Angličtina | Francúzština |
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bite off more than one can chew (To try to do too much) verb [UK: baɪt ɒf mɔː(r) ðæn wʌn kæn tʃuː] [US: ˈbaɪt ˈɒf ˈmɔːr ˈðæn wʌn ˈkæn ˈtʃuː] | |
bite the hand that feeds one (cause harm to a benefactor) verb | |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | se moucher◼◼◼verbe |
blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | |
break on the wheel (to execute by beating) verb [UK: breɪk ɒn ðə ˈwiːl̩] [US: ˈbreɪk ɑːn ðə ˈhwiːl̩] | rouer◼◼◼verbe |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | déjeunerverbe |
break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | rompre le jeûneverbe |
break one's word verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈwɝːd] | manquer à sa paroleverbe |
bring to one's knees verb | mettre à genouxverbe |
brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | se brosser les dents◼◼◼verbe |
burn one's bridges verb | brûler les pontsverbe brûler ses vaisseauxverbe couper les pontsverbe |
burn one's fingers (harm oneself) verb | |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | faire l'autruche◼◼◼verbe se voiler la faceverbe |
bust one's ass (to work very hard) verb | se casser le culverbe |
bust one's butt (to work exceptionally hard) verb | se casser le culverbe |
butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time) verb | |
by oneself preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | par soi-même◼◼◼preposition tout seulpreposition |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | seul◼◼◻preposition solopreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | tout seulpreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | [Canada] par la peau des dentspreposition [colloquial] d’un poilpreposition [rare] à fleur de cordepreposition de justessepreposition par le chas de l'aiguillepreposition |
call on the carpet (reprimand) verb | réprimanderverbe |
carry on (to continue, maintain or pursue an activity or enterprise (transitive), see also: continue; maintain; pursue) verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | continuer◼◼◼verbe poursuivre◼◼◼verbe tenir; se comporterverbe |
carry on verb [UK: ˈkæ.ri ɒn] [US: ˈkæ.ri ɑːn] | continuer◼◼◼verbe poursuivre◼◼◼verbe |