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s'il pleut à la Saint-Médard, il pleut quarante jours plus tard, à moins que Saint-Barnabé ne lui coupe l'herbe sous le piedDicton prédisant que s’il pleut le 8 juin, il repleuvra 40 jours après, sauf s’il fait très beau le 11 juin.Rate it:

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patience of a saintA great deal of patience.Rate it:

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à chaque saint sa chandelleHonour to whom honour is due; Every lawyer must have his fee.Rate it:

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à la Saint-Glinglinwhen pigs flyRate it:

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au nom du Père et du Fils et du Saint-EspritFormule par laquelle les chrétiens se réfèrent à la Trinité.Rate it:

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c'est saint roch et son chien que ces deux personnes-làThese two persons are inseparable.Rate it:

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c'est un saint qu'on ne chôme pointHe is in no great repute.Rate it:

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chacun prêche pour son saintEvery one has an eye to his own interest.Rate it:

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faire la saint-lundiTo do no work on Monday. Rate it:

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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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québec, c'est saint-malo à s'y méprendre (max o'rell)You could easily mistake Quebec for St. Malo.Rate it:

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Saint PierreApellido.Rate it:

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tout le saint-frusquin (fam.)The whole jolly lot (referring to money or clothes).Rate it:

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saintedSimple past tense and past participle of saint.Rate it:

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déménager à la cloche de bois (fam.)To shoot the moon; To leave a house without paying one’s rent or one’s creditors.Rate it:

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à gens de village, trompette de boisRough tools for rough work.Rate it:

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avoir la gueule de boisto be hungoverRate it:

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c'est comme un cataplasme sur une jambe de boisA nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse.Rate it:

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c'est le chien de jean de nivelle, il s'enfuit quand on l'appelleThe more you call him, the more he runs away, like John de Nivelle’s dog.Rate it:

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cet homme mourra au coin d'un bois (or, d'une haie)That man will die in a ditch.Rate it:

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compte là-dessus et bois de l'eauVariante de compte là-dessus‎.Rate it:

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compte là-dessus et bois de l'eau fraîcheN’y compte pas.Rate it:

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croix de bois, croix de fer, si je mens, je vais en enferSerment, engagement à ne pas mentir.Rate it:

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être gros jean comme devantTo be no better off than one was before, in spite of all one’s efforts.Rate it:

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every cloud has a silver liningIn every bad situation there is an element of good1881, National Academy of Code Administration (U.S.), Folio, page 417:Every cloud has a silver lining; but in the old-fashioned meeting-houses every cloud of hymnal melody generally had a nasal lining before the congregation...1887, Shakers, Religion, page 36:that "a little reserve and thou'lt fail surely," will prove to be true in our experience. Every cloud has a silver lining and so has every sorrow,1918, George Jean Nathan, Performing Arts, page 222:But the most popular attitude toward what we may call "sad" plays is the peculiar one of believing that, since every cloud has a silver lining,Rate it:

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faire flèche de tout boisTo use every means to accomplish an end; To leave no stone unturned.Rate it:

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forewarned is forearmedAdvance awareness of a situation, especially a risky one, prepares one to deal with it.1863, Charles Reade, Hard Cash, ch. 4:[W]hatever a young gentleman of that age says to you, he says to many other ladies; but your experience is not equal to your sense; so profit by mine . . . forewarned is forearmed.1885, G. A. Henty, Saint George for England, ch. 4:Sometimes, they say, it is wiser to remain in ignorance; at other times forewarned is forearmed.circa 1903, Lucy Maud Montgomery, "Why Mr. Cropper Changed His Mind":"Well, Miss Maxwell, I think it only fair to tell you that you may have trouble with those boys when they do come. Forewarned is forearmed, you know."Rate it:

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gros jean qui en remontre à son curéHodge tries to teach the Parson how to preach; He teaches his grandmother to suck eggs.Rate it:

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gros-jean en remontre à son curéUn ignorant veut reprendre, corriger un homme instruit, habile.Rate it:

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gueule de boishangoverRate it:

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il doit au tiers et au quart (à jean et à paul)He owes money to everybody.Rate it:

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il est du bois dont on fait les flûtesHe is of an easy, pliable disposition (i.e. like the flexible reeds of which flutes were originally made).Rate it:

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il l'a appelé jean tout courtHe called him simply (or, just) John (without Mr. or surname).Rate it:

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il n'est bois si vert qui ne s'allume (clément marot )There is nothing so difficult that cannot be done in time.Rate it:

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il n'est feu que de bois vertNone are so active as the young.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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il ne savait plus de quel bois faire flècheHe did not know which way to turn. Rate it:

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in nomine Patris, et Filii, et Spiritus SanctiFormule liturgique, littéralement « Au nom du Père et du Fils et du Saint-Esprit ».Rate it:

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la faim chasse le loup hors du boisHunger tames the lion; Hunger will break through stone walls.Rate it:

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le bois tordu fait le feu droitL'homme tordu est redressé par la loi.Rate it:

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le bois tortu fait le feu droitThe end justifies the means.Rate it:

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le roi jean a crevé les yeux à arthurKing John caused Arthur’s eyes to be put out.Rate it:

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nom d'une pipe en boisNom de Dieu.Rate it:

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on verra de quel bois je me chauffeThey will see what stuff I am made of.Rate it:

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pressure is a privilegeSaying by Billy Jean King and hanging as a plaquette in one of the stadiums in the US openRate it:

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quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue (or, il sort du bois)Speak of angels and you hear their wings; Talk of the devil, he is sure to appear.Rate it:

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Saint JeanApellido.Rate it:

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swing la bacaisse dans le fond de la boîte à boisS’emploie pour inviter son interlocuteur à se défaire de sa charge.Rate it:

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today we are allSeptember 12, 2001: Jean-Marie Colombani, "Today, We Are All Americans", Le Monde.Rate it:

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twin seamTwo dual stitched seams, offset from each other, inserted into center of a jean for flexibilityRate it:

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