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Les Expressions 1
les expressions et idioms en Francais
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Enforcer le clou | to drive the point home |
| Ne pas valoir un clou | not to be worth a thing |
| Pleuvoir à seaux | to rain buckets |
| Faire la honte de | to be a disgrace to |
| Jeter la honte sur qqn/qqch | to bring disgrace upon sb/sthg |
| Vendre la mèche | to let the cat out of the bag |
| Se tordre de rire | to double up laughing |
| Être dédaigneux du danger | to be unmindful of danger |
| Être dédaigneux des honneurs | to have no interest in glory |
| Tomber raide | to be flabbergasted |
| Tomber raide mort | to drop dead |
| Dire qqch d’un ton solennel/elle | to say sthg solemnly |
| Être la fable de la ville | to be the talk of the town, to be a laughing stock |
| Je n’ose pas demander | I dare not ask |
| J’ose espérer que | I would hope that |
| Défaillir de faim | to feel faint with hunger |
| Défaillir de bonheur | overwhelmed with joy |
| Le temps a flétri sa beauté | her beauty has faded with time |