Engelska | Franska |
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in one's element (in a suitable environment) preposition | dans son élémentpreposition |
in one's face (idiomatic) preposition | au visage◼◼◼preposition au nezpreposition |
in one's face (literally) preposition | au visage◼◼◼preposition dans la têtepreposition dans le visagepreposition |
in one's opinion preposition [UK: ɪn wʌnz ə.ˈpɪ.nɪən] [US: ɪn wʌnz ə.ˈpɪ.njən] | à mon senspreposition d'après moipreposition |
in someone's eyes ((figurative) according to someone's point of view) preposition | aux yeux de◼◼◼preposition |
jump someone's bones (have sex) verb | sauterverbe |
keep one's cards close to one's chest verb | cacher son jeuverbe |
keep one's cool (to remain composed, calm) verb | garder son calmeverbe |
keep one's eyes peeled (to be watchful) verb [UK: kiːp wʌnz aɪz piːld] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈaɪz ˈpiːld] | être attentifverbe être sur ses gardesverbe être vigilantverbe |
keep one's guard up verb | |
keep one's head above water (survive) verb [UK: kiːp wʌnz hed ə.ˈbʌv ˈwɔː.tə(r)] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈhed ə.ˈbʌv ˈwɒ.tər] | |
keep one's lips sealed (keep quiet) verb | ne rien direverbe se taireverbe |
keep one's options open verb | réserver sa décisionverbe |
keep one's side of the bargain (fulfill a commitment as part of an agreement) verb | |
keep one's word verb [UK: kiːp wʌnz ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈkiːp wʌnz ˈwɝːd] | tenir paroleverbe |
knit one's brows (to scowl, indicating anger, worry, or puzzlement) verb [UK: nɪt wʌnz braʊz] [US: ˈnɪt wʌnz ˈbraʊz] | froncer les sourcilsverbe |
know like the back of one's hand (be intimately knowledgable about) verb [UK: nəʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz hænd] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈlaɪk ðə ˈbæk əv wʌnz ˈhænd] | |
know one's own mind verb [UK: nəʊ wʌnz əʊn maɪnd] [US: ˈnoʊ wʌnz ˈoʊn ˈmaɪnd] | se connaîtreverbe |
know one's stuff (knowledgeable in a particular field) verb [UK: nəʊ wʌnz stʌf] [US: ˈnoʊ wʌnz ˈstəf] | toucher sa billeverbe |
land on one's feet verb [UK: lænd ɒn wʌnz fiːt] [US: ˈlænd ɑːn wʌnz ˈfiːt] | |
laugh in one's sleeve (laugh secretly) verb [UK: lɑːf ɪn wʌnz sliːv] [US: ˈlæf ɪn wʌnz sˈliːv] | rire dans sa barbeverbe rire sous capeverbe |
laugh on the other side of one's face verb | faire moins le malinverbe |
laugh one's head off (laugh uproariously) verb [UK: lɑːf wʌnz hed ɒf] [US: ˈlæf wʌnz ˈhed ˈɒf] | avoir un fou rireverbe |
lay down one's arms verb [UK: leɪ daʊn wʌnz ɑːmz] [US: ˈleɪ ˈdaʊn wʌnz ˈɑːrmz] | déposer les armesverbe |
learn one's lesson verb | retenir la leçonverbe |
leave to one's own devices (to leave alone, unsupervised, without assistance) verb | laisser pour compteverbe livrer à soi-mêmeverbe |
lick one's chops (to anticipate something eagerly) verb [UK: lɪk wʌnz tʃɒps] [US: ˈlɪk wʌnz ˈtʃɑːps] | |
lick one's chops (to look forward avidly to eating something) verb [UK: lɪk wʌnz tʃɒps] [US: ˈlɪk wʌnz ˈtʃɑːps] | |
lick one's wounds (withdraw temporarily while recovering from a defeat) verb | panser ses blessuresverbe panser ses plaiesverbe |