French Idioms

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It's raining cats and dogs
Il pleut des cordes
It was raining cats and dogs
Il pleuvait des cordes
It's freezing cold
Il fait un froid de canard
It was freezing cold
Il faisait un froid de canard
The weather is awful
Il y a un temps de chien
The weather was awful
Il faisait un temps de chien
I'm very talkative
J’ai la langue bien pendue
I was very talkative
J’avais la langue bien pendue
I'm fed up
J’en ai ras-le-bol
I was fed up
J’en avais ras-le-bol
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I'm feeling down
J’ai le cafard
I was feeling down
J’avais le cafard
I'm absent minded
J’ai la tête ailleurs
I was absent minded
J’avais la tête ailleurs
I work flat out
Je travaille d’arrache-pied
I worked flat out
Je travaillais d’arrache-pied
I overcomplicate
Je cherche midi à quatorze heures
I overcomplicated
Je cherchais midi à quatorze heures
I faint
Je tombe dans les pommes
I fainted
Je suis tombé dans les pommes
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