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il a un faux air d'avocatHe looks something like a barrister.Rate it:

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il a une mémoire de lièvreHe has a memory like a sieve.Rate it:

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il court à toutes jambesHe is running as fast as his legs will carry him.Rate it:

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il court comme un verrier déchargéHe runs like a lamplighter. Rate it:

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il est bien partagéThe Fates have been kind to him.Rate it:

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il est comme l'anguille de melun (more correctly, languille de melun), il crie avant qu'on l'écorcheHe is like the eel of Melun, he cries out before he is hurt.Rate it:

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il est du bois dont on fait les flûtesHe is of an easy, pliable disposition (i.e. like the flexible reeds of which flutes were originally made).Rate it:

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il est planté là comme une borneHe stands there like a post.Rate it:

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il est sensible au qu'en dira-t-onHe is sensitive to public opinion; He is easily influenced by what people say about him, by what Mrs. Grundy will say.Rate it:

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il faudra le prendre en douceurYou must tackle him gently.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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il faut lui serrer la courroieWe must curtail his allowance; We must keep him on short commons.Rate it:

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il l'a appelé jean tout courtHe called him simply (or, just) John (without Mr. or surname).Rate it:

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il l'a laissé sur le carreauHe killed him (or, left him for dead on the ground).Rate it:

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il l'a payé en monnaie de singeHe paid him with promises; He jeered at him instead of paying him.Rate it:

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il le mène bon train dans cette affaireHe drives him hard in that matter.Rate it:

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il le regarda bien en faceHe looked him straight in the face.Rate it:

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il lui a battu froidHe gave him the cold shoulder.Rate it:

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il lui a coupé la paroleHe interrupted him.Rate it:

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il lui a dit son faitHe told him what he thought of him (not complimentary); He gave him a bit of his mind.Rate it:

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il lui a rendu la monnaie de sa pièceHe paid him back in his own coin.Rate it:

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il lui compte les morceauxHe grudges him the very food he eats.Rate it:

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il lui en a fait voir de grisesHe plagued him terribly.Rate it:

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il m'a fait faire le pied de grue pendant deux heuresHe made me wait two hours for him; I was dancing attendance on him for two hours.Rate it:

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il m'a laissé voir le fond du sacI guessed his intentions in spite of him.Rate it:

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il m'a traité en roiHe treated me like a lord.Rate it:

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il mange comme quatreHe eats like an ogre.Rate it:

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il me la payeraI will make him smart for it.Rate it:

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il me paie de retourHe loves (or, hates) me as much as I love (or hate) him.Rate it:

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il mène grand trainHe lives like a lord.Rate it:

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il n'en fait pas d'autresThat is always the way with him; He is at it again.Rate it:

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il n'entend pas raillerie là-dessus1. You must not speak lightly of that before him. 2. He will not be trifled with on that point.Rate it:

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il n'est rien de tel que d'en avoirThere is nothing like money to make one respected.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de dangerNo fear of that; Don’t you fret!Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de petit chez soiThere is no place like home; Home is home, be it ever so humble; East, west, home is best.Rate it:

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il n'y a qu'un cri sur son compteThere is only one opinion about him.Rate it:

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il ne fait envie à personneNo one envies him.Rate it:

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il ne faut prendre de son ami tout ce qu'on peutFriends are like fiddle-strings, they must not be screwed too tight.Rate it:

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il ne paye pas de mineHis appearance is against him.Rate it:

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il ne tient qu'à lui de commencerIt rests entirely with him to begin; He can begin when he likes.Rate it:

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il se tenait à quatre pour ne pas lui dire des injuresIt was as much as he could do not to abuse him.Rate it:

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il voudrait avoir le drap et l'argentHe would like to have his cake and eat it too.Rate it:

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ils l'ont moulu de coupsThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils lui en ont donné tout du long de l'auneThey beat him black and blue.Rate it:

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ils se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eauThey are as like as two peas.Rate it:

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ils se sont dit mille injuresThey abused one another like pickpockets.Rate it:

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ils tirèrent sur lui à brûle-pourpointThey fired at him point-blank (so as to burn his doublet).Rate it:

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imbuere (vid. sect. VII. 7, note imbuere...) pectora religioneto inspire with religious feeling, with the fear of God.Rate it:

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in exsilium eicere or expellere aliquemto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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in for a dime, in for a dollarAmericanised form of in for a penny, in for a pound.1983, Allen Drury, Decision, p. 356:In for a dime, in for a dollar, he thought crazily, and said what he had to say in a voice he forced to stay level and calm.1998, Ellen Miller, Like Being Killed, p. 47:In for a dime, in for a dollar. I whispered to Gerry, Rate it:

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