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by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | [colloquial] d’un poilpreposition [rare] à fleur de cordepreposition de justessepreposition par le chas de l'aiguillepreposition |
cast one's net wide verb | ratisser largeverbe |
cast one's vote (to vote) verb [UK: kɑːst wʌnz vəʊt] [US: ˈkæst wʌnz voʊt] | voterverbe |
cat got someone's tongue (why are you not saying anything?) phrase | tu as perdu ta langue ? (have you lost your tongue/language?)phrase |
catch one's breath (to take a break, or rest while doing a strenuous activity) verb [UK: kætʃ wʌnz breθ] [US: ˈkætʃ wʌnz ˈbreθ] | |
catch someone's drift verb | saisir l'idéeverbe suivreverbe |
catch someone's eye verb | attirer l'attention de◼◼◼verbe attirer le regard deverbe |
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 |
change someone's mind (to convince someone to make a decision) verb | |
clean someone's clock (defeat decisively) verb | |
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 |
come to someone's aid (to assist and rescue someone) verb | venir en aideverbe |
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 one's blessings verb | |
cover one's back verb | assurer ses arrièresverbe couvrir ses arrièresverbe |
cover one's feet verb | poser culotteverbe |