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vent au visage rend un homme sageAdversity makes a man wise, not rich.Rate it:

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autant en emporte le ventThat is but so much breath spent in vain; It is not of the slightest consequence.Rate it:

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à brebis tondue Dieu mesure le ventLa providence proportionne nos épreuves à nos forces ; Dieu ne nous envoie pas plus d’épreuves que nous n’en pouvons supporter.Rate it:

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ne faites pas attention à ses menaces, autant en emporte le ventPay no attention to his threats, they are as light as air.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventA little rain lays much dust; Often quite a trifle calms a torrent of wrath.Rate it:

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à brebis tondue dieu mesure le ventGod tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.Rate it:

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autant en emporte le ventSe dit en parlant de promesses auxquelles on n’ajoute pas foi, ou de menaces dont les effets ne sont pas à craindre.Rate it:

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avoir le vent en poupe^.Rate it:

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avoir le vent en poupeto gain popularity, to enjoy increasing successRate it:

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bon ventBonne idée, ne s’utilise guère que dans l’expression, quel bon vent vous amène.Rate it:

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bon ventVent qui porte directement le navire vers le point où l’on veut aller.Rate it:

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celui qui sème le vent récolte la tempêteHe who sows the wind reaps the whirlwind; Those who live in glass houses should not throw stones.Rate it:

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il fait un vent à décorner (or, écorner) un bœufThere is a wind enough to blow one’s head off.Rate it:

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il fait un vent à écorner (or, décorner) un bœufThe wind is enough to blow one’s head off.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventUne petite pluie fait ordinairement cesser un grand vent.Rate it:

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petite pluie abat grand ventUn peu de douceur apaise souvent un grand emportement ; une cause légère, un petit incident fait cesser quelquefois de grands troubles, de grandes querelles.Rate it:

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porter le nez au ventTo stare about aimlessly.Rate it:

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quel bon vent vous amèneFormule de bienvenue quand on ignore la raison de la visite.Rate it:

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qui pisse contre le vent mouille sa chemiseIl ne faut pas aller contre la majorité, au risque d’en subir les conséquences.Rate it:

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qui sème le vent, récolte la tempêteQuand on provoque le désordre, il ne faut pas s’étonner de ses conséquences.Rate it:

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vent out one's blood, sweat and tearsA person's determination and hard work.Rate it:

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a bit muchMore than is reasonable.Rate it:

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je vais potasser (piocher) un brin (students' slang)I’m going to swot (mug up) a bit.Rate it:

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quite a bitA considerable amount.Rate it:

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with a grain of saltWith a bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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blow off steamTo rant or shout in order to relieve stress; to vent.Rate it:

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grain of saltA bit of common sense and skepticism. Generally used in some form of to take with a grain of salt.Rate it:

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look before you leapDon't jump into something too precipitously; be at least a bit foresightful or circumspect.Rate it:

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bit partsmall acting roleRate it:

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esagerazioneMore than is reasonable; a bit too much.Rate it:

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nous sommes allés chercher de la laine et nous sommes revenus tondusWe went out to shear and returned shorn; The biter bit.Rate it:

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a bit iffyTo experience concern, reflect nervousness, have misgivings, expect possible dire results.Rate it:

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wouldn't shout if a shark bit himFrugal, miserly.Rate it:

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a little bit of bread and no cheesethe song of the yellowhammer.Rate it:

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behind the bitAn equestrian term, meaning that the horse is evading the bit.Rate it:

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bit by a barn mouseTipsy.Rate it:

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bit in the biten of lakeIt means that a person is in a serious mood where he is not thinking for the serious matter. Its proper meaning is "serious"Rate it:

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cum grano salisWith a grain of salt; with a bit of common sense and skepticism.Rate it:

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do one's bitTo make an individual contribution toward an overall effort.Rate it:

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under erasureOf a bit of text, written and strickenthrough; hence, figuratively in some sense both present and absent.Rate it:

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an ounce of prevention can be worth a pound of cureWe tend to not pay attention to our Physical and mental health until there is pain present or choas has arrived. A little bit here and there foes a long way.Rate it:

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au fur et à mesurebit by bit, graduallyRate it:

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bbiabBe back in a bit.Rate it:

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bien fin qui me rattraperaOnce bit, twice shy; They won’t catch me doing that again.Rate it:

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bit on the sideSecondary lover, mistress.Rate it:

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blow offTo vent, usually, to reduce pressure in a container.Rate it:

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champ at the bitTo show impatience or frustration when delayed.Rate it:

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Champ at the BitTo show sheer willingness to do something or become impatient to begin itRate it:

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champ at the bitTo bite the bit, especially when restless.Rate it:

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chat échaudé craint l'eau froideA burnt child dreads the fire; Once bit, twice shy.Rate it:

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