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il ne reviendra pas, allez!
Depend upon it, he will not return!
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il ne s'agit pas de cela
That is not the point.
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il ne s'avise jamais de rien
He never thinks of anything; He has no initiative.
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il ne sait ni A ni B
He does not know B from a bull’s foot; He cannot read; He is a perfect ignoramus.
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il ne sait où donner de la tête
He does not know which way to turn.
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il ne sait rien de rien
1. He knows absolutely nothing. 2. He is quite in the dark.
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il ne sait sur quel pied danser
He does not know which way to turn.
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il ne savait où se fourrer
He did not know where to hide his head.
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il ne savait plus de quel bois faire flèche
He did not know which way to turn.
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il ne se fait faute de rien
He denies himself nothing.
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il ne se fait pas faute de se plaindre
He complains freely.
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il ne se foule pas la rate (pop.)
He does not overwork himself; He takes things easily.
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il ne se gêne guère
Doesn’t he make himself at home! Well, he is a cool customer!
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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dos
He is not the man to let himself be made a fool of; He will not allow people to take the food out of his mouth; He will not tamely submit to any imposition.
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il ne se mouche pas du coude (fam.)
1. He is no fool. 2. He does things in grand style.
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il ne se mouche pas du pied (pop.)
1. He is a man of importance; He gives himself airs. 2. He is no fool.
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il ne tardera pas à venir
It will not be long before he comes.
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il ne tiendra pas à moi qu'il ne réussisse
It will not be my fault if he does not succeed.
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il ne tient qu'à lui de commencer
It rests entirely with him to begin; He can begin when he likes.
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il ne tint à rien qu'ils ne se battissent
They were within an ace of fighting.
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il ne trouverait pas de l'eau à la rivière
Se dit d’une personne malhabile qui ne trouve pas les choses les plus faciles à trouver.
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il ne va que par sauts et par bonds
He only works by fits and starts.
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il ne vaut pas le pain qu'il mange
He is not worth his salt.
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il nous a dit des contes à dormir debout
He told us tedious, nonsensical tales, old wives’ tales.
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il nous a fait mauvaise (or, grise) mine
He looked black (sour) at us; He did not receive us well.
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il nous a menés bon train
He brought us along at a great rate.
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il nous a servi un plat de son métier (or, de sa façon)
He played us one of his tricks.
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il nous berce de sornettes
He puts us off with silly tales.
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il nous cassait l'encensoir sur le nez
He was smothering us with flatteries.
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il nous en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs
He told us all sorts of tales; He worried us beyond all bearing.
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il opine du bonnet
He agrees with the previous speakers without saying a word.
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il parle en connaissance de cause
He knows what he is talking about.
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il parle en l'air
He talks without thinking of what he is saying, at random, not seriously.
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il partira un de ces quatre matins
He will start one of these fine days.
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il perd la carte
He is getting confused.
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il pleut
Un ou des profanes est/sont présent
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il possède une fortune en bien-fonds
He has a fortune in landed property.
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il prêcha d'exemple
He practised what he preached; He set the example.
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il prêche dans le désert
(lit.) He preaches to empty benches; (fig.) All his talking will not convince any one.
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il prend le chemin de l'hôpital
He is on the highway to ruin.
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il prend le pas sur moi
He takes precedence of me.
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il prend le temps comme il vient
He takes things easily.
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il prend les choses à rebours
He misconstrues everything.
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il prend paris pour corbeil, le pirée pour un homme
“He does not know a hawk from a handsaw.”
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il prend sur sa bouche pour aider ces gens
He stints himself to help those people.
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il prend sur son sommeil pour étudier
He works far into the night.
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il prend tout de travers
He takes everything amiss.
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il prend un air capable
He puts on a bumptious look.
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il prête de l'argent à la petite semaine
He lends money for a short time at a high rate of interest.
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il recommença de plus belle
He began again worse than ever.
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