Francia | Angol |
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la meilleure défense phrase | attack is the best form of defence◼◼◼(attacking the opposition first is better than waiting) |
la raison du plus fort est toujours la meilleure phrase | might makes right◼◼◼(morality cannot question the powerful) |
langage des fleurs nom {m} | floriography(communication through the use of flowers) |
langage fleuri nom {m} | purple prose(extravagant or flowery writing) |
le fruit défendu est celui qui a le meilleur goût phrase | forbidden fruit is the sweetest(forbidden things seem more appealing) |
le leur nom {f} | theirs◼◼◼(that which belongs to them) |
le meilleur ami de l’homme nom {m} | man's best friend◼◼◼(an affectionate term for a dog) |
les leurs pronoun {m-Pl} {f-Pl} | theirs◼◼◼(that which belongs to them) |
les loups peuvent perdre leurs dents phrase | the fox may grow grey but never good(one cannot change one's own nature) the wolf may lose his teeth but never his nature(one cannot change one's own nature) |
lièvre siffleur nom {m} | pika [pikas](furry mammal of the family Ochotonidae) |
l’herbe est plus verte ailleurs phrase | the grass is always greener on the other side(others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) |
magasin de fleuriste nom {m} | florist's◼◼◼(a shop that sells flowers) |
maquilleur nom {m} | make-up artist◼◼◼(artist who applies makeup for theatrical, television, or film productions) |
meilleur nom {m} | best◼◼◼(quality) |
meilleur nom | best◼◼◼(person) |
meilleur adjectif | better◼◼◼(comparative of the adjectives good or well) |
meilleur ami nom {m} | best friend◼◼◼(an especially close and trusted friend) |
meilleur des cas nom {m} | best-case scenario◼◼◼(situation which could not be any better) |
meilleur des mondes nom | brave new world◼◼◼(ambitious, often utopian, vision of the future) |
meilleur ennemi nom {m} | frenemy◼◼◼(fair-weather friend who is also a rival) |
meilleur morceau nom {m} | plum [plums](desirable thing) |
meilleure nom {f} | best◼◼◼(quality) |
meilleure amie nom {f} | best friend◼◼◼(an especially close and trusted friend) |
meilleure moitié nom {f} | better half◼◼◼(spouse or lover) |
mettre en valeur verbe | highlight [highlighted, highlighting, highlights]◼◼◼(to make prominent) |
microcontrôleur nom | microcontroller◼◼◼(microcomputer on a single chip) |
mitrailleur nom {m} | machine-gunner◼◼◼(someone who uses a machine gun) |
monopoleur nom {m} | monopolist [monopolists]◼◼◼(one who has, or attempts to acquire, a monopoly on something) |
mouilleur nom {m} | minelayer◼◼◼(ship capable of laying mines) |
Notre-Dame des Douleurs nom {f} | Our Lady of Sorrows◼◼◼(the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) |
Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs nom {f} | Our Lady of Sorrows◼◼◼(the Virgin Mary in reference to her sorrows) |
nulle part ailleurs adverbe | nowhere else◼◼◼(in no other place) |
oiseleur nom {m} | fowler [fowlers]◼◼◼(a hunter of wildfowl) birdcatcher◼◻◻(a person who catches or snares birds, wildfowl) |
onduleur nom {m} | power inverter◼◼◼(a device that converts DC electricity into AC) uninterruptible power supply◼◼◻noun |
oreille en chou-fleur nom | cauliflower ear [cauliflower ears]◼◼◼(swollen and deformed outer ear) |
pâleur nom {f} | pallor [pallors]◼◼◼(paleness; want of color; pallidity) paleness◼◼◻(condition or degree of being pale or of lacking color) |