Francúzština | Angličtina |
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le feu adjectif {m} | fire◼◼◼(slang: amazing) |
le filet de mors de bride nom | bridoon(type of snaffle bit) |
le fouet de chasse nom | hunting whip(whip with a hooked horn handle) |
le franc est tombé phrase | the penny drops(understanding is reached, one comprehends) |
le Français moyen adjectif | average Joe(typical average person) |
le fruit défendu est celui qui a le meilleur goût phrase | forbidden fruit is the sweetest(forbidden things seem more appealing) |
le gîte et le couvert nom {m pl} | board and lodging◼◼◼(lodging with daily meals) |
le grand bouillon nom propre {m} | Davy Jones's locker(the ocean as a grave for sailors) |
Le Havre nom propre {m} | Le Havre◼◼◼(city) |
le jour et la nuit nom | chalk and cheese◼◼◼(things that are very different) |
le jour précédent adverbe | the day before◼◼◼(on the preceding day) |
le jour suivant adverbe | the next day◼◼◼adverb |
le lac Winnipeg nom propre {m} | Winnipeg◼◼◼(lake) |
Le Lamentin nom propre {m} | Le Lamentin◼◼◼(commune in Martinique) |
le lendemain adverbe | the next day◼◼◼adverb |
le leur nom {f} | theirs◼◼◼(that which belongs to them) |
Le livre de Mormon nom propre {m} | Book of Mormon◼◼◼(one of the sacred works of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) |
le long de preposition | along◼◼◼(by the length of; in a line with the length of; lengthwise next to) alongside◼◼◻(side by side with, see also: beside; next to) |
le Louvre nom propre {m} | Louvre◼◼◼(an art museum in France) |
le Magicien d'Oz nom propre {m} | Wizard of Oz◼◼◼(the book The Wizard of Oz) Wizard of Oz◼◼◼(the eponymous character) |
le mal est fait phrase | the damage is done◼◼◼phrase what's done is done◼◻◻phrase |
le malheur des uns fait le bonheur des autres phrase | one man's loss is another man's gain◼◼◼(some people's misfortune is other people's fortune) |
Le Mans nom propre {m} | Le Mans◼◼◼(city in France) |
le meilleur ami de l’homme nom {m} | man's best friend◼◼◼(an affectionate term for a dog) |
le même adjectif {m} | identical◼◼◼(selfsame) |
le même adjectif | selfsame◼◻◻(precisely the same) |
le mercure nom {m} | mercury [mercuries]◼◼◼(ambient temperature) |
le métro de Londres nom propre {m} | London Underground◼◼◼(the London underground) |
le métro londonien nom propre {m} | Tube◼◼◼(informal: the London underground) |
le mien pronoun {m} | mine◼◼◼(that which belongs to me) |
le mieux est l'ennemi du bien verbe | leave well enough alone◼◼◼(to avoid trying to correct, fix, or improve what is already adequate) |
le moindre [cf. moindre] determiner | least◼◼◼(the smallest amount of) |
le moment venu preposition | in due course◼◼◼(when the time is right) |
le monde appartient à ceux qui se lèvent tôt phrase | the early bird gets the worm◼◼◼(whoever arrives first has the best chance of success) |
le monde entier est un théâtre phrase | all the world's a stage◼◼◼(people have roles to play in life just as actors do in the theatre) |
le monde est petit phrase | it's a small world◼◼◼(phrase used when meeting an acquaintance or personal connection in an unexpected place or context) |
le musée du Louvre nom propre {m} | Louvre◼◼◼(an art museum in France) |