-one signifie français
| Anglais | Français |
|---|---|
| cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to wish for good luck) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe tenir les poucesverbe |
| cross one's fingers (put the middle finger across the index finger) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |
| cry one's eyes out (to weep for an elongated time) verb | pleurer à mouchoir que veux-tuverbe |
| cut one loose (fart) verb | lâcher une caisseverbe |
| cut one's losses (discontinue an effort that seems unlikely to ever bear fruit) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz ˈlɒ.sɪz] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈlɒ.səz] | arrêter les fraisverbe |
| cut one's teeth (gain early experience) verb [UK: kʌt wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈkət wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | faire ses dents [to begin]verbe se faire les dents sur ... [to gain early experience on ...]verbe |
| damned if one does and damned if one doesn't (dilemma with bad outcomes) adjective | c'est un choix cornélienadjectif ce n'est jamais bonadjectif quoi que je fasseadjectif |
| dig in one's heels (to act in a determined manner) verb | |
| dig one's own grave (to act in a way expected to backfire) verb | creuser sa tombeverbe |
| do one's bit (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) verb [UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt] | apporter sa pierre à l'édificeverbe faire sa partverbe |
| do one's own thing (do what one considers best) verb | |
| do one's sums verb | faire ses comptesverbe |
| don't put all your eggs in one basket (do not dedicate all your resources to one project) phrase | il ne faut pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panierphrase |
| drag one's feet (procrastinate) verb [UK: dræɡ wʌnz fiːt] [US: ˈdræɡ wʌnz ˈfiːt] | traîner les piedsverbe |
| draw one's last breath (to die) verb | |
| drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | noyer son chagrinverbe |
| eat one's fill (to eat to one's satisfaction, until full) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz fɪl] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈfɪl] | manger à sa faimverbe |
| eat one's hat (to express disbelief about a proposition) verb | manger son chapeauverbe |
| eat one's heart out (feel overwhelming negative emotion) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz hɑːt ˈaʊt] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈhɑːrt ˈaʊt] | se ronger le cœurverbe |
| eat one's words (regret something said) verb [UK: iːt wʌnz ˈwɜːdz] [US: ˈiːt wʌnz ˈwɝːdz] | se rétracterverbe |
| egg on one's face (suffer embarrassment or humiliation) noun | |
| eighty-one (81) numeral [UK: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] [US: ˈeɪ.ti wʌn] | quatre-vingt-un◼◼◼numeral huitante et unnumeral octante et unnumeral |
| end one's days verb | finir sa vieverbe finir ses joursverbe |
| enjoy oneself (take pleasure) verb [UK: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: ɪn.ˈdʒɔɪ wʌn.ˈself] | s'amuser◼◼◼verbe prendre du bon temps◼◼◻verbe s'égayerverbe |
