Francuski | Angielski |
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jeter l'éponge verbe | throw in the towel◼◼◼((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) call it a day◼◻◻(to retire) |
jeter l'opprobre sur verbe | debunk [debunked, debunking, debunks](to discredit or expose the falsehood of something) |
jeter la pierre verbe | cast the first stone◼◼◼(act self-righteously) |
jeter la serviette verbe | throw in the towel◼◼◼((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) |
jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain verbe | throw the baby out with the bathwater◼◼◼((idiomatic) to discard something valuable) |
jeter le gant verbe | throw down the gauntlet◼◼◼(issue a challenge) affront [affronted, affronting, affronts](to insult intentionally, especially openly) |
jeter le manche après la cognée verbe | throw in the towel((idiomatic) to quit; to give up) |
jeter par-dessus bord verbe | jettison [jettisoned, jettisoning, jettisons]◼◼◼(to eject from a boat) |
jeter sa gourme verbe | sow one's wild oats(to spend a period of one's youth behaving irresponsibly) |
jeter un coup d'œil verbe | take a look◼◼◼(to examine or observe) peek [peeked, peeking, peeks]◼◼◻(To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep) peruse [perused, perusing, peruses](look over casually) |
jeter un coup d’œil verbe | glance [glanced, glancing, glances]◼◼◼(to look briefly at something) |
jeter un froid verbe | cast a chill◼◼◼(provoke an uneasy feeling) |
jeter un pavé dans la mare verbe | put the cat among the pigeonsverb |
jeter un œil verbe | take a look◼◼◼(to examine or observe) |
jetlagué adjectif | jet-laggedadjective |
jeton nom {m} | token [tokens]◼◼◼(piece of stamped metal used as a substitute for money) coin [coins]◼◼◻(a token used in a special establishment like a casino) |
jeton [Africa] nom {m} | coin [coins]◼◼◼((currency) a piece of currency) |
jeton non fongible nom {m} | non-fungible token◼◼◼(cryptocurrency token) |
je t'adore [informal singular] phrase | I love you◼◼◼(affirmation of romantic feeling) |
je t'aime [informal singular] phrase | I love you◼◼◼(affirmation of affection or deep caring) I love you◼◼◼(affirmation of romantic feeling) |
je t'en prie verbe | be my guest◼◼◼(do as you wish) |
je t'en prie [informal] phrase | you're welcome◼◼◼(reply to thanks) here you are◼◻◻(said when handing something over) |
je te dis merde ! interjection | break a leg◼◼◼(expression of best wishes to a performer) |
je te l'avais bien dit phrase | I told you so◼◼◼(told you so!) |
je te le donne en mille phrase | guess what◼◼◼(used to dramatize the unsurprising) |
[colloquial] foutre les jetons verbe | make someone's blood run cold(cause a person to feel fear) |
[vulgar] foutre les jetons verbe | give someone the shits(vulgar: to frighten someone) |
à un jet de pierre nom | stone's throw◼◼◼(short distance) spitting distance◼◻◻(a short distance) |
ancre à jet nom | kedge◼◼◼(small anchor) |
assujettir verbe | subject [subjected, subjecting, subjects]◼◼◼(to make subordinate) subjugate [subjugated, subjugating, subjugates]◼◼◻(to forcibly impose obedience or servitude) subdue [subdued, subduing, subdues]◼◻◻(to bring (a country) under control by force) |