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il ne sait où donner de la têteHe does not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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il ne sait rien de rien1. He knows absolutely nothing. 2. He is quite in the dark.Rate it:

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il ne sait sur quel pied danserHe does not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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il ne savait où se fourrerHe did not know where to hide his head.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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il ne se foule pas la rate (pop.)He does not overwork himself; He takes things easily.Rate it:

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il ne se laisse pas manger la laine sur le dosHe 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.Rate it:

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il ne tardera pas à venirIt will not be long before he comes.Rate it:

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il ne tiendra pas à moi qu'il ne réussisseIt will not be my fault if he does not succeed.Rate it:

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il ne vaut pas le pain qu'il mangeHe is not worth his salt.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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il parle en l'airHe talks without thinking of what he is saying, at random, not seriously.Rate it:

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il prêche dans le désert(lit.) He preaches to empty benches; (fig.) All his talking will not convince any one.Rate it:

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il prend paris pour corbeil, le pirée pour un homme“He does not know a hawk from a handsaw.”Rate it:

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il resto del carlinoAll that is implied but not spoken aboutRate it:

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il s'agit bien de cela (ironic.)That is quite a secondary consideration.Rate it:

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il s'en faut beaucoup que l'un ait autant de mérite que l'autreThere is a great difference in merit between the two.Rate it:

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il se donne du bon tempsHe does not work too hard; He enjoys himself; He has a good time of it.Rate it:

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il se tenait à quatre pour ne pas lui dire des injuresIt was as much as he could do not to abuse him.Rate it:

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il y a beau temps que je ne vous ai (pas) vuI have not seen you for many a day.Rate it:

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il y a de l'étoffe dans cet enfantThere is grit in that boy.Rate it:

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il y a de quoi(lit.) There is good reason; (ironic.) There is no reason.Rate it:

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il y a fagots et fagotsThere are men and men; All men are not alike.Rate it:

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il y a jour d'avisThere is no hurry; There is plenty of time for consideration.Rate it:

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il y a loin de la coupe aux lèvresThere is many a slip ’twixt the cup and the lip.Rate it:

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il y a plusieurs façons de plumer un canardthere's more than one way to skin a catRate it:

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il y a quelque anguille sous rocheThere is a snake in the grass; I can smell a rat.Rate it:

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il y a quelque fer qui clocheThere is a hitch somewhere. Rate it:

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il y a terme à toutThere is an end to everything.Rate it:

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il y a un monde fouThere is a terrible crowd. Rate it:

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il y a un point noir à l'horizonThere are breakers ahead.Rate it:

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il y avait force badaudsA quantity of loafers were there.Rate it:

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il y avait quatre pelés et un tonduThere were only a few people and those of no importance; Only the tag, rag, and bobtail were there.Rate it:

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il y en avait à bouche que veux-tuThere was an abundant supply of it; There was plenty for every one.Rate it:

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imperium transfertur ad aliquem (not transit)the command is transferred, passes to some one.Rate it:

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in a bad wayan extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in a bindIn a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.Rate it:

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in a league of one's ownFar excelling even the closest contender; not having any worthy competition.Rate it:

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in a pig's arseAbsolutely not; under no circumstances.Rate it:

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in bad shapean extreme or severe situation i.e. badly beaten, in poor health or poor mental well being i.e. hurt, not doing well, struggling to stay alive, etc.; can also mean poor financially or bad in some other wayRate it:

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in caseIn the event; should there be a need.Rate it:

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in characterActing as the character, not as oneself.Rate it:

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in controlWhen one is controlling a machine, or a situation, or an activity. Similar to in charge, but one person can be officially in charge, while another person is, in fact, in control.Rate it:

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in deed and in truthsincere and truthful actions; not hypocriticalRate it:

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in for an inch, in for a mileGiven that one is partly involved in or committed to a project, action, position, etc., there is no reason to refrain from becoming fully involved or fully committed.Rate it:

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in funas a joke; not seriousRate it:

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in memoriam alicuius redigere, reducere aliquid (not revocare)to recall a thing to a person's mind.Rate it:

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in no way, shape, or formNot in any way at all; not at all, nohow.Rate it:

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In One Ear and Out the OtherNot to pay any serious attention to something, ignore something without turning any ear to itRate it:

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in one's stockinged feetWearing socks, stockings or other hosiery on one's feet but no shoes.Rate it:

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