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French Idioms
A list of idioms in French
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Language - French
9th Grade
06/10/2010
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avoir faim
 Definition
to be hungry
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avoir soif
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to be thirsty
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avoir sommeil
 Definition
to be sleepy
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avoir.....ans
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to be ..... years old
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avoir froid
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to be/feel cold
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avoir chaud
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to be/feel warm/hot
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avoir raison
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to be right
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avoir tort
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to be wrong
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avoir besoin de + nom
 Definition
to need
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avoir envie de + infinitif
 Definition
to feel like doing st / to really want to do st
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avoir mal à la/au/aux + partie du corps
 Definition
to have a sore...../ to have a .........ache
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avoir peur de + nom/infinitif
 Definition
to be afraid/scared of st/sb
to be afraid/scared to do st
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il y a
 Definition
there is/ there are
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avoir l'air + adjectif
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to look/seem + adj.
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avoir congé
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to be off/ to have a day off
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avoir de la chance
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to be lucky
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avoir le mal du pays
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to be homesick
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avoir le mal de l'air
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to be airsick
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avoir le mal de mer
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to be seasick
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avoir bonne mine
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to look well/healthy
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avoir mauvaise mine
 Definition
to look ill/unwell
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Qu'est-ce que + sujet + avoir
 Definition
What's wrong with.....?
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Il fait beau.
 Definition
The weather is nice. / It's nice out.
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Il fait mauvais.
 Definition
The weather is bad.
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Il fait chaud.
 Definition
It's warm/hot.
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Il fait froid
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It's cold
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Il fait du brouillard
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It's foggy
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Il fait nuageux
 Definition
It's cloudy
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Il fait lourd
 Definition
It's muggy
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Quel temps fait-il?
 Definition
What's the weather like?
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Il fait noir/sombre
 Definition
It's dark
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faire attention à + nom
 Definition
to pay attention to/ to be careful with/ to watch out for
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fair peur à + nom
 Definition
to frighten/ to scare sb
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faire mal à + nom
 Definition
to hurt sb (physically)
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adj. poss. + partie du corps + pronom coi + faire mal
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a part of the body hurts/is sore
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se faire mal à + art. def. + partie du corps
 Definition
to hurt/injure a part of the body
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se faire mal
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to get hurt
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s'en faire
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to worry
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faire de son mieux
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to do one's best
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faire de la peine
 Definition
to hurt sb (sb's feelings)
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ça ne fait rien
 Definition
It doesn't matter
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Qu'est-ce que çå fait.....?
 Definition
What does it matter......?
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faire un régime
 Definition
to be on a diet
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faire la lessive
 Definition
to do the laundry
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faire la vaisselle
 Definition
to do the dishes
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faire le ménage
 Definition
to do the chores/ clean the house
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faire semblant de + inf./que
 Definition
to pretend to do something/that
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faire plaisir à + coi
 Definition
to make sb happy
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ne faire que + inf.
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to do nothing but....
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Comment ça va?
Comment vas-tu?
Comment allez-vous?
 Definition
How are you?
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aller bien
 Definition
to be/feel fine; to go well
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ça va?
 Definition
Are you okay?/ Agreed?/ Okay?
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On y va?
 Definition
Ready? Shall we go?
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Qu'est-ce qui ne va pas?
 Definition
What's wrong? What's the matter?
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aller à + coi
 Definition
To suit, look nice on sb
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ça ne va pas?
 Definition
Someting wrong?
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aller chercher + cod
 Definition
to go get st
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