wit meaning in French
| English | French |
|---|---|
| have a way with (be skilled) verb | savoir y faire◼◼◼verbe |
| herewith (with this (especially, with this letter or communication)) adverb [UK: ˌhɪə.ˈwɪð] [US: ˌhɪˈr.wɪθ] | ci-joint◼◼◼adverbe avec quoi◼◻◻adverbe |
| howitzer [howitzers] (a cannon) noun [UK: ˈhaʊɪt.sə(r)] [US: ˈhaʊət.sər] | obusier◼◼◼nom {m} |
| howitzer [howitzers] noun [UK: ˈhaʊɪt.sə(r)] [US: ˈhaʊət.sər] | obusier◼◼◼nom {m} |
| Hudsonian godwit (Limosa haemastica) noun [UK: hʌdsˈəʊniən ɡˈɒdwɪt] [US: hʌdsˈoʊniən ɡˈɑːdwɪt] | barge hudsonienne◼◼◼nom {f} |
| I'm in love with you (declaration of romantic feeling) phrase [UK: aɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪð juː] [US: ˈaɪm ɪn ˈlʌv wɪθ ˈjuː] | je suis amoureux de toi◼◼◼phrase |
| in witness whereof phrase | en foi de quoi◼◼◼phrase sur foi de quoiphrase |
| it goes without saying (it is understood without being said) phrase [UK: ɪt ɡəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] [US: ˈɪt ɡoʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈseɪ.ɪŋ] | cela va sans dire◼◼◼phrase |
| Jehovah's Witness [Jehovah's Witnesses] (member of the Jehovah's Witnesses) noun [UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs] [US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs] | témoin de Jéhovah◼◼◼nom {m} |
| Jehovah's Witnesses (denomination) proper noun [UK: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz] [US: dʒəˈho.vəz ˈwɪt.nəs.ɪz] | Témoins de Jéhovah◼◼◼nom propre |
| keep up with (manage to remain beside or just behind) verb [UK: kiːp ʌp wɪð ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈkiːp ʌp wɪθ ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] | aller de pair avec◼◼◼verbe |
| kill two birds with one stone (solve two problems at once) verb [UK: kɪl ˈtuː bɜːdz wɪð wʌn stəʊn] [US: ˈkɪl ˈtuː ˈbɝːdz wɪθ wʌn ˈstoʊn] | faire d'une pierre deux coups (to use a stone for two hits)◼◼◼verbe |
| let him who is without sin cast the first stone (only those who are faultless have the right to pass judgment on others) phrase | que celui qui n'a jamais péché jette la première pierrephrase |
| light switch (switch used to turn the light on or off) noun [UK: laɪt swɪtʃ] [US: ˈlaɪt ˈswɪtʃ] | interrupteur◼◼◼nom |
| listen with half an ear verb | n'écouter que d'une oreille◼◼◼verbe |
| long-billed dowitcher (Limnodromus scolopaceus) noun | bécassin à long bec◼◼◼nom {m} |
| may the Force be with you (wish someone luck) phrase [UK: meɪ ðə fɔːs bi wɪð juː] [US: ˈmeɪ ðə ˈfɔːrs bi wɪθ ˈjuː] | que la Force soit avec vous◼◼◼phrase que la Force soit avec toi◼◼◼phrase |
| mess with (to diss) verb | chercher◼◼◼verbe |
| mix business with pleasure (to do something pleasurable that is related to one's work) verb | joindre l'utile à l'agréable◼◼◼verbe |
| mop the floor with someone (trounce or defeat thoroughly) verb | écraserverbe |
| move with the times verb | vivre avec son temps◼◼◼verbe |
| no rose without a thorn phrase [UK: nəʊ rəʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə θɔːn] [US: ˈnoʊ roʊz wɪð.ˈaʊt ə ˈθɔːrn] | |
| no smoke without fire (gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) phrase [UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər] | il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu◼◼◼phrase |
| not touch something with a ten-foot pole (to avoid at all costs) verb | éviter à tout prixverbe |
| notwithstanding (in spite of) preposition [UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] | nonobstant◼◼◼preposition malgré◼◼◼preposition en dépit de◼◼◻preposition |
| notwithstanding (although) conjunction [UK: ˌnɒ.twɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] [US: ˌnɑː.ˌtwɪθ.ˈstænd.ɪŋ] | bien que◼◼◻conjunction |
| outwit [outwitted, outwitting, outwits] (to beat in a battle of wits) verb [UK: ˌaʊt.ˈwɪt] [US: ˈaʊ.ˌtwɪt] | être plus malin◼◼◼verbe |
| outwith (outside; beyond; outside of) preposition [UK: ˌaʊt.ˈwɪθ] [US: ˌaʊt.ˈwɪθ] | hors◼◼◼preposition |
| peewit (Vanellus vanellus) noun [UK: ˈpiː.wɪt] [US: ˈpiː.wɪt] | vanneau huppé◼◼◼nom {m} |
| play with fire (put oneself in a precarious situation) verb [UK: ˈpleɪ wɪð ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈpleɪ wɪθ ˈfaɪər] | jouer avec le feu◼◼◼verbe |
| reckon with (To take into account) verb [UK: ˈrekən wɪð] [US: ˈrekən wɪθ] | prendre en compte◼◼◼verbe |
| reckon with (To settle accounts with or to settle claims with) verb [UK: ˈrekən wɪð] [US: ˈrekən wɪθ] | |
| reed switch (type of electrical switch) noun | interrupteur à lames souplesnom {m} interrupteur reednom {m} |
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