Franska | Engelska |
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à cœur joie adverbe | to one's heart's contentadverb |
à cœur vaillant rien d'impossible phrase | where there is a will there is a way(if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) |
à demi oublié adjectif | half-forgottenadjective |
à Dieu ne plaise interjection | God forbid◼◼◼(Don't let it be) |
à l'agonie preposition | at death's door◼◼◼(about to die) |
à l'ancienne adjectif {m} | old-fashioned◼◼◼(outdated or no longer in vogue) |
à l'emporte-pièce adjectif | sweeping◼◼◼(wide, broad, affecting many things) |
à l'emporte-pièce preposition | on a whim(without thinking seriously about the consequences) |
à l'extérieur adverbe | out◼◼◼(away from one's usual place or not indoors) outdoors◼◼◻(in the open air) abroad◼◼◻(played elsewhere) |
à l'extérieur nom | away game◼◻◻(athletic contest played in the opposing team's territory) |
à l'intérieur adverbe | in◼◼◼(moving to the interior) indoors◼◼◻(in or into a building) |
à l'intérieur de preposition | inside◼◼◼(within the interior of something, closest to the center or to a specific point of reference) into◼◼◼(going inside) |
à la dernière minute preposition | at the last minute◼◼◼(very close to a deadline) |
à la dernière minute nom | eleventh hour◼◻◻(The last minute) |
à la folie adverbe | head over heels◼◼◼(hopelessly, madly (as in head over heels in love)) |
à la lumière de preposition | in light of◼◼◼(given, considering) |
à la lumière du jour preposition | in broad daylight◼◼◼(in ample natural illumination) |
à la pièce adjectif | loose [looser, loosest]◼◼◼(not packaged) |
à l’ancienne adjectif | old school◼◼◼(characteristic of a style, outlook, or method employed in a former era) |
à méchant ouvrier phrase | a bad workman always blames his tools(not the tools but how they're employed) |
à moitié adjectif | semi-◼◼◼(half (prefix)) |
à moitié nu adjectif | half-naked◼◼◼(with very few clothes on) |
à part entière adjectif | full-fledged◼◼◼(having full qualification, credentials or preparation) |
à pied preposition | on foot◼◼◼(walking, jogging, running) |
à pied adverbe | afoot◼◻◻(means of locomotion, walking) |
à pied d’œuvre preposition | at work◼◼◼(at one's workplace) |
à plusieurs reprises adverbe | over and over◼◼◼(repeatedly) |
à plusieurs reprises à maintes reprises [formal] adverbe | repeatedly(done several times) |
à première vue preposition | at first glance◼◼◼(after only a superficial examination or review) at first blush◼◼◻(upon first impression or consideration) at a glance◼◻◻(on cursory examination) |
à temps partiel adjectif | part-time◼◼◼(involving less than the normal time) |
à titre gracieux adverbe | ex gratia◼◼◼adverb |
à un jet de pierre nom | stone's throw◼◼◼(short distance) spitting distance◼◻◻(a short distance) |
à vie preposition | for life◼◼◼(for the rest of a person's life) |