act of
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faire + infinitif
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to have something done, have (make) someone do (something)
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faire savoir (à quelqu'un)
 Definition
to let (someone) know, notify
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faire venir
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to send for
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faire de la peine (à quelqu'un)
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to distress, vex, grieve (someone)
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faire du sport (du ski, du tennis, etc.)
 Definition
to go in for sports (skiing, tennis, etc.)
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faire de l'auto-stop
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to hitchhike
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faire du mal à
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to harm (morally, mentally)
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faire mal à
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to hurt (physically)
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faire la grasse matinée
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to sleep late
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faire la queue
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to stand in line
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faire la sourde oreille
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to turn a deaf ear, pretend not to hear
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faire le ménage
 Definition
to do the housework
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faire partie de
 Definition
to be a member of, belong to
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faire une partie de
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to play a game of
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faire sa médecine (son droit)
 Definition
to study medicine (law)
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faire semblant de
 Definition
to pretend, make believe
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se faire tard
 Definition
to be getting late
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prendre part à
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to take part in, share (in)
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rendre (+ adjectif)
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to make (+ adjective)
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tenir compte de
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to take into account, take into consideration
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tenir (+ adjectif)
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to keep (+ adjective)
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tenir à
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to be eager to, insist on, value
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tenir de
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to take after, resemble
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s'agir de
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to be a question of, be about
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aller à la rencontre de, aller au-devant de
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to go to meet
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battre des mains
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to applaud
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changer de
 Definition
to change (one thing for another of its kind)
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se connaitre à (en)
 Definition
to be an expert in, know all about
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donner la main, serrer la main
 Definition
to shake hands
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donner sur
 Definition
to face, look out on
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l'échapper belle
 Definition
to have a narrow escape
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entendre dire que
 Definition
to hear that
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entendre parler de
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to hear of
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fondre en larmes
 Definition
to burst into tears
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hausser les épaules
 Definition
to shrug one's shoulders
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hocher la tête
 Definition
to shake one's head, to nod
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jeter un coup d'oeil (sur)
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to glance (at)
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jouir de
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to enjoy (what one possesses)
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manquer à quelqu'un
 Definition
to be missed by
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manquer de (+ nom)
 Definition
to lack, to be lacking in
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manquer de (+ infinitif)
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to come near (doing something), to fail to
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se mêler de
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to interfere with
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mettre à la porte
 Definition
to dismiss, turn out, expel
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se mettre en colère
 Definition
to lose one's temper, get angry
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perdre connaissance
 Definition
to faint
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perdre de vue
 Definition
to lose sight of
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pleuvoir à verse
 Definition
to rain hard, pour
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n'en pouvoir plus
 Definition
to be exhausted
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prendre garde de
 Definition
to take care not to
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prendre le parti de
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to decide to, make up one's mind to
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remporter la victoire
 Definition
to win the victory
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se rendre compte de (or que)
 Definition
to take into account, realize
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rire au nez de
 Definition
to laugh in (one's) face
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sauter aux yeux
 Definition
to be evident
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savoir bon gré à quelqu'un de quelque chose
 Definition
to be grateful to someone for something
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suivre un cours
 Definition
to take a course
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se tirer d'affaire
 Definition
to get along, manage
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valoir le peine de
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to be worthwhile
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voir tout en rose
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to look at the bright side of things
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en vouloir à
 Definition
to have a grudge against, be angry with
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