Misc French Expressions

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FRENCH ENGLISH
"Ça y est" is a common French expression that means "That's it!" or "It's done!" It’s used to indicate that something has been completed, something has finally happened, or a situation has been resolved. It conveys a sense of arrival or achievement, often with relief or satisfaction.
Ça y est, j'ai fini. That's it, I'm done.
Ça y est, il a enfin répondu. It happened, he finally replied.
Ça y est, le film commence. It's starting, the movie is beginning.
Ça y est, je me souviens maintenant ! Oh, I remember now.

Bon. / Tant mieux. Good.
Tant mieux pour toi. Good for you.
Dommage. / Tant pis. /dɔmaʒ/ Too bad.
C'est dommage pour toi. / Tant pis pour toi. Too bad for you. / It sucks for you.
Ça arrive. It happens.
Ce n'est pas de chance. That's unlucky.
Pousse-toi. /pus/ Move. / Step aside.
Ce n'est pas sorcier. /sɔʀsje/ It's not witchcraft. / It's not complicated. / It's not rocket science.
Passe à autre chose. Get over it. / Move on.
Remets-toi-en. Deal with it. (sounds harsh)
Fais-toi une raison. /ʀɛzɔ̃/ Make peace with it.
Tourne la page. Turn the page.
C'est dingue. / C'est fou. /dɛ̃ɡ/ It's crazy.
Vous pourriez parler plus fort ? /fɔːʳt/ Could you speak louder?
Je pourrais venir chez toi ? Could I come to your house?
On pourrait faire mieux. We could do better.
J'aurais dû me douter. /dute/ I should have known better.
J'aurais pu t'aider. I could have helped you.
Ça doit être à gauche. It must be on the left.
Ça a dû être dur. It must have been tough.
Ça devait être bizarre à ton époque. /epɔk/ It must have been weird in your time.
Ce serait bien. That would be nice.
Ce serait bien s’il pouvait nous donner un coup de main. It would be nice if he could give us a hand.
"pouvait" is used here to indicate a hypothetical or wishful situation.
J'ai hâte de voir la suite. I can't wait to see what's next.
J'ai hâte d'y être. I'm looking forward to it.
Je ne sais pas ce que ça veut dire. I don't know what it means.
Je vais le garder ainsi. /ɡaʀde/ /ɛ̃si/ I'm going to keep it that way.
Je vais faire en sorte que ça reste comme ça. I'm going to make sure that it stays that way.
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