Engelska | Franska |
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go from bad to worse verb | de mal en pis◼◼◼verbe |
keep the wolf from the door (to ward off poverty) verb [UK: kiːp ðə wʊlf frəm ðə dɔː(r)] [US: ˈkiːp ðə ˈwʊlf frəm ðə ˈdɔːr] | être à l'abri du besoin◼◼◼verbe |
know someone from Adam verb | |
mighty oaks from little acorns grow phrase | |
Olympic athletes from Russia proper noun | athlètes olympiques de Russie◼◼◼nom propre |
rise from the ashes (to make a comeback) verb | renaître de ses cendres◼◼◼verbe |
separate the wheat from the chaff (to select only that which is of value) verb | séparer le bon grain de l'ivraie◼◼◼verbe |
shout from the rooftops (proclaim) verb | crier sur les toits◼◼◼verbe |
smile from ear to ear (large smile) noun [UK: smaɪl frəm ɪə(r) tuː ɪə(r)] [US: ˈsmaɪl frəm ˈɪr ˈtuː ˈɪr] | sourire jusqu'aux oreilles◼◼◼nom {m} |
straight from the horse's mouth (firsthand) adverb [UK: streɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔː.səz maʊθ] [US: ˈstreɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔːr.səz ˈmaʊθ] | de première mainadverbe |
straight from the horse's mouth (from the source) adjective [UK: streɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔː.səz maʊθ] [US: ˈstreɪt frəm ðə ˈhɔːr.səz ˈmaʊθ] | de première mainadjectif |
suffer from (have a disease or condition) verb [UK: ˈsʌ.fə(r) frəm ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈsʌ.fər frəm ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | souffrir◼◼◼verbe |
take it from me (believe me) verb | c'est moi qui vous le dis◼◼◼verbe |
the apple does not fall far from the tree (a child is similar to its parents) phrase | la pomme ne tombe jamais loin de l'arbrephrase les chiens ne font pas des chats (dogs don't beget cats)phrase |
the fish rots from the head (proverb) phrase | le poisson pourrit par la tête◼◼◼phrase |
therefrom (within this content or context) adverb [UK: ðeə.ˈfrɒm] [US: ðeə.ˈfrɒm] | de là◼◼◼adverbe |
where are you from (in which country or region were you born or raised) phrase | d'où viens-tu ?◼◼◼phrase tu viens d'où ?◼◼◼phrase vous venez d'où ?◼◼◻phrase |
wherefrom (from which) adverb [UK: wˈeəfrɒm] [US: wˈerfrɑːm] | à partir de quoiadverbe |