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A rising tide floats all ships
la marée montante soulève tous les bateaux/met à flot tous les navires
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in the 'i-dotting and t-crossing' stage
au stade du fignolage
Nina Khmielnitzky
"An army's effectiveness depends on its size, training and morale
l'efficacité d'une armée dépend de sa taille, de son entraînement et de son moral mais le moral à l
(Non-member)
"foot of the mountain"
la route sera longue
Trada inc.
"form, storm, norm and perform"
organisation, confrontation, normalisation, réalisation
...
"In God we trust, all others bring data"
Nous faisons confiance à Dieu, tous les autres doivent produire leurs données
Cyril B.
"Kwit Your Bitchin"
arrêtez de râler
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"pie in the sky."
utopique/chimérique
sophieb
"Plain dumb luck"
simple coup de chance
AM Larrieu
"proof of the pudding is in the eating"
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Ce petit cochon est allé au marché
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un coup d'oeil
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(S)he is a cold fish
elle est aimable comme une porte de prison
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a few bricks short of a dozen
il lui manque quelques cases
(Non-member)
A foot is a device for finding furniture in the dark
C'est en se cognant les pieds contre les meubles qu'on trouve son chemin dans le noir.
(Non-member)
A glass of wine a day keeps the doctor away
un verre de vin par jour, la santé pour toujours
(Non-member)
a hat you take on and off
on ne change pas d'éthique comme de chemise
(Non-member)
a Heinz Fifty seven variety cat
un chat de gouttière (qui n'est pas un chat de race)
(Non-member)
a hole in the wall
Il n'est/n'était pas capable de reconnaître un Processor Queue Length d'une barette mémoire.
NewCal
a horse is a camel designed by a committee
Un chameau est un cheval créé par un comité.
(Non-member)
a par is a par
Ce qui compte, c\'est le résultat
kerbager
A sin committed with love will result in punishment, of course, but at least it is enjoyable.
Un péché commis par amour (avec amour) sera puni, naturellement, mais au moins sera agréable
DocteurPC
A stitch in time saves nine
Mieux vaut prévenir que guérir
(Non-member)
A wise head makes a close mouth
Il est parfois nécessaire de se taire pour délivrer une parole juste.
(Non-member)
Absence makes the heart grow fonder...
Loin des yeux, loin du coeur ? Bien au contraire...
(Non-member)
acceptance speech
discours d'acceptation
(Non-member)
all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy
Les distractions sont nécessaires pour détendre l'esprit.
...
An empty vessel makes the loudest noise
ce sont les tonneaux vides qui font le plus de bruit
(Non-member)
And why isn't the band playing
Comment se fait-il qu'on n'en ait jamais entendu parler?
NancyLynn
applies-to-apples
a pied d'égalité
liz askew
as and when
quand il le faut
Claire Cox
as dull as apple pie
tristes comme la pluie
Virginie Ebongué
As if this wasn't enough ...
comme si cela ne suffisait pas
(Non-member)
‘Share-time’, not ‘chair-time’
consultation - concertation
Sylvie LE BRAS
bag of nails
ça valait pas un clou
(Non-member)
banjo picking inbreds
des dégénérés gratteurs de banjo
FX Fraipont
Be cruel to be kind
Nul besoin de priver votre chien pour son bien.
Catherine Dauvergne-Newman
Be on the clock
le temps presse
...
beanie little face
petite gueule d'ignare
(Non-member)
been there, done that, got the t-shirt
en a (ont) fait personnellement l'expérience
(Non-member)
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