French | English |
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l'argent n'a pas d'odeur phrase | money does not smell◼◼◼phrase |
l'argent ne fait pas le bonheur phrase | money can't buy happiness◼◼◼(true happiness comes from inside) |
l'argent ne tombe pas du ciel (money doesn't fall from the sky) phrase | money doesn't grow on trees(you must work in order to have money) |
l'argent parle (money talks) phrase | money talks◼◼◼(it is easier to accomplish goals using money) |
aux idiots l'argent brûle entre les doigts [Fools' money burns through their fingers] phrase | a fool and his money are soon parted(it is easy to get money from foolish people) |
aux idiots l'argent file entre les doigts [Fools' money slips through their fingers] phrase | a fool and his money are soon parted◼◼◼(it is easy to get money from foolish people) |
avoir le beurre et l'argent du beurre [to have the butter and the money from [selling] the butter] verbe | have one's cake and eat it too(to seek to have two things which are mutually incompatible) |
c'est de l'argent phrase | time is money◼◼◼phrase |
faire circuler des ressources ou de l'argent verbe | funnel(to direct (money or resources)) |
jeter l'argent par les fenêtres verbe | throw money away◼◼◼verb |
vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurre verbe | butter one's bread on both sides(profit from two things at the same time) |