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16:31 Mar 18, 2007 |
English to French translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / Letter | |||||||
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5 +2 | c'est la vie |
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4 | puisqu'il en est ainsi |
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4 | ainsi soit-il |
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3 | c'est ainsi que le biscuit s'émiette |
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3 | Mieux vaut plier que rompre. |
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c'est ainsi que le biscuit s'émiette Explanation: suggestion |
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Mieux vaut plier que rompre. Explanation: If that's how it goes you'll adapt and survive. HTH. |
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puisqu'il en est ainsi Explanation: That's the way the cookie crumbles (British, American & Australian, informal, American, informal) : something that you say which means that bad things sometimes happen and there is nothing you can do to prevent it, so it is not worth becoming upset about it. |
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c'est la vie Explanation: Source: Harrap's idioms dictionary. |
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