Francia | Angol |
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c’est qu’il s’agit sans doute d’un canard phrase | if it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it probably is a duckphrase |
député sans portefeuille nom {m} | backbencher◼◼◼(member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank) |
députée sans portefeuille nom {f} | backbencher(member of Parliament who does not have cabinet rank) |
enrichissement sans cause nom {m} | unjust enrichment◼◼◼(benefit unlawfully gained at another's expense) |
entrecôte / bifteck de côte / entrecôte sans os / bifteck de côte sans os nom | ribeye steaknoun |
étourneau sansonnet nom {m} | common starling◼◼◼(Sturnus vulgaris) |
être un boit-sans-soif nom | hollow leg(ability or tendency to drink large quantities of alcohol) |
glace sans tain nom {f} | one-way mirror◼◼◼(mirror that is transparent on one side) |
idiote sans-dessein [Québec] nom {f} | dimwit(person who is deficient in intelligence) |
il n'y a pas de fumée sans feu phrase | no smoke without fire◼◼◼(gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact) |
il n'y a pas de règle sans exception phrase | there is an exception to every rule(every rule has an exception) |
il n’est pas de roses sans épines phrase | no rose without a thornphrase |
il n’y a pas de fumée sans feu phrase | where there's smoke, there's fire(if there is a hint of something occurring it could indeed be true, but rumors should be handled with skepticism) |
il va sans dire verbe | go without saying◼◼◼(to be obvious, apparent or clear) |
intimidation de locataires par des propriétaires sans scrupules (pour obtenir une expulsion) nom | Rachmanism((UK) The exploitation of tenants of slum properties by unscrupulous landlords) |
jamais deux sans trois phrase | good things come in threes◼◼◼(several fortunate events usually occur together) bad things come in threes◼◼◻(several unfortunate events usually occur together) |
l'arcane sans nom nom | death [deaths](Tarot) |
miroir sans tain nom {m} | one-way mirror◼◼◼(mirror that is transparent on one side) |
on lui donnerait le bon Dieu sans confession phrase | butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth(benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) |
on n'a rien sans rien phrase | no pain, no gain◼◼◼(discomfort is necessary to achieve goals) there's no such thing as a free lunch◼◻◻(nothing is free; everything has a price) you don't get something for nothing◼◻◻(everything has a price) |
on ne fait pas d'omelette sans casser des œufs [one doesn't make an omelette without breaking eggs] phrase | you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase) |
on ne saurait faire d'omelette sans casser des œufs phrase | you've got to crack a few eggs to make an omelette(phrase) |
pas de sexe sans latex phrase | no glove, no love◼◼◼phrase |
pince-sans-rire adjectif | deadpan◼◼◼(deliberately impassive or expressionless (as a face or look)) |
pince-sans-rire nom {m} | deadpan◼◼◼(style of comedy) |
pince-sans-rire nom {m} {m-Pl} {f} {f-Pl} | dry humor(deadpan humour) |
prendre sans vert verbe | catch napping(to surprise) |
puits sans fond nom {m} | bottomless pit◼◼◼(person with boundless appetite; entity or problem which consumes endless resources) |
réseau sans fil nom {m} | wireless network◼◼◼(a type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind) |
SDF (sans domicile fixe) adjectif | homeless(lacking a permanent residence) |
se donner à fond sans attendre verbe | hit the ground running(begin an activity immediately and with full commitment) |
syndrome des jambes sans repos nom | restless legs syndrome◼◼◼(a neurological disorder characterized by an irresistible urge to move one's body to stop uncomfortable or odd sensations, usually in the legs) |
télégraphie sans fil nom {f} | wireless telegraphy◼◼◼(telegraphy by radio) |
téléphone sans fil (wireless telephone) nom {m} | Chinese whispers(game) |
tous sans exception pronoun | all and sundry◼◼◼(all; everyone) |
une femme sans homme est comme un poisson sans bicyclette phrase | a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle(a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) |
une histoire sans queue ni tête nom | Banbury story of a cock and a bull(roundabout, nonsensical story) |