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chose nom {f} | thing [things]◼◼◼(that which is considered to exist as a separate entity, object, quality or concept) thingy◼◻◻(a thing) |
chose du passé nom {f} | thing of the past◼◼◼(something that has gone extinct or become obsolete, or the action of becoming obsolete) |
chose due phrase | a promise is a promise◼◼◼(one must keep one's promises) |
chose en soi nom {f} | thing-in-itself◼◼◼(thing as it is independent of any conceptualization, see also: noumenon) |
chose géniale ["great thing"] nom {f} | blast [blasts](good time) |
chose promise phrase | a promise is a promise◼◼◼(one must keep one's promises) |
chose rarement vue est plus chère; un peu d'absence fait grand bien phrase | absence makes the heart grow fonder(When someone or something is far away, one realizes how much one loves or misses them or it) |
choses de ce genre pronoun {f-Pl} | suchlike◼◼◼(more of the same kind) |
accuser (quelqu'un) de (quelque chose) verbe | lay something at the feet of(to assign responsibility for (something) to (someone)) |
appesentir sur quelque chose verbe | expatiate [expatiated, expatiating, expatiates](to write or speak at length; to be copious in argument or discussion, to descant) |
appliquer quelque chose épais verbe | slather(to spread something thickly on something else; to coat well) |
arranger les choses verbe | mop up◼◼◼(To fix problems; to correct or repair) |
as-tu quelque chose de prévu demain? phrase | are you doing anything tomorrow(familiar) |
autre chose pronoun | anything else◼◼◼(any other thing) |
avant toutes choses adverbe | first of all◼◼◼(before anything else) |
ce n'est pas une chose simple à dire phrase | there isn't any easy way to say this(used to introduce bad news) |
correspondre (...à qqchose) verbe | correspond [corresponded, corresponding, corresponds]◼◼◼(to be equivalent or similar) |
dire quelque chose verbe | ring a bell◼◼◼(to seem vaguely familiar) |
désapprouver (quelque chose) verbe | take exception◼◼◼(to disagree) |
en avoir quelque chose à foutre [positive sense] verbe | give a shit◼◼◼(to (not) care) |
en l'état actuel des choses preposition | as it stands◼◼◼(in the current state or circumstances) |
faire la bonne chose verbe | do the right thing◼◼◼(act ethically) |
il ne faut pas abuser des bonnes choses phrase | enough is as good as a feast(there is no value in excess) |
il y a quelque chose de pourri au royaume du Danemark phrase | something is rotten in the state of Denmark(Hamlet quotation, used in other contexts to mean "something is not right") |
l'homme est la mesure de toute chose phrase | man is the measure of all things◼◼◼phrase |
liste de choses à faire nom {f} | to-do list◼◼◼(list of errands) |
liste de choses à faire avant de mourir nom {f} | bucket list◼◼◼(a list of things to accomplish before one's death) |
machin-chose nom {m} | whatchamacallit◼◼◼(any object the actual name of which the speaker does not know or cannot remember) |
mettre les choses au clair verbe | set the record straight◼◼◼(to correct a previous error) clear the air◼◼◻(to assuage a hostile situation) |
nature des choses preposition | in the nature of things◼◼◼preposition |
ne pas être d'accord (avec quelque chose) verbe | take exception(to disagree) |
nulle chose nom {f} | nothing◼◼◼(not any thing) |
ordre des choses preposition | in the nature of things◼◼◼preposition |
ordre des choses nom {m} | nature of the beast(unchangeable nature) |
passer aux choses sérieuses verbe | get down to brass tacks◼◼◼(deal with the important details) |
passer à autre chose verbe | move on◼◼◼(to start dealing with something else) |
petite chose fragile nom {f} | candle in the wind(a fragile or vulnerable thing) |
peur de rater quelque chose nom {f} | fear of missing out◼◼◼(form of social anxiety characterized by compulsive concern that one might be missing opportunities) |