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elle fait la mineShe is sulking.Rate it:

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elle a une petite mine chiffonnéeShe has irregular features, but her expression is pleasing.Rate it:

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if fait mine de ne pas comprendreHe pretends not to understand.Rate it:

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il fait bonne mine à mauvais jeuHe puts a good face on the matter; He makes the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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il nous a fait mauvaise (or, grise) mineHe looked black (sour) at us; He did not receive us well.Rate it:

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elle dit qu'elle a vingt ans.—et les mois de nourrice! (fam.)She says she is twenty.—And the rest!Rate it:

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est-ce qu'elle est belle?—elle est comme il y en a tantIs she beautiful?—Nothing to stare at; Nothing out of the common.Rate it:

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elle fait la carpe pâmée (fam.)She turns up the whites of her eyes; She pretends to be ill; She looks like a dying duck in a thunderstorm.Rate it:

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elle fait la bouche en cœurShe puts on a captivating look; She purses up her lips.Rate it:

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elle fait la madameShe gives herself airs (of little girls).Rate it:

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elle fait la sainte nitoucheShe plays the innocent; She looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She looks very demure.Rate it:

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elle fait le ménageShe is doing her housework.Rate it:

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elle fait une bonne cuisine bourgeoiseShe is a good plain cook.Rate it:

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elle le fait allerShe makes him do what she likes.Rate it:

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elle se fait vieilleShe is getting old.Rate it:

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plus on désire une chose, plus elle se fait attendreA watched pot never boils.Rate it:

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canary in a coal mineSomething whose sensitivity to adverse conditions makes it a useful early indicator of such conditions; something which warns of the coming of greater danger or trouble by a deterioration in its health or welfare.Rate it:

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gold mineA very profitable economic venture.Rate it:

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gold mineA mine for gold ore or metal.Rate it:

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cet homme a très mauvaise mine1. That man looks a regular ruffian. 2. That man looks very ill.Rate it:

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cet homme n'a ni mine ni façonThat man has neither grace nor good looks; That man is as awkward as he is ugly.Rate it:

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faire bonne mine à mauvais jeuTo put a good face on misfortune; To make the best of a bad job.Rate it:

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gold mineA plentiful stockpile of something sought after.Rate it:

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il ne paye pas de mineHis appearance is against him.Rate it:

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mine arse on a bandboxAn answer to the offer of any thing inadequate to the purpose for which it is proffered, like offering a bandbox for a seat.Rate it:

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ne jugez pas sur la mineDo not judge by appearances.Rate it:

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never mind that. where's that big, fat billiken of mine?Said by Oliver Hardy's wife in a sequence of the movie Block-Heads (1938)Rate it:

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your guess is as good as mineI don't knowRate it:

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your place or mineA question suggesting sexual intercourse: literally meaning "shall we go to your place or mine to have sex?"Rate it:

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ce qui est fait est faitIt is no good crying over spilt milk.Rate it:

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ce qui est fait est faitSe dit pour engager à ne plus parler d’un malheur, d’une faute qu’il est impossible de réparer.Rate it:

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vite fait, bien faitExpression qui s’emploie pour dire qu’une chose facile a été rapidement effectuée.Rate it:

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elle poussa les hauts crisShe screamed at the top of her voice; She complained loudly.Rate it:

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elle n'a pour tout bien que sa beautéShe has nothing but her beauty in her favour; Her face is her fortune.Rate it:

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elle prime par sa laideurShe takes the cake for ugliness.Rate it:

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elle s'est trouvée malShe fainted.Rate it:

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c'est elle qui porte la culotteShe is mistress in this house (not her husband); The grey mare is the better horse.Rate it:

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elle a déjà un fils sous les drapeauxShe already has a son in the army.Rate it:

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elle a des yeux à la perdition de son âmeHer eyes are so lovely that they will be her ruin.Rate it:

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elle a deux enfants du premier litShe has two children by her first husband.Rate it:

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elle a l'air de ne pas y toucherShe looks as if butter would not melt in her mouth; She is very sarcastic without appearing to mean anything. (Comp. Nitouche.)Rate it:

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elle a la beauté du diableAll her beauty consists in her youth and freshness.Rate it:

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elle a le cœur grosShe is ready to cry; She is heavy-hearted.Rate it:

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elle a quarante ans bien sonnésShe is over forty.Rate it:

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elle a quelque chose de votre airShe takes after you; She looks somewhat like you.Rate it:

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elle a un air empruntéShe looks awkward, embarrassed, affected.Rate it:

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elle a une grande fortune de son chefShe has a large fortune in her own right.Rate it:

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elle chante à faire pitiéShe sings most wretchedly.Rate it:

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elle est au comble de ses désirsShe is at the very height of her wishes.Rate it:

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elle est au plus malShe is past recovery.Rate it:

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