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do one's bit (to make an individual contribution toward an overall effort) verb [UK: duː wʌnz bɪt] [US: ˈduː wʌnz ˈbɪt] | |
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 on (to use as a source) verb [UK: drɔː ɒn] [US: ˈdrɒ ɑːn] | exploiter◼◼◼verbe |
draw one's last breath (to die) verb | |
drone on verb | pérorerverbe |
drown one's sorrows (to drink alcohol heavily to deal with miserable feelings) verb | noyer son chagrinverbe |
dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants (person who discovers by building on previous discoveries) noun | |
easy on the eyes (physically attractive) adjective | pas désagréable à regarder◼◼◼adjectif pas mocheadjectif |
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 (provoke) verb [UK: eɡ ɒn] [US: ˈeɡ ɑːn] | pousser àverbe |
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 |
eyes-only (only in writing, not in speech) adjective | classé◼◼◼adjectif |
fall on deaf ears (of a request, complaint, etc, to be ignored) verb [UK: fɔːl ɒn def ɪəz] [US: ˈfɑːl ɑːn ˈdef ˈɪrz] | tomber dans l'oreille d'un sourd◼◼◼verbe |
fall on someone's neck (to embrace someone affectionately or thankfully) verb | |
feather in one's cap (recognized accomplishment) noun [UK: ˈfe.ðə(r) ɪn wʌnz kæp] [US: ˈfe.ðər ɪn wʌnz ˈkæp] | accomplissementnom {m} fierténom {f} |
feet on the ground (translations for "have one's feet on the ground") noun | |
fifty-one (cardinal number) numeral [UK: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] [US: ˈfɪf.ti wʌn] | cinquante et un◼◼◼numeral |
find oneself (to learn what kind of person one is) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] | trouver sa voieverbe |
find oneself (to unexpectedly or unintentionally begin to do or experience something) verb [UK: faɪnd wʌn.ˈself] [US: ˈfaɪnd wʌn.ˈself] | se surprendre àverbe |
first cousin once removed (child of a first cousin) noun [UK: ˈfɜːst ˈkʌz.n̩ wʌns rɪ.ˈmuːvd] [US: ˈfɝːst ˈkʌz.n̩ ˈwəns ri.ˈmuːvd] | petit cousin germainnom {m} petite cousine germainenom {f} |
fly by the seat of one's pants (to improvise a course of action) verb | décider / agir / ... au doigt mouilléverbe naviguer à vueverbe |