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Argentine
Les idiomes, proverbes et expressions anglais sont une partie importante de l'anglais de tous les jours. Ils reviennent tout le temps en anglais écrit et parlé. Parce que les idiomes n'ont pas toujours de sens littéralement, vous devrez vous familiariser avec la signification et l'utilisation de chaque idiome. Cela peut sembler beaucoup de travail, mais apprendre les idiomes est amusant, surtout lorsque vous comparez les idiomes anglais aux idiomes de votre propre langue.
Apprendre à utiliser des idiomes et des expressions courantes rendra votre anglais plus natif, c'est donc une bonne idée de maîtriser certaines de ces expressions. Vous pouvez commencer par apprendre les idiomes anglais très courants ci-dessous, car ce sont ceux que vous rencontrerez régulièrement en regardant des films ou des émissions de télévision américains, ou en visitant les États-Unis.
Les idiomes anglais les plus courants
Ces idiomes anglais sont extrêmement courants dans les conversations quotidiennes aux États-Unis. Vous les entendrez dans des films et des émissions de télévision et pourrez les utiliser pour que votre anglais ressemble davantage à celui d'un locuteur natif.
| Idiom | Meaning | Usage |
|---|---|---|
| A blessing in disguise | a good thing that seemed bad at first | as part of a sentence |
| A dime a dozen | Something common | as part of a sentence |
| Beat around the bush | Avoid saying what you mean, usually because it is uncomfortable | as part of a sentence |
| Better late than never | Better to arrive late than not to come at all | by itself |
| Bite the bullet | To get something over with because it is inevitable | as part of a sentence |
| Break a leg | Good luck | by itself |
| Call it a day | Stop working on something | as part of a sentence |
| Cut somebody some slack | Don't be so critical | as part of a sentence |
| Cutting corners | Doing something poorly in order to save time or money | as part of a sentence |
| Easy does it | Slow down | by itself |
| Get out of hand | Get out of control | as part of a sentence |
| Get something out of your system | Do the thing you've been wanting to do so you can move on | as part of a sentence |
| Get your act together | Work better or leave | by itself |
| Give someone the benefit of the doubt | Trust what someone says | as part of a sentence |
| Go back to the drawing board | Start over | as part of a sentence |
| Hang in there | Don't give up | by itself |
| Hit the sack | Go to sleep | as part of a sentence |
| It's not rocket science | It's not complicated | by itself |
| Let someone off the hook | To not hold someone responsible for something | as part of a sentence |
| Make a long story short | Tell something briefly | as part of a sentence |
| Miss the boat | It's too late | as part of a sentence |
| No pain, no gain | You have to work for what you want | by itself |
| On the ball | Doing a good job | as part of a sentence |
| Pull someone's leg | To joke with someone | as part of a sentence |
| Pull yourself together | Calm down | by itself |
| So far so good | Things are going well so far | by itself |
| Speak of the devil | The person we were just talking about showed up! | by itself |
| That's the last straw | My patience has run out | by itself |
| The best of both worlds | An ideal situation | as part of a sentence |
| Time flies when you're having fun | You don't notice how long something lasts when it's fun | by itself |
| To get bent out of shape | To get upset | as part of a sentence |
| To make matters worse | Make a problem worse | as part of a sentence |
| Under the weather | Sick | as part of a sentence |
| We'll cross that bridge when we come to it | Let's not talk about that problem right now | by itself |
| Wrap your head around something | Understand something complicated | as part of a sentence |
| You can say that again | That's true, I agree | by itself |
| Your guess is as good as mine | I have no idea | by itself |
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