French | English |
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avoir une case en moins verbe | have a screw loose◼◼◼(to be insane, irrational, or eccentric) |
avoir une chance verbe | stand a chance◼◼◼(have a chance) |
avoir une dent contre verbe | have it in for◼◼◼(to be angry at) |
avoir une dent contre quelqu'un verbe | have a bone to pick(have a complaint or grievance) |
avoir une double casquette verbe | moonlight(to work at a secondary job) |
avoir une entrevue verbe | interview [interviewed, interviewing, interviews]◼◼◼(to have an interview) |
avoir une heure de colle verbe | stay behind(to remain in a classroom or school at the end of teaching, especially to receive punishment) |
avoir une intersection commune avec verbe | overlap [overlapped, overlapping, overlaps]((used of sets) to have some elements in common) |
avoir une touche phrase | someone's luck is in(someone is the object of another person's sexual attraction) |
béjaune nom {m}; blanc-bec {m} | greenhorn(inexperienced person) |
bile jaune nom {f} | yellow bile◼◼◼(one of the four humours) |
billet funéraire nom {m} | joss paper◼◼◼(sheet of paper used as a burnt offering) |
bolet jaune nom | slippery jack(mushroom in genus Suillus) |
bonne fortune nom {f} | gleek(good fortune) |
brème commune nom {f} | bream [breams]◼◼◼(Abramis brama) |
bruant jaune nom {m} | yellowhammer [yellowhammers]◼◼◼(a passerine bird, Emberiza citrinella) |
brune nom {f} | brunette◼◼◼(a person, especially female, with brown or black hair) brunette◼◼◼(a person, especially female, with dark eyes and darkish or olive skin) |
Brunei nom propre {m} | Brunei◼◼◼(a country in Southeast Asia) |
Brunéien nom | Bruneian◼◼◼(person from Brunei) |
brunéien adjectif | Bruneian◼◼◼(pertaining to Brunei) |
brunelle nom {f} | selfheal◼◼◼(plant of genus Prunella) |
Brunet nom propre | Brown◼◼◼(surname meaning "brown", or indicating a dark complexion) |
c'est une autre paire de manches nom | horse of a different color◼◼◼(unrelated or incidentally related matter with different significance) |
ça me fait une belle jambe nom | fat lot of good◼◼◼noun |
callune nom {f} | heather◼◼◼(plant) |
canari dans une mine de charbon nom {m} | canary in a coal mine◼◼◼(early indicator) |
caresser (une idée) verbe | toy [toyed, toying, toys]◼◼◼(to ponder or consider) |
carouge à tête jaune nom {m} | yellow-headed blackbird◼◼◼(Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) |
carpe commune nom {f} | common carp◼◼◼(species of carp) |
carte jaune [Belgium] nom {f} | yellow card◼◼◼(card in sports) |
carton jaune nom {m} | yellow card◼◼◼(card in sports) |
ce n'est pas une chose simple à dire phrase | there isn't any easy way to say this(used to introduce bad news) |
celui qui vit dans une maison de verre ne doit jamais lancer de pierres phrase | people who live in glass houses shouldn't throw stones(one shouldn't criticize others for having the same fault) |
cent une nom {f} | one hundred and one◼◼◼(one hundred plus one, see also: one hundred one) |
centre de jeunesse nom {m} | youth center◼◼◼(a building operated as a place for young people to meet and take part in recreational activities) |
céréale de petit déjeuner nom {f} | breakfast cereal◼◼◼(food made from processed grains) |
chacun est l'artisan de sa fortune phrase | every man is the architect of his own fortune(each person is the chief cause of their success or failure) |
chacune nom {f} | apiece◼◼◼adverb |
Chambre des communes nom {f} | House of Commons◼◼◼(lower house in UK or Canadian parliament) |