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Phrases Utiles
du Leaving Cert
| French | English |
|---|---|
| à cause de | because of, due to |
| à la fois | at the same time |
| à la limite | at most, in a pinch |
| à la rigueur | or even, if need be |
| à la une | front page news |
| à la vôtre ! | cheers! |
| À mon avis | in my opinion |
| À peine | hardly |
| A peu près | about, approximately, nearly |
| À tes souhaits | bless you |
| ah bon (?) | oh really? I see |
| allons-y ! | Let’s go! |
| au cas où | just in case |
| au contraire | on the contrary |
| au fait | by the way |
| au fur et à mesure | as, while |
| au lieu de | instead of, rather than |
| avoir l'air (de) | to look (like) |
| bien dans sa peau | content, comfortable, at ease with oneself |
| bien entendu | of course, obviously bien sûr of course |
| blague à part | seriously, all kidding aside |
| Bon anniversaire ! | Happy birthday! |
| Bon appétit ! | Enjoy your meal! |
| Bon débarras ! | Good riddance! |
| bon marché | inexpensive, cheap |
| ça marche | ok, that works |
| ça m'est égal | it's all the same to me |
| ça ne fait rien | never mind, it doesn't matter |
| ça va (?) | how's it going?, I'm fine |
| ça vaut le coup | it's worth it |
| ce n'est pas grave | it doesn't matter, no problem, |
| ce n'est pas terrible | it's not that great |
| c'est | it is |
| c'est parti | here we go, and we're off |
| c'est pas vrai ! | no way! |
| c'est-à-dire | that is, i.e., I mean |
| comme d'hab | as usual |
| comme d'habitude | As usual |
| d'ailleurs | moreover, might I add |
| de rien | you're welcome |
| dis donc / dites donc | wow, by the way |
| du coup | as a result |
| du jour au lendemain | overnight |
| du tout | not/none at all |
| en effet | indeed, that's right |
| en fait | in fact |
| en retard | late |
| enfin | well, I mean |
| est-ce que | (turns statement into question) |
| et j'en passe | and that's not all |
| et patati et patata | and so on and so forth |
| être en train de | to be ___ing |
| faire cadeau | to give (something), to let off easily |
| faire le pont | to make it a long weekend fais |
| Faire gaffe | watch out, be careful |
| fais voir | let me see |
| figure-toi | guess what, get this |
| 'fin | well, I mean |
| grâce à | thanks to |
| il est | it is |
| il faut | it's necessary |
| il y a | there is, there are |
| il y a quelque chose qui cloche | something's amiss |
| J'arrive ! | I'm on my way! |
| Je n'en reviens pas | I can't believe it |
| Je n'y peux rien | There's nothing I can do about it. |
| Je n'y suis pour rien | It's got nothing to do with me |
| J'en peux plus | I can't take (it) any more |
| Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité | France's motto |
| métro, boulot, dodo | the rat race |
| n'est-ce pas ? | right? isn't that so? |
| n'importe quoi | whatever |
| oh là là | oh dear, oh no |
| on ne sait jamais | you never know |
| on peut se tutoyer ? | can we use tu? |
| On y va ? | Shall we go? Ready? |
| par contre | whereas, on the other hand |
| par exemple | for example, such as; oh my, well really! |
| pas de problème | no problem |
| pas du tout | not at all |
| pas mal | not bad, quite a bit |
| pas terrible | not that great, nothing special |
| plus ça change... | the more things change... |
| prendre une décision | to make a decision |
| quand même | anyway, really, finally |
| quand on parle du loup | speak of the devil |
| revenons à nos moutons | let's get back to the subject at hand |
| rien à voir | nothing to do with |
| sans blague | seriously, all kidding aside |
| si ce n'est pas indiscret | if it's not too personal a question |
| si tu veux | if you will |
| tant mieux | it's just as well, even better |
| tant pis | oh well, too bad, tough |
| tiens | here you go, there you are |
| tout à coup | all of a sudden |
| tout à fait | absolutely, exactly |
| tout à l'heure | in a moment, a moment ago |
| tout de suite | right away, immediately |
| tout d'un coup | all at once |
| tu connais la musique | you know the routine |
| tu m'étonnes | tell me something I don't know |
| tu te rends compte ? | can you imagine? |
| un bon rapport qualité-prix | good value |
| un coup de fil | phone call |
| un coup d'œil | glance, quick look |
| valoir le coup | to be worth it |
| Vive la France ! | Long live France! |
| voilà | there is, that's it |
Created by:
dcor90
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