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il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la foisYou must not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas me la faire (pop.)You must not try that on with me.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas y aller par quatre cheminsYou must not beat about the bush; You must go straight to the point; You must not mince matters; It’s no good shilly-shallying.Rate it:

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il ne faut qu'une brebis galeuse pour infecter tout le troupeauOne scabby sheep will taint the whole flock; One ill weed mars a whole pot of pottage.Rate it:

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il ne fera cela qu'autant que vous l'aurez pour agréableHe will never think of doing it if you object to it.Rate it:

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il ne le fera pas pour vos beaux yeuxHe will not do it for you for nothing.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 prend sur son sommeil pour étudierHe works far into the night.Rate it:

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il s'est jeté à corps perdu dans cette affaireHe threw himself headlong (or, with might and main) into the matter.Rate it:

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il tirerait de l'huile d'un murHe would skin a flint, get blood from a stone. Rate it:

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il vient d'être bombardé membre de ce clubHe has just been pitchforked into that club (over the heads of more deserving people).Rate it:

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il vous doit une belle chandelleHe ought to be very grateful to you.Rate it:

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il vous en conte de bellesHe is deceiving you finely; He is telling you fine tales.Rate it:

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il vous en garde une bonne (pop.)He is keeping a rod in pickle for you.Rate it:

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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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il vous rendra des pointsHe will give you odds (at a game).Rate it:

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il vous rendrait des pointsHe is more than a match for you; He could give you points.Rate it:

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il y a beau temps que je ne vous ai (pas) vuI have not seen you for many a day.Rate it:

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illud pro certo affirmare licetthis much I can vouch for.Rate it:

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ils se sont mis dans la gueule du loupThey rushed into the lion’s mouth.Rate it:

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ILYSMInitialism of I love you so much.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in a while crocodilethe correct response to "See you later, Alligator," a fun, rhyming way for two people to say goodbye; see also "see you later alligator"Rate it:

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in alicuius manus incidereto fall unexpectedly into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in alicuius manus venire, pervenireto come into some one's hands.Rate it:

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in all my born daysAn expression of astonishment usually at something you've never heard, seen or experienced.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in carcerem conicere aliquemto throw some one into prison.Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in duas partes discedere (Sall. Iug. 13. 1)to divide into two factions.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 exsilium ire, pergere, proficiscito go into exile.Rate it:

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in for the long haulWill get involved for whatever time it takes.Rate it:

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in fronte alicuius inscriptum estone can see it in his face.Rate it:

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in ipsam or intimam Graeciam penetrareto penetrate into the heart of Greece.Rate it:

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in lucem dormireto sleep on into the morning.Rate it:

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in lucem edito see the light, come into the world.Rate it:

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in luxuriam effundito plunge into excesses, a career of excess.Rate it:

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in manus(m) sumere aliquidto take something into one's hands.Rate it:

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in medios hostes se inicereto rush into the midst of the foe.Rate it:

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in medium proferre aliquidto bring a subject forward into discussion.Rate it:

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in nostros mores inducere aliquid (De Or. 2. 28)to introduce a thing into our customs; to familiarise us with a thing.Rate it:

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in oblivione iacēre (of persons)to be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in oblivionem adducito be forgotten, pass into oblivion.Rate it:

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in one's armourHaving the courage of drunkenness; pot-valiant.Rate it:

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in one's faceOnto or into someone's face.Rate it:

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in oppidum irrumpereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in oppidum irruptionem facereto break into the town.Rate it:

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in otium se referre (Fam. 99)to retire into private life.Rate it:

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