Angielski | Francuski |
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believe one's eyes (to believe that something which one directly sees is truly the case) verb | en croire ses yeuxverbe |
bend someone's ear (talk too long) verb | |
bet one's boots verb | |
bide one's time (to wait, especially for a suitable opportunity) verb [UK: baɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] [US: ˈbaɪd wʌnz ˈtaɪm] | attendre son heureverbe |
blow one's nose (to expel mucus from nose) verb [UK: bləʊ wʌnz nəʊz] [US: ˈbloʊ wʌnz noʊz] | se moucher◼◼◼verbe |
blow someone's mind (to astonish) verb | époustouflerverbe estomaquerverbe soufflerverbe stupéfierverbe |
blow up in one's face (fail disastrously) verb | |
born with a silver spoon in one's mouth (born rich or in a wealthy family) adjective | |
break one's fast (archaic: to eat breakfast) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | déjeunerverbe |
break one's fast (to conclude any period of fasting by consuming food) verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz fɑːst] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈfæst] | rompre le jeûneverbe |
break one's word verb [UK: breɪk wʌnz ˈwɜːd] [US: ˈbreɪk wʌnz ˈwɝːd] | manquer à sa paroleverbe |
break someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | casser les couillesverbe les casserverbe |
break someone's heart (to cause a person to feel grief or sadness) verb | briser le cœur (à)◼◼◼verbe |
breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | être sur le dos de quelqu'unverbe fliquerverbe |
bring to one's knees verb | mettre à genouxverbe |
brush one's teeth (to clean one's teeth with a toothbrush) verb [UK: brʌʃ wʌnz tiːθ] [US: ˈbrəʃ wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | se brosser les dents◼◼◼verbe |
burn one's bridges verb | brûler les pontsverbe brûler ses vaisseauxverbe couper les pontsverbe |
burn one's fingers (harm oneself) verb | |
burst someone's bubble (to disillusion; to disabuse someone of a false notion or rationalization that has grown comfortable) verb | casser le morceauverbe casser le mytheverbe |
bury one's head in the sand (to deliberately ignore the reality of a situation) verb [UK: ˈbe.ri wʌnz hed ɪn ðə sænd] [US: ˈbe.ri wʌnz ˈhed ɪn ðə ˈsænd] | faire l'autruche◼◼◼verbe se voiler la faceverbe |
bust one's ass (to work very hard) verb | se casser le culverbe |
bust one's butt (to work exceptionally hard) verb | se casser le culverbe |
bust someone's balls (to irritate someone) verb | briser les couillesverbe les briserverbe |
butter one's bread on both sides (profit from two things at the same time) verb | |
butter wouldn't melt in someone's mouth (benign appearance, suggesting the contrary) phrase | |
by the skin of one's teeth (barely, closely) preposition [UK: baɪ ðə skɪn əv wʌnz tiːθ] [US: baɪ ðə ˈskɪn əv wʌnz ˈtiːθ] | [Canada] par la peau des dentspreposition |