Engelska | Franska |
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man is the measure of all things phrase | l'homme est la mesure de toute chose◼◼◼phrase |
methinks (it seems to me) [UK: mɪ.ˈθɪŋks] [US: mɪ.ˈθɪŋks] | il me semble◼◼◼ m'est avis◼◼◻ |
mouthing (in sign languages) noun [UK: ˈmaʊ.ðɪŋ] [US: ˈmaʊ.ðɪŋ] | labialisationnom {f} |
much ado about nothing (a lot of fuss) noun [UK: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmʌtʃ ə.ˈduː ə.ˈbaʊt ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | |
next to nothing (very little) pronoun [UK: nekst tuː ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈnekst ˈtuː ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | trois fois rien◼◼◼pronoun |
ninetysomething (a person between the ages of 90 and 99) noun | nonagénairenom |
not touch something with a ten-foot pole (to avoid at all costs) verb | éviter à tout prixverbe |
not worth a brass farthing (worth nothing) adjective | ne pas valoir tripetteadjectif |
nothing (not any thing) pronoun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ] | rien◼◼◼pronounIt was nothing. = De rien. nulle chosenom {f} ne + verb + rienpronoun |
nothing but adverb [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ bʌt] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈbət] | rien que◼◼◼adverbe ne...queadverbe |
nothing to write home about (not exceptional) pronoun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ tuː ˈraɪt həʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ ˈtuː ˈraɪt hoʊm ə.ˈbaʊt] | ça ne casse pas trois pattes à un canardpronoun ce n'est pas le Péroupronoun |
nothingness (state of nonexistence; the condition of being nothing) noun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ.nəs] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ.nəs] | néant◼◼◼nom {m} |
nothingness (void; emptiness) noun [UK: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ.nəs] [US: ˈnʌ.θɪŋ.nəs] | vide◼◼◻nom {m} |
one thing led to another phrase | de fil en aiguille◼◼◼phrase |
ornithine [ornithines] (amino acid) noun | ornithine◼◼◼nom {f} |
overthink (to think or analyze too much) verb | surpenserverbe surréfléchirverbe |
paint thinner [paint thinners] (solvent) noun [UK: peɪnt ˈθɪ.nə(r)] [US: ˈpeɪnt ˈθɪ.nər] | diluant à peinture◼◼◼nom {m} |
penny farthing (bicycle) noun | grand-bi◼◼◼nom {m} |
plaything (something intended for playing with) adjective [UK: ˈpleɪ.θɪŋ] [US: ˈpleɪ.ˌθɪŋ] | joujou◼◼◼adjectif |
poor thing (someone or something to be pitied) noun [UK: pʊə(r) ˈθɪŋ] [US: ˈpʊr ˈθɪŋ] | ma pauvre◼◼◼nom {f} mon pauvre◼◼◼nom {m} bichettenom {f} miskine [slang]nom {f} |
positive thinking (focusing on thoughts of success) noun | pensée positive◼◼◼nom {f} |
put something into perspective (to compare with something similar) verb | |
quarter farthing (former British coin denominated to ⅟₁₆d.) noun | quart de farthingnom {m} |
rethink [rethought, rethinking, rethinks] (think again about a problem) verb [UK: ˌriː.ˈθɪŋk] [US: ri.ˈθɪŋk] | repenser◼◼◼verbe réfléchir◼◼◻verbe |
rough breathing (Ancient Greek diacritical mark) noun | esprit rudenom {m} |
save something for a rainy day verb | mettre de côtéverbe |
scathing (harshly or bitterly critical) adjective [UK: ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ] [US: ˈskeɪ.ðɪŋ] | cinglant◼◼◼adjectifHer scathing putdown made it clear what she thought of his comments. = Sa critique cinglante a clairement montré ce qu'elle pensait de ses commentaires. |