Angielski | Francuski |
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breathe down someone's neck (to follow or supervise too closely) verb | être sur le dos de quelqu'unverbe fliquerverbe |
brimstone (butterfly species) noun [UK: ˈbrɪm.stəʊn] [US: ˈbrɪmstoʊn] | citronnom {m} |
bring to one's knees verb | mettre à genouxverbe |
brownstone [brownstones] noun [UK: ˈbraʊn.stəʊn] [US: ˈbraʊnˌstoʊn] | grés brun◼◼◼nom |
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 |
buffer zone (neutral area) noun [UK: ˈbʌ.fə(r) zəʊn] [US: ˈbʌ.fər ˈzoʊn] | zone tampon◼◼◼nom {f} |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (of plants, to bloom, bud) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | fleurir◼◼◼verbe bourgeonner◼◼◻verbe |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (to grow or expand) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | croître◼◼◼verbe |
burgeon [burgeoned, burgeoning, burgeons] (to swell to the point of bursting) verb [UK: ˈbɜː.dʒən] [US: ˈbɝː.dʒən] | bourgeonner◼◼◻verbe |
burgonet (helmet) noun | bourguignotte◼◼◼nom |
burn one's bridges verb | brûler les pontsverbe brûler ses vaisseauxverbe couper les pontsverbe |
burn one's fingers (harm oneself) verb | |
burn phone (mobile phone used for only a short time and then thrown away so that the owner cannot be traced) noun | téléphone graveurnom {m} |
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 |
butanone (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3) noun | butanone◼◼◼nom |
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 | |
button [buttoned, buttoning, buttons] (to fasten with a button) verb [UK: ˈbʌt.n̩] [US: ˈbʌt.n̩] | boutonner◼◼◻verbeButton your coat up. = Boutonne ton manteau. |
by oneself preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | par soi-même◼◼◼preposition tout seulpreposition |
by oneself (without company) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | seul◼◼◻preposition solopreposition |
by oneself (without help) preposition [UK: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] [US: baɪ wʌn.ˈself] | tout seulpreposition |
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 [colloquial] d’un poilpreposition [rare] à fleur de cordepreposition de justessepreposition par le chas de l'aiguillepreposition |