-th înseamnă în Franceză
| Engleză | Franceză |
|---|---|
| beat around the bush (to delay or avoid talking about something difficult or unpleasant) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
| beat around the bush (to treat a topic but omit its main points) verb [UK: biːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə bʊʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ə.ˈraʊnd ðə ˈbʊʃ] | |
| beat someone at their own game verb | |
| beat to the punch (to do something before somebody else can) verb [UK: biːt tuː ðə pʌntʃ] [US: ˈbiːt ˈtuː ðə ˈpəntʃ] | devancer◼◼◼verbe coiffer au poteau◼◼◻verbe couper l'herbe sous le piedverbe prendre de vitesseverbe |
| beauty is in the eye of the beholder (people have different ideas of what is beautiful) phrase [UK: ˈbjuː.ti ɪz ɪn ðə aɪ əv ðə bɪ.ˈhəʊl.də(r)] [US: ˈbjuː.ti ˈɪz ɪn ðə ˈaɪ əv ðə bɪˈho.ʊl.də(r)] | |
| been there, done that (assertion that the speaker has personal experience or knowledge of a particular place or topic) phrase | déjà fait◼◼◼phrase déjà vu◼◼◼phrase |
| beginning of the end (the point when something starts to end or become worse) noun | début de la fin◼◼◼nom {m} |
| behind every successful man there stands a woman (men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) phrase | |
| behind the scenes (in secret; out of public view) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə siːnz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈsiːnz] | dans les coulisses◼◼◼preposition en coulisse◼◼◼preposition de l'autre côté du décorpreposition |
| behind the times (out of date, old-fashioned) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈtaɪmz] [US: bə.ˈhaɪnd ðə ˈtaɪmz] | [formal] désuetpreposition hors d'âgepreposition passé de modepreposition vieillotpreposition |
| behind the wheel (in control of a vehicle) preposition | au volant◼◼◼preposition |
| bell the cat (to undertake a dangerous action in the service of a group) verb [UK: bel ðə kæt] [US: ˈbel ðə kæt] | attacher le grelotverbe |
| below the belt (unfair; not according to the rules) preposition [UK: bɪ.ˈləʊ ðə belt] [US: bəˈlo.ʊ ðə ˈbelt] | en dessous de la ceinture◼◼◼preposition déloyalpreposition |
| bend the knee (submit to another's authority) verb | se soumettre◼◼◼verbe courber l'échineverbe |
| bend the truth (change or leave out certain facts of a story) verb | déformer la vérité◼◼◼verbe |
| benefit of the doubt (a favorable judgement given in the absence of full evidence) noun | bénéfice du doute◼◼◼nom {m} |
| better late than never (it's better to do something late, than to never do it at all) adverb [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) leɪt ðæn ˈne.və(r)] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈleɪt ˈðæn ˈne.vər] | mieux vaut tard que jamais◼◼◼adverbe |
| better safe than sorry (it is preferable to be cautious) phrase [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) seɪf ðæn ˈsɒ.ri] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈseɪf ˈðæn ˈsɑː.ri] | mieux vaut prévenir que guérir◼◼◼phrase |
| better than nothing (almost worthless) adjective [UK: ˈbe.tə(r) ðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈbe.tər ˈðæn ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | mieux que rien◼◼◼adjectif |
| between the hammer and the anvil (with the choice between two unpleasant or distasteful options) preposition | entre le marteau et l'enclume◼◼◼preposition la peste ou le cholérapreposition |
| beware of the dog phrase | attention au chien◼◼◼phrase |
| beyond the grave (after death) preposition | d'outre-tombe◼◼◼preposition |
| beyond the pale (of a person or their behaviour: outside the bounds of what is acceptable, or regarded as good judgment, morality, etc.) preposition | dépasser les bornes (to be beyond the pale)◼◼◼preposition inadmissible◼◼◼preposition inacceptable◼◼◼preposition |
| 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] | avoir les yeux plus gros que le ventreverbe charger la barqueverbe |
