French to English glossary of translations - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings terms

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"A quelque chose malheur est bon."	"Every cloud has a silver lining."	David Hollywood
"L'aube n'est jamais si proche qu'au plus noir de la nuit."	it is always darkest just before dawn	NancyLynn
"Mange ta main, garde l'autre pour demain."	Eat one hand, keep the other for tomorrow (child's verse)	NancyLynn
"Sont pris ceux qui croyaient prendre"	It is a case of the biter bit	(Non-member)
à faire sécher les oreilles	beggars belief/can't believe my ears	Maria Callebaut
a la guerre comme a la guerre	all is fair in love and war	Alanna Wilson-Duff
appeler de ses voeux	to pin one's hopes on	(Non-member)
avec le bémol de	with, on the down side, the fact that	Charles Hawtrey
avoir la piqûre	only have eyes for	LAB2005
à passer par pertes et profits	to be written off	(Non-member)
à tout vent	indiscriminately	(Non-member)
être dans l'oeil du cyclone	to be in the eye of the storm	(Non-member)
être rôdé à	well-versed in	Claire Cox
Bisounours	care bear	ormiston
ce qui fut dit fut fait	And so it was; And thus it was...	Carol Gullidge
celui qui aime apprendre est bien près du savoir	to be fond of learning is near to wisdom	(Non-member)
Changer le pansement et penser le changement	changing the dressing, addressing the changes to be made	(Non-member)
Coeur sur 2 pattes	warm and caring person	Ségolène Neilson
composer les gammes	learn the ropes	(Non-member)
copains comme cochons	as thick as thieves	Joanna Borowska

CQFD	QED	(Non-member)
crosseur comme une armée de frères	crooked as dog's hind leg	(Non-member)
culotte	undies	Alanna Wilson-Duff
devant l'Éternel	one of the greatest...of all time	Mark Nathan
diversification du marché en cours de maturation	a sign of diversification in a maturing market	(Non-member)
Du fil à la pâte	From Needles to Noodles	(Non-member)
Elle a l'air bonne pareille à du bon pain	She looks as sweet as pie	Carol Gullidge
elle avait la tête ailleurs ...	Her mind was somewhere else	...
elle ne cache nullement garder de douloureux souvenirs	she doesn't make any secret of the fact that she has painful memories (of this period).	Adam Thomson
elles vous donneront du cœur au ventre	they'll buck you up	Adam Thomson
En vous remerciant de votre confiance	We would like to thank you for your (time and) consideration	Anna Maria Augustin
enfoncer des portes ouvertes	to state the obvious	(Non-member)
enlever une épine du pied	take a weight off / my mind / my shoulders / get out of a tight spot / a tricky situation	Claudia Iglesias
espoir bleu	empty promises	Yolanda Broad
essuyer les plâtres	stick one's neck out	Alanna Wilson-Duff
Est-ce qu’il y a un pilote dans l’avion?	Is anyone running the show? / Who is running this insane asylum? / Is anybody flying this thing? / Is there anyone at the wheel?	Anna Maria Augustin
faire le dos rond	keep a low profile	(Non-member)
gouaille (qui a de la)	brash	(Non-member)
grosses pointures	hotshots	(Non-member)
homme de lettres	literary man, man of letters, penman	(Non-member)

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