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sway (Influence, weight, or authority that inclines to one side) noun [UK: sweɪ] [US: ˈsweɪ] | autorité◼◼◻nom poids◼◼◻nom {m} |
sway (Preponderance; turn or cast of balance) noun [UK: sweɪ] [US: ˈsweɪ] | prépondérance◼◻◻nom {f} |
sweep away (to remove something by sweeping) verb [UK: swiːp ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈswiːp ə.ˈweɪ] | balayer◼◼◼verbe |
take away (to remove something, either material or abstract, so that a person no longer has it) verb [UK: teɪk ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈteɪk ə.ˈweɪ] | retirer◼◼◼verbe |
take someone's breath away verb | couper le souffleverbe |
takeaway (meal bought to be eaten elsewhere) noun [UK: ˈteɪk.ə.weɪ] [US: ˈteɪk.ə.weɪ] | plat à emporter◼◼◼nom |
the customer is always right (proverb) phrase | le client a toujours raison◼◼◼phrase |
the first step is always the hardest phrase | |
the grass is always greener on the other side (others' circumstances seem more desirable than one's own but in reality often are not.) phrase [UK: ðə ɡrɑːs ɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nə(r) ɒn ðə ˈʌð.ə(r) saɪd] [US: ðə ˈɡræs ˈɪz ˈɔːl.weɪz ˈɡriː.nər ɑːn ðə ˈʌð.r̩ ˈsaɪd] | l'herbe est toujours plus verte ailleursphrase |
the other way around (same but with things reversed) adverb | dans l'autre sens◼◼◼adverbe vice versa◼◼◻adverbe |
there isn't any easy way to say this (used to introduce bad news) phrase | |
there's more than one way to skin a cat (a problem generally has more than one solution; there is more than one way to achieve a goal) phrase | il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canard (there are many methods to pluck a duck)◼◼◼phrase tous les chemins mènent à Rome (all roads lead to Rome)phrase |
third way (approach or solution which strives for an alternative to or middle ground between two opposing viewpoints) noun [UK: ˈθɜːd ˈweɪ] [US: ˈθɝːd ˈweɪ] | voie moyenne◼◼◼nom {f} |
this way (to indicate direction) noun [UK: ðɪs ˈweɪ] [US: ðɪs ˈweɪ] | par ici◼◼◼nom par là◼◼◼nom |
throw away (discard or dispose of) verb [UK: ˈθrəʊ ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈθroʊ ə.ˈweɪ] | jeter◼◼◼verbe rejeter◼◼◻verbe |
throw money away verb | jeter l'argent par les fenêtres◼◼◼verbe |
turn away (to rotate the body or head so as not to face someone or something) verb [UK: tɜːn ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈtɝːn ə.ˈweɪ] | se détourner◼◼◼verbe |
two-way street (street in which traffic is allowed to proceed in two directions) noun [UK: ˈtuː ˈweɪ striːt] [US: ˈtuː ˈweɪ ˈstriːt] | rue à double sens◼◼◼nom {f} |
two-way street (interaction in which parties give and take equally) noun [UK: ˈtuː ˈweɪ striːt] [US: ˈtuː ˈweɪ ˈstriːt] | échange de bons procédés◼◻◻nom {m} donnant-donnant◼◻◻nom {m} |
under way (in operation or in process) preposition [UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r) ˈweɪ] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩ ˈweɪ] | en cours◼◼◼preposition |
under way (moving through water) preposition [UK: ˈʌnd.ə(r) ˈweɪ] [US: ˈʌnd.r̩ ˈweɪ] | avec errepreposition |
underway (in motion, in progress; being done or carried out) adverb [UK: ˌən.dəˈrw.eɪ] [US: ˌən.dəˈr.weɪ] | en cours◼◼◼adverbe |
waste away (lose energy) verb [UK: weɪst ə.ˈweɪ] [US: ˈweɪst ə.ˈweɪ] | dépérir◼◼◼verbe |
waterway [waterways] (navigable body of water) noun [UK: ˈwɔː.tə.weɪ] [US: ˈwɒ.təˌr.we] | voie navigable◼◼◼nom {f} |
when the cat's away (People take advantage of the absence of authority) phrase | quand le chat n'est pas là◼◼◼phrase |
when the cat's away the mice will play (in the absence of a controlling entity, subordinates will take advantage of circumstances) phrase [UK: wen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə maɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] [US: hwen ðə ˈkæts ə.ˈweɪ ðə ˈmaɪs wɪl ˈpleɪ] | les souris dansent◼◼◼phrase quand le chat n'est pas là◼◼◼phrase le chat partiphrase |
where there is a will there is a way (if someone wants or wills something strongly enough, a way can be found) phrase | on peut◼◼◼phrase quand on veut◼◼◼phrase vouloir c'est pouvoir◼◻◻phrase |