Fiche à imprimer : Head over heels : les expressions de l'amour (5e)

Anglais	Français
to fall in love (with)	tomber amoureux (de)
love at first sight	le coup de foudre
to be head over heels	être fou amoureux
my other half	ma moitié
to get on well with	bien s'entendre avec
to break up	rompre, se séparer

Les expressions idiomatiques ne se traduisent pas mot à mot : head over heels veut dire « la tête par-dessus les talons », donc « fou amoureux » ! Pour l'amitié : to get on well with someone (bien s'entendre). Prétérit de fall : fell (They fell in love).

Mise en situation : les potins de la série

Clara : Did you watch the new episode? Jack and Amy fell in love!

Tu as regardé le nouvel épisode ? Jack et Amy sont tombés amoureux !

Leo : Yes! It was love at first sight. He's head over heels!

Oui ! C'était le coup de foudre. Il est fou amoureux !

Clara : But Amy's best friend doesn't get on well with Jack.

Mais la meilleure amie d'Amy ne s'entend pas bien avec Jack.

Leo : Oh no. Do you think they'll break up?

Oh non. Tu crois qu'ils vont rompre ?

Clara : No way! She's his other half!

Pas question ! C'est sa moitié !

À retenir

to fall in love (fell), love at first sight, to be head over heels.
my other half, a soulmate, to get on well with, to break up.

Exercice 1 : Les expressions de l'amour : exercice 1 (QCM)

« tomber amoureux »
1. to drop in love
2. to fall on love
3. to fall in love
« le coup de foudre »
1. love at first sight
2. love at first light
3. lightning love of
« être fou amoureux »
1. to be heels over head of
2. to be head over heels
3. to be crazy of love
« ma moitié »
1. my half other
2. my other half
3. my middle
« bien s'entendre avec »
1. to hear well with
2. to get on well with
3. to get in well of
« rompre »
1. to break up
2. to break in
3. to break out
Prétérit de fall :
1. falled
2. felt
3. fell
« une âme sœur »
1. a soulmate
2. a soul sister
3. a sole mate
« Pas question ! »
1. No why!
2. Not way!
3. No way!
Une expression idiomatique se traduit...
1. toujours mot à mot
2. par son sens, pas mot à mot
3. jamais

Exercice 2 : Les expressions de l'amour : exercice 2 (à compléter)

They .......................... in love. (fall)
It was love at first .......................... .
He's head over .......................... !
She's his other .......................... .
She doesn't get on well .......................... Jack.
Do you think they'll break .......................... ?
No .......................... !
He fell in love .......................... her.
She's my .......................... . (âme sœur)
Did you watch the new .......................... ?

Exercice 3 : Les expressions de l'amour : mise en situation

Jack et Amy sont tombés amoureux.
1. Jack and Amy falled in love!
2. Jack and Amy fell in love!
3. Jack and Amy fell on love!
C'était le coup de foudre.
1. It was love at first sight.
2. It was love in first sight.
3. It was love at first light.
Il est fou amoureux.
1. He's head over heels!
2. He's heels over head!
3. He's head on heels!
La meilleure amie ne s'entend pas avec Jack.
1. Her best friend doesn't get on well with Jack.
2. Her best friend don't get on well with Jack.
3. Her best friend doesn't get in well of Jack.
Tu crois qu'ils vont rompre ?
1. Do you think they'll break up?
2. Do you think they break up will?
3. Do you think they'll break out?
Pas question, c'est sa moitié.
1. No way! She's her half other!
2. No way! She's his other half!
3. No why! She's his other half!
Tu t'entends bien avec ton frère.
1. I get in well with my brother.
2. I hear well with my brother.
3. I get on well with my brother.
Ils se sont séparés l'an dernier.
1. They broke out last year.
2. They broke up last year.
3. They breaked up last year.
Tu crois au coup de foudre ?
1. Do you believe in love at first sight?
2. Do you believe at love at first sight?
3. Are you believe in love at first sight?
C'est mon âme sœur.
1. He's my soulmate.
2. He's my soul sister.
3. He's my sole mate.

Corrigé

Exercice 1

1. c) to fall in love · 2. a) love at first sight · 3. b) to be head over heels · 4. b) my other half · 5. b) to get on well with · 6. a) to break up · 7. c) fell · 8. a) a soulmate · 9. c) No way! · 10. b) par son sens, pas mot à mot

Exercice 2

1. fell · 2. sight · 3. heels · 4. half · 5. with · 6. up · 7. way · 8. with · 9. soulmate · 10. episode

Exercice 3

1. b) Jack and Amy fell in love! · 2. a) It was love at first sight. · 3. a) He's head over heels! · 4. a) Her best friend doesn't get on well with Jack. · 5. a) Do you think they'll break up? · 6. b) No way! She's his other half! · 7. c) I get on well with my brother. · 8. b) They broke up last year. · 9. a) Do you believe in love at first sight? · 10. a) He's my soulmate.