Francuski | Angielski |
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l'homme de la rue nom {m} | common man◼◼◼(the average citizen) |
l'homme de Vitruve nom propre {m} | Vitruvian Man◼◼◼(the drawing by Leonardo) |
l'homme est la mesure de toute chose phrase | man is the measure of all things◼◼◼phrase |
l'homme est un loup pour l'homme phrase | man is a wolf to man◼◼◼(humans prey upon one another) |
le meilleur ami de l’homme nom {m} | man's best friend◼◼◼(an affectionate term for a dog) |
l’homme propose et Dieu dispose phrase | man proposes, God disposes(things don't always work out as they were planned) |
mois-homme nom {m} | man-month◼◼◼(amount of work) |
mort d'homme nom {m} | end of the world◼◼◼(any change that seems catastrophic or devastating) |
nom d’un petit bonhomme nom | goodness(euphemistically: God) |
nourrir son homme verbe | put food on the table◼◼◼(provide enough money to cover basic necessities) |
petit homme vert nom {m} | little green man◼◼◼(humorous: space alien, Martian, see also: alien) |
Prud'homme nom propre | Prudhomme◼◼◼proper noun |
prud'hommes nom | employment tribunal◼◼◼(tribunal for employment matters) |
Prudhomme nom propre | Prudhomme◼◼◼proper noun |
sage-femme homme nom {m} | accoucheur(person who assists women in childbirth) man-midwife(man who assists women in childbirth) midwife [midwives](person who assists women in childbirth) |
sous-homme nom {m} | subhuman [subhumans]◼◼◼(untermensch) |
surhomme nom {m} | superman [supermen]◼◼◼(übermensch) übermensch◼◻◻(figure in Nazi ideology) |
toilettes pour hommes nom {f pl} | men's room◼◼◼(lavatory intended for men, see also: toilet) |
tout homme qui réussit a une femme derrière lui phrase | behind every successful man there stands a woman(men's success often depends on the support and work and support of their wives for female partners) |
transhomme nom {m} | trans man(a transgender or transsexual man) |
trou d'homme nom {m} | manhole◼◼◼(a hole in the ground used to access the sewers or other underground vaults and installations) |
un homme à la mer interjection | man overboard◼◼◼(cry indicating someone has fallen over the side) |
un homme averti en vaut deux phrase | forewarned is forearmed◼◼◼(proverb) |
une femme sans homme est comme un poisson sans bicyclette phrase | a woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle(a woman is capable of living a complete and independent life) |
une pomme chaque matin éloigne le médecin ; chaque jour une pomme conserve son homme phrase | an apple a day keeps the doctor away(apples are healthy and stave off illnesses) |
vieil homme nom {m} | old man◼◼◼(elderly man) |