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2.Locutions Verbales - II

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Vocab Word
Definition
s'agir de   to be a question of  
aller a la rencontre/au-devant de   to go meet  
fondre en larmes   to burst into tears  
battre des mains   to applaud  
changer de   to change(one thing of another of its kind)  
se connaitre a (en)   to be an expert in,know all about  
donner/serrer la maine   to shake hands  
l'echapper belle   to have a narrow escape  
entendre dire que   to hear that  
entendre parler de   to hear of  
hausser les epaules   to shurg one's shoulders  
hocher la tete   to shake one's head, to nod  
jeter un coup d'oeil (sur)   to glance (at)  
jouir de   to enjoy  
manquer a quelqu'un   to be missed by  
manquer de (+ nom)   to lack, to be lacking in  
manquer de (+ infinitif)   to come near (doing something)  
se meler de   to interfere with  
mettre a la porte   to dismiss, turn out, expel  
se mettre en colere   to lose one's temper, get angry  
perdre connaissance   to faint  
perdre de vue   to lose sight of  
pleuvoir a verse   to rain hard, pour  
n'en pouvoir plus   to be exhausted  
prendre garde de   to take care not to  
prendre le parti de   to decide to, to make up one's mind  
remporter la victoire   to win the victory  
se rendre compte de (que)   to take in account, realize  
rire au nez de   to laugh in (one's) face  
sauter aux yeux   to be evident  
savoir bon gre a quelqu'un de quelque chose   to be grateful to someone for something  
suivre un cours   to take a course  
se tirer d'affaire   to get along, manage  
valoir la peine de   to be worthwhile  
voir tout en rose   to look at the bright side of things  
en vouloir a   to have a grudge against, be angry with  


   


 

 

 

 

 

 
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