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-to-be meaning in French

English	French
-to-be (future, later, expectant)	en devenir◼◼◼
bring to bear (employ to achieve an effect) verb	appliquer◼◼◼verbe employer◼◻◻verbe
bring to bear (aim a weapon) verb	viser◼◼◼verbe pointer◼◻◻verbe
early to bed, early to rise, makes a man healthy, wealthy and wise (Benjamin Franklin quote) phrase	coucher de poule et lever de corbeau écartent l'homme du tombeauphrase
go to bed (to lie down to sleep) verb [UK: ɡəʊ tuː bed] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈbed]	se coucher◼◼◼verbe aller se coucher◼◼◼verbe aller au lit◼◼◼verbe
go to bed with ((euphemistic) to have sex) verb [UK: ɡəʊ tuː bed wɪð ˈsʌm.bə.di] [US: ˈɡoʊ ˈtuː ˈbed wɪθ ˈsʌm.ˌbɑː.di]	coucher avec◼◼◼verbe
go to bed with the sun verb	se coucher avec les poulesverbe
leave a lot to be desired verb	laisser à désirer◼◼◼verbe
mother-to-be [mothers-to-be] (pregnant woman) noun [UK: ˈmʌð.ə(r) tuː bi] [US: ˈmʌð.r̩ ˈtuː bi]	future mère◼◼◼nom {f}
not to be outdone phrase	pour ne pas être en reste◼◼◼phrase
put to bed (help someone go to bed) verb [UK: ˈpʊt tuː bed] [US: ˈpʊt ˈtuː ˈbed]	mettre au lit◼◼◼verbe coucher◼◼◼verbe
remain to be seen (be as yet unknown) verb	rester à voir◼◼◼verbe rester à savoir◼◼◼verbe
right to be forgotten noun	droit à l'oubli◼◼◼nom {m}
rules are made to be broken (it is acceptable to break rules) phrase	les règles sont faites pour être transgressées◼◼◼phrase
too good to be true (appearing to be exceptionally good, and therefore arousing suspicion of illegitimacy) phrase [UK: tuː ɡʊd tuː bi truː] [US: ˈtuː ˈɡʊd ˈtuː bi ˈtruː]	trop beau pour être vrai◼◼◼phrase

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