| qui épargne gagne | A penny saved is a penny earned. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui dort dîne | Sleeping is as good as eating. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui donne tôt donne deux fois | He gives twice who gives in a trice. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui dit trop ne dit rien | He who wants to prove too much proves nothing. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui deux choses chasse, ni l’une ni l’autre ne prend | Between two stools one falls to the ground. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui croit guiller guillot, guillot le guille | | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui coupe son nez dégarnit son visage | It is an ill bird that fouls its own nest; He who cuts off his nose spites his own face. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui compte sans son hôte compte deux fois | He who reckons without his host must reckon again; Don’t count your chickens before they are hatched. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui commence mal finit mal | A bad day never has a good night. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui chapon mange, chapon lui vient | He that has plenty shall have more. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui bien fera, bien (se) trouvera | Who works well will have a good reward. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui aime bien, tard oublie | True love dies hard. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui aime bien châtie bien | Spare the rod and spoil the child. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui aime bertrand, aime son chien | Love me, love my dog. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a terme ne doit rien | No one is obliged to pay before a debt is due. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a temps a vie | While there is life, there is hope; Dum spiro spero. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a renommée de se lever matin peut dormir jusqu’à midi | A good reputation covers a multitude of sins. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a compagnon a maître | One is often obliged to give way to the wishes of those with whom one is associated. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a bu n’a point de secrets | When wine sinks, words swim; In vino veritas; Drink washes off the daub, and discovers the man; What the sober man has in his heart, the drunkard has on his lips. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a bu boira | Habit is second nature; If you take to the habit of drinking you cannot get rid of it. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| qui a bruit de se lever matin peut dormir jusqu’au soir | A good reputation covers many sins. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quelque sot le ferait | One would be a fool to do that. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quelle scie! (fam.) | What a bother! | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quelle mouche vous pique? | What irritates you? What whim have you got into your head? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quelle affaire! en voilà une affaire! (ironic.) | What a to-do! What a row about nothing! | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quel temps il fait! | What weather this is! | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quel temps fait-il? | What is the weather like? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quel est l’état de votre caisse? | How much cash have you in hand? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quel est le bagage de cet auteur? | What works has that author written? What is that author’s output? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| québec, c’est saint-malo à s’y méprendre (max o’rell) | You could easily mistake Quebec for St. Malo. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| que voulez-vous? | 1. What do you want? What can I do for you? 2. What was to be done? 3. What can you expect? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| que voulez-vous que j’y fasse? | How can I help it? What would you have me do? It is no business of mine. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| que m’importe? | What is that to me? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| que faire? | What am I (or, are we) to do? What is to be done? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| que diable allait-il faire dans cette galère? | Whatever induced him to get into that fix? Whatever business had he there? | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quasi et presque empêchent les gens de mentir | Almost and very nigh save many a lie. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on veut trop serrer l’anguille, elle s’échappe | “Much would have more and lost all”; He who is too greedy loses everything. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on prend du galon on n’en saurait trop prendre | As well be hanged for a sheep as a lamb; One cannot make too much of a favourable opportunity. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois) | Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on n’a pas ce que l’on aime il faut aimer ce que l’on a | If you cannot get crumb you had best eat crust. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on est bien, on ne s’y peut tenir | The love of change makes us give up even a comfortable position. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on compte sur les souliers d’un mort on risque de marcher pieds nus | It’s an ill thing to wait for dead men’s shoes; He pulls with a long rope that waits for another’s death. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on a des filles, on est toujours berger | My son is my son till he gets him a wife, My daughter’s my daughter all the days of her life. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand on a de l’esprit, on se tire d’affaire | When one has brains, one gets out of any difficulty. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand noël est vert, les pâques seront blanches | When the winter is mild, the spring will be wintry. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand l’arbre est tombé tout le monde court aux branches | When the tree falls every one goeth to it with his hatchet. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand les voleurs se battent, les larcins se découvrent | When thieves fall out, honest men get their own. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand les femmes sont ensemble, elles taillent des bavettes à n’en plus finir | When women get together they indulge in endless gossip. | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand le diable fut vieux il se fit ermite | The devil was sick, the devil a monk would be, The devil was well, the devil a monk was he! | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
| quand je vous le disais! (or, je vous l’avais bien dit!) | I told you so! | added by anonymous
1 month ago |
