French | English |
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valoir son pesant d'or adjectif | worth one's weight in gold(idiomatic: very valuable) |
vouloir verbe | want [wanted, wanting, wants]◼◼◼(desire) will [willed, willing, wills]◼◼◼verb would(used to express a polite request) |
vouloir beaucoup verbe | love [loved, loving, loves]◼◼◼(be strongly inclined towards doing) |
vouloir c'est pouvoir phrase | where there is a will there is a way◼◼◼(if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) |
vouloir dire verbe | mean [meant, meaning, means]◼◼◼(to convey, indicate) mean [meant, meaning, means]◼◼◼(to signify) |
vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurre verbe | butter one's bread on both sides(profit from two things at the same time) |
vouloir tout dire verbe | speak volumes◼◼◼(to convey significant information beyond what is explicit) |
xoloitzcuintle nom {m} | Mexican hairless◼◼◼(dog) |