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purse [purses] (quantity of money) noun [UK: pɜːs] [US: ˈpɝːs] | bourse◼◼◼nom {f}He seems to have a fat purse. = Il semble avoir une bourse bien garnie. |
purse [purses] (small bag for carrying money) noun [UK: pɜːs] [US: ˈpɝːs] | bourse◼◼◼nom {f}He seems to have a fat purse. = Il semble avoir une bourse bien garnie. portefeuille◼◼◼nom {m}My purse was stolen on the bus. = On m'a volé mon portefeuille dans le bus. portemonnaie◼◻◻nom {f} |
purse [purses] (small bag for carrying personal items) noun [UK: pɜːs] [US: ˈpɝːs] | sac à main◼◼◼nom {m} |
purser [pursers] (person responsible for handling the accounts on a ship) noun [UK: ˈpɜː.sə(r)] [US: ˈpɝː.sər] | commissaire de bord◼◼◼nom {m} |
common purse (a shared or community fund) noun | pot commun◼◼◼nom {m} |
cutpurse (a thief who steals from others' purses) noun [UK: ˈkʌt.pɜːs] [US: ˈkʌt.pɝːs] | voleur à la tirenom {m} |
hold the purse strings (to be in control of expenditure) verb | tenir les cordons de la bourse◼◼◼verbe tenir la caisseverbe |
shepherd's purse [shepherd's purses] (Capsella bursa-pastoris) noun [UK: ˈʃe.pərdz pɜːs] [US: ˈʃe.pərdz ˈpɝːs] | bourse-à-pasteur◼◼◼nom {f} bourse-à-bergernom {f} boursettenom {f} capsellenom {f} |
you can't make a silk purse of a sow's ear (it is not possible to produce something refined from something which is unrefined) phrase |