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je le mettrai au pasI will put him on his good behaviour.Rate it:

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je le tiens de bonne sourceI have it on good authority.Rate it:

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je n'y puis rienI cannot help it; I can do nothing in the matter.Rate it:

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je n'y suis pour rienI have nothing to do with it; I have no hand in it.Rate it:

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je ne demande pas mieuxNothing would give me greater pleasure.Rate it:

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je ne le croirai qu'à bonnes enseignesI shall only believe it upon good authority.Rate it:

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je ne le ferai pas pour des prunes (fam.)I shall not do it for nothing.Rate it:

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je ne me paye pas de mauvaises raisonsI will only be satisfied with good reasons.Rate it:

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je ne veux pas y aller et pour causeI do not want to go there, and for a very good reason.Rate it:

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je renonce à ce commerce, car je n'y trouve pas mon compteI am giving up this business, for I make nothing by it.Rate it:

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je suis bien dans son espritHe has a good opinion of me.Rate it:

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je suis très bien avec luiI am on very good terms with him.Rate it:

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je te dis merdebreak a leg! good luck!Rate it:

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je vous donne beau jeu(lit.) I give you good cards; (fig.) I give you a good opportunity; I play into your hands.Rate it:

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jeu qui trop dure ne vaut rien (charles d'orléans)Too much of a good thing is bad.Rate it:

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jolie laideunconventionally attractive. Literally it means "pretty and ugly" but is not generally used in reference to ugliness; a more accurate translation would be unusual, flawed or quirky good looks.Rate it:

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jouer serréTo act cautiously; To leave nothing to chance.Rate it:

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keep in withTo continue to have a good relationship withRate it:

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Keep Your Fingers CrossedTo wish someone or something a good luck and successRate it:

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kick buttTo be impressive; to be decisively good or pleasant.Rate it:

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Kick Up Your HeelTo cheer, celebrate and having good time, to rejoice oneselfRate it:

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Kill the Goose that Lays the Golden EggsTo spoil something good with one’s absurd actions, intolerance and greedRate it:

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know beans aboutTo know nothing, or almost nothing, about.Rate it:

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know ofTo be aware of existence, but little or nothing beyond that.Rate it:

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l'eau va toujours au moulinProperty always goes to those who have some already; Money makes money; Nothing succeeds like success.Rate it:

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l'herbe sera bien courte s'il ne trouve à brouterHe would live on nothing; It will go hard if he does not pick up a living.Rate it:

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la bonne volonté est reputée pour le faitThe will is as good as (is taken for) the deed.Rate it:

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la vérité comme l'huile vient au-dessusTruth will out; It takes a good many shovelfuls of earth to bury the Truth.Rate it:

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later onGood-bye; see you later.Rate it:

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latine loqui (Brut. 45. 166)(1) to speak Latin, (2) to speak good Latin (also bene latine), (3) to express oneself clearly.Rate it:

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latine scribere (Opt. Gen. Or. 2. 4)to write good Latin.Rate it:

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laze aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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laze aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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le plus beau de l'histoire c'était qu'il n'en savait rienThe best of the joke was he knew nothing about it.Rate it:

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lean and meanEfficient because of having nothing in excess of what is needed, and single-minded in one's objective.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationHe stripped down to a pair of see-through briefs that left nothing to the imagination.Rate it:

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leave nothing to the imaginationTo cover or hide very little or nothing.Rate it:

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les pourparlers n'ont pas aboutiThe preliminary negotiations led to nothing.Rate it:

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let aloneMuch less; to say nothing of.Rate it:

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let it all hang-out!Withhold nothing, spit out all of the unsavory details!Rate it:

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LGTMInitialism of looks good to me.Rate it:

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lie aroundTo do nothing in particular; to be idle.Rate it:

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like a million bucksExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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like a million dollarsExtremely good or well.Rate it:

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loaf aboutto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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loaf aroundto do nothing in particular, be idle.Rate it:

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lock, stock and barrelA thing in its entirety, with nothing omitted.Rate it:

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looker, a looker'Good looking', attractive, 'outstanding beauty', 'knockout'Rate it:

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Lord love youSaid to express good will toward the listenerRate it:

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luck inTo experience good luck; to be fortunate or lucky.Rate it:

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