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rack one's brain (struggle to think of something) verb [UK: ræk wʌnz breɪn] [US: ˈræk wʌnz ˈbreɪn] | se casser la têteverbe se creuser la têteverbe |
rain on someone's parade (to disappoint or discourage someone) verb | doucher l'enthousiasme deverbe jouer les rabat-joieverbe |
raise one's voice verb | hausser la voix◼◼◼verbe hausser le tonverbe |
raise someone's hackles verb | foutre en rogneverbe |
read someone's mind (to guess what someone is thinking) verb | |
rearrange someone's face verb | refaire le portraitverbe |
recharge one's batteries verb | |
refresh someone's memory verb | |
rest on one's laurels (rely on a past success instead of trying to improve oneself further) verb [UK: rest ɒn wʌnz ˈlɒ.rəlz] [US: ˈrest ɑːn wʌnz ˈlɔː.rəlz] | se reposer sur ses lauriers◼◼◼verbe |
roll one's eyes (turn one's eyes upwards) verb [UK: rəʊl wʌnz aɪz] [US: roʊl wʌnz ˈaɪz] | |
roll up one's sleeves (prepare to work) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] | |
roll up one's sleeves (roll one's sleeves up) verb [UK: rəʊl ʌp wʌnz sliːvz] [US: roʊl ʌp wʌnz sˈliːvz] | |
rub one's hands together verb | se frotter les mainsverbe |
save one's skin verb [UK: seɪv wʌnz skɪn] [US: ˈseɪv wʌnz ˈskɪn] | sauver sa peau◼◼◼verbe |
see past the end of one's nose (have insight into underlying facts or consequences) verb | |
sell one's body verb | vendre son corps◼◼◼verbe |
sell one's own grandmother verb | tuer père et mèreverbe vendre père et mèreverbe |
sell one's soul (to abandon one's values or principles for other benefits) verb | |
send shivers down someone's spine (terrify) verb | |
shake one's head (move one's head from side to side) verb [UK: ʃeɪk wʌnz hed] [US: ˈʃeɪk wʌnz ˈhed] | secouer la têteverbe |
shoot one's mouth off (make reckless or exaggerated statements) verb | |
show one's true colors (to reveal how one really is) verb [UK: ʃəʊ wʌnz truː ˈkʌ.lərz] [US: ˈʃoʊ wʌnz ˈtruː ˈkʌ.lərz] | |
sign one's death warrant (doom one to certain death) verb | |
sit on one's hands (to remain idle when action is needed) verb | |
slip through someone's fingers verb | passer sous le nezverbe |
snap one's fingers (create a sound with one's fingers) verb [UK: snæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡəz] [US: ˈsnæp wʌnz ˈfɪŋ.ɡərz] | claquer les doigtsverbe |
someone's (the possessive adjective for someone) adjective [UK: ˈsəˌm.wənz] [US: ˈsəˌm.wənz] | de quelqu'un◼◼◼adjectif à quelqu'un◼◼◻adjectif |
someone's luck is in (someone is the object of another person's sexual attraction) phrase | avoir une touchephrase |
sow one's wild oats (to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) verb [UK: saʊ wʌnz waɪld əʊts] [US: ˈsaʊ wʌnz ˈwaɪld oʊts] | jeter sa gourmeverbe |