Englisch | Französisch |
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by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | solopreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | tout seulpreposition |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | [Canada] par la peau des dentspreposition [colloquial] d’un poilpreposition [rare] à fleur de cordepreposition de justessepreposition par le chas de l'aiguillepreposition |
carry oneself (behave, especially with respect to speech, body language, etc.) verb | se tenirverbe |
carry oneself (to move, especially emphasising the manner in which one moves) verb | se tenirverbe |
cast one's net wide verb | ratisser largeverbe |
cast one's vote (to vote) verb [UK: kɑːst wʌnz vəʊt] [US: ˈkæst wʌnz voʊt] | voterverbe |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | |
change one's mind (to decide differently than one had decided before) verb [UK: tʃeɪndʒ wʌnz maɪnd] [US: ˈtʃeɪndʒ wʌnz ˈmaɪnd] | changer d'avis◼◼◼verbe se raviserverbe |
clean up one's act (reform) verb | |
clear one's throat (forcibly expulsing air from one's lungs) verb [UK: klɪə(r) wʌnz θrəʊt] [US: ˈklɪr wʌnz θroʊt] | se racler la gorgeverbe |
close one's eyes (to ignore) verb | fermer les yeux◼◼◼verbe ignorer◼◻◻verbe |
comb one's hair (to straighten one's hair with a comb) verb [UK: kəʊm wʌnz heə(r)] [US: ˈkoʊm wʌnz ˈher] | peigner ses cheveuxverbe |
come out of one's shell verb | |
come to one's senses (to become reasonable, comprehending, or responsible) verb [UK: kʌm tuː wʌnz ˈsen.sɪz] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː wʌnz ˈsen.səz] | revenir à soiverbe |
come to one's senses (to reawaken after having lost consciousness) verb [UK: kʌm tuː wʌnz ˈsen.sɪz] [US: ˈkəm ˈtuː wʌnz ˈsen.səz] | revenir à soiverbe |
comfortable in one's own skin (confident) adjective | bien dans sa peauadjectif bien dans ses basketsadjectif bien dans ses bottesadjectif bien dans ses pompesadjectif |
conspicuous by one's absence phrase | |
contemplate one's navel verb | |
cool one's heels (to wait impatiently or restlessly) verb [UK: kuːl wʌnz hiːlz] [US: ˈkuːl wʌnz ˈhiːlz] | faire le poireauverbe poireauterverbe |
count on the fingers of one hand verb | |
count one's blessings verb | |
cover one's back verb | assurer ses arrièresverbe couvrir ses arrièresverbe |
cover one's feet verb | poser culotteverbe |
cross one's arms (link one's arms) verb [UK: ˈkrɒs wʌnz ɑːmz] [US: ˈkrɑːs wʌnz ˈɑːrmz] | se croiser les brasverbe |
cross one's fingers (do this or a similar gesture to tell a white lie) verb | croiser les doigts◼◼◼verbe |