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run with the hare and hunt with the hounds (support both sides of an argument) verb | |
short-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus griseus) noun | bécassin roux◼◼◼nom {m} |
sleep with (have sex with) verb [UK: sliːp wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: sˈliːp wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di] | coucher avec ...◼◼◼verbe |
sleep with one eye open verb [UK: sliːp wɪð wʌn aɪ ˈəʊ.pən] [US: sˈliːp wɪθ wʌn ˈaɪ ˈoʊ.pən] | ne dormir que d'un œil◼◼◼verbe |
switch [switched, switching, switches] (to change places or tasks) verb [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | changer◼◼◼verbeDon't switch the subject. = Ne change pas de sujet. |
switch [switches] (device to turn electric current on and off) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | interrupteur◼◼◼nom {m} |
switch [switches] (command line notation) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | commutateur◼◼◼nom {m} |
switch [switches] (system allowing the interconnection of telephone lines) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | commutateur◼◼◼nom {m} |
switch (Skiing) adjective [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | switch◼◼◼adjectif |
switch (Snowboarding) adjective [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | switch◼◼◼adjectif |
switch [switched, switching, switches] (to exchange) verb [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | échanger◼◼◼verbeLet's switch places. = Échangeons nos places. |
switch [switched, switching, switches] (to change (something) to the specified state using a switch) verb [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | commuter◼◼◻verbe |
switch [switches] (movable section of railroad track) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | aiguillage◼◼◻nom {m}The train is past the switch. = Le train a passé l'aiguillage. aiguille◼◼◻nom {f} |
switch [switches] (networking device) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | commutateur réseau◼◻◻nom {m} |
switch [switches] (thin rod used as a whip) noun [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | badine◼◻◻nom {f} |
switch [switched, switching, switches] (to hit with a switch (rod)) verb [UK: swɪtʃ] [US: ˈswɪtʃ] | fouetter◼◻◻verbe |
switch off (turn switch to off position) verb [UK: swɪtʃ ɒf] [US: ˈswɪtʃ ˈɒf] | éteindre◼◼◼verbe |
switch on (to turn a switch to the "on" position) verb [UK: swɪtʃ ɒn] [US: ˈswɪtʃ ɑːn] | allumer◼◼◼verbe |
switch teams verb | changer de bord◼◼◼verbe virer de bordverbe |
switchback [switchbacks] (zigzag path) noun [UK: ˈswɪtʃ.bæk] [US: ˈswɪtʃ.bæk] | lacet◼◼◼nom {m} |
switchblade (a folding knife with a blade which opens automatically (under spring pressure) when a button is pressed) noun [UK: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbled] [US: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbled] | couteau à cran d'arrêt◼◼◼nom {m} |
switchboard [switchboards] (electronic panel used to direct telephone calls) noun [UK: ˈswɪtʃ.bɔːd] [US: ˈswɪʧ.ˌbɔːrd] | standard◼◼◼nom {m} standard téléphonique◼◼◻nom {m} |
switcher [switchers] (A railway locomotive used for shunting; a shunter) noun [UK: ˈswɪ.tʃə(r)] [US: ˈswɪ.tʃər] | locotracteur◼◼◼nom {m} |
Switzerland (sovereign country) proper noun [UK: ˈswɪt.sə.lənd] [US: ˈswɪt.sər.lənd] | Suisse◼◼◼nom propreHe's Swiss. = Il est Suisse. |
take the rough with the smooth verb [UK: teɪk ðə rʌf wɪð ðə smuːð] [US: ˈteɪk ðə ˈrəf wɪθ ðə ˈsmuːð] | |
tar with the same brush (to characterize (someone or something) using the same undesirable attribute, especially unjustly) verb | mettre dans le même sac◼◼◼verbe |
the captain goes down with the ship (a leader is ultimately responsible for the penalties of a catastrophe) phrase | le capitaine sombre avec son navire◼◼◼phrase |
the hell with it (forget about it) interjection | au diable◼◼◼interjection |
the road to hell is paved with good intentions (well-intended acts can lead to disasters) phrase [UK: ðə rəʊd tuː hel ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪn.ˈten.ʃn̩z] [US: ðə roʊd ˈtuː ˈhel ˈɪz ˈpeɪvd wɪθ ˈɡʊd ˌɪn.ˈten.tʃn̩z] | |
therewithal (in adition; besides) adverb [UK: ˈðeə.wɪ.ðɔːl] [US: ˈðeə.wɪ.ðɔːrl] | avec quoiadverbe |
think with one's little head verb | penser avec sa biteverbe |
throw the baby out with the bathwater ((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪð ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈθroʊ ðə ˈbeɪ.bi ˈaʊt wɪθ ðə ˈbɑː.θwɔːr.tər] | jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain◼◼◼verbe |
to do with (relate or relevant to) preposition | avoir à voir◼◼◼preposition |
to wit (namely, specifically) adverb [UK: tuː wɪt] [US: ˈtuː ˈwɪt] | à savoir◼◼◼adverbe |