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 | allant {adj} {pres-p} | going | |
| 2 Words: Others |
| complaisant {adj} {pres-p} | easy-going | |
| coulant {adj} {pres-p} [personne] | easy-going | |
| debonnaire {adj} | easy-going | |
| parcourant {adj} {pres-p} | going through | |
| 2 Words: Verbs |
| décoller [spectacle] | to get going | |
| se secouer [réagir] [fam.] | to get going [coll.] | |
| auto tech. faire démarrer qc. [voiture, moteur] | to get sth. going | |
| faire marcher qc. | to get sth. going | |
| mettre sur pied qc. [créer] | to get sth. going | |
| se pérenniser | to keep going | |
| se maintenir | to keep going [person, business, machine] | |
| entretenir qc. [feu, conversation, rivalités] | to keep sth. going | |
| lancer qc. [débat, affaire] | to set sth. going | |
| faire marcher qc. | to set sth. going | |
| mettre qc. en marche | to set sth. going | |
| 2 Words: Nouns |
| sortie {f} [activité] | going out | |
| théâtre fréquentation {f} des théâtres | theatre-going | |
| 3 Words: Others |
| Une fois, deux fois, trois fois, adjugé ! | Going, going, gone! | |
| Alors, ça carbure ? [fam.] | How's it going? | |
| Où en êtes-vous ? [comment ça va] | How's it going? | |
| Allons-y ! | Let's get going! | |
| Qu'est-ce qui se passe ici ? | What's going on? | |
| 3 Words: Verbs |
| se dégarnir [perdre ses cheveux] | to be going bald | |
| loc. être en perte de vitesse | to be going downhill | |
| écon. être sur la mauvaise pente [entreprise, économie] | to be going downhill | |
| écon. être sur une pente savonneuse [entreprise, économie] | to be going downhill | |
| aller bon train [ventes, affaires] | to be going well | |
| mettre les choses en train | to get things going | |
| secouer les puces à qn. | to make sb. get going [idiom] | |
| 3 Words: Nouns |
| va-et-vient {m} [passage] | coming and going | |
| jeux jeu {m} des chaises musicales | going to Jerusalem [game] | |
| sociol. fête {f} d'adieu | going-away party | |
| naut. navire {m} de haute mer | ocean-going ship | |
| 4 Words: Others |
| Tout va de travers aujourd'hui. | Everything's going wrong today. | |
| Il faut que je parte. | I must be going. | |
| Je prendrai ce qu'il y a. | I'll have whatever's going. | |
| météo. Il va neiger. | It's going to snow. | |
| Je n'ai plus de voix. | My voice is going. | |
| Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? | What is going on? | |
| Qu'est-ce qui te fait vivre ? | What keeps you going? | |
| Où vas-tu ? | Where are you going? | |
| Où est-ce que tu vas ? | Where are you going? | |
| 4 Words: Verbs |
| dr. pour éviter d'aller en prison | to avoid going to prison | |
| trafic éviter de passer par Lyon | to avoid going via Lyon | |
| auto aller bon train [voiture] | to be going quite fast | |
| aller faire qc. | to be going to do sth. [in the future] | |
| allumer le feu | to get the fire going | |
| insister lourdement sur qc. | to keep going on about sth. | |
| alimenter la conversation [personne] | to keep the conversation going | |
| s'interdire les sorties | to refrain from going out | |
| 4 Words: Nouns |
| chassé-croisé {m} [manœuvres] | continual coming and going | |
| 5+ Words: Others |
| Hein ? Qu'est-ce qui se passe ? [hein : marque l'étonnement] | Eh, what's going on here (then)? | |
| Vraiment, il dépasse les limites ! | He's really going too far! | |
| auto Cette voiture roule très vite ! | That car's going very fast! | |
| Ce n'est pas demain la veille ! [loc.] | That's not going to happen in a hurry! [idiom] | |
| Il y a du passage. [personnes] [fam.] | There are a lot of coming and going. | |
| Les candidats n'ont pas cessé de défiler. | There was an endless coming and going of applicants. | |
| Ça va faire du vilain. | There's going to be big trouble. | |
| Il va y avoir du vilain. | There's going to be big trouble. | |
| Ça se gâte ! [fig.] [fam.] | There's going to be trouble! | |
| Que vas-tu faire, hein ? [hein : renforcement de l'interrogation] | What are you going to do (then), eh? | |
| 5+ Words: Verbs |
| Il y a anguille sous roche. [loc.] | There is something fishy going on. [idiom] | |
| être sur la bonne pente | to be going in the right direction | |
| auto dépanner une auto | to get a car going again [following a breakdown] | |
| se faire arranger [fam.] | to get a good going-over [coll.] | |
| subir un passage à tabac [fam.] [loc.] [tabassage] | to get a good going-over [coll.] [idiom] [suffer a beating] | |
| loc. tirer son épingle du jeu | to get out while the going is good [idiom] | |
| arranger qn. [fam.] | to give sb. a good going-over [coll.] | |
| se renvoyer la balle [discuter] | to keep a lively argument going | |
