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un tien vaut mieux que deux tu l'aurasMieux vaut opter pour quelque chose que l’on peut obtenir immédiatement plutôt que pour quelque chose de plus de valeur mais que l’on n'est pas sûr d’obtenir plus tard.Rate it:

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un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l'aurasMieux vaut opter pour quelque chose que l’on peut obtenir immédiatement plutôt que pour quelque chose de plus de valeur mais que l’on n'est pas sûr d’obtenir plus tard.Rate it:

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una et consentiens vox estall are unanimous.Rate it:

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une fois n'est pas coutumeOn peut faire exceptionnellement une chose qu’on aurait tort de faire habituellement.Rate it:

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une fois n'est pas coutumeIt is only this once; One swallow does not make a summer; Once does not count.Rate it:

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une heure plus tard dans les MaritimesSe dit lorsqu'une personne arrive ou réagit en retard par rapport aux autres ou par rapport à la situation. Note : L'expression est utilisée telle quelle, quel que soit le lieu dont il est question dans l'énoncé.Rate it:

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une image vaut mille motsUne représentation graphique est plus souvent parlante qu'une description.Rate it:

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une question me taraudeS'emploie quand on est préoccupé par une interrogation.Rate it:

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up and at 'emVigorously launched or launching into an activity; Also used to mean promptly awake and ready to start the day or given as a command to wake up, get out of bed, and get busy with activitiesRate it:

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up in herehere; in this place; it doesn't mean "up" (higher) literallyRate it:

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urbs in sinu sita estthe city is situate on a bay.Rate it:

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urbs situ ad aspectum praeclara estthe city is very beautifully situated.Rate it:

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ut est in proverbioas the proverb says.Rate it:

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ut supra (opp. infra) diximus, dictum estas I said above.Rate it:

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vee have vaysThis phrase is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. It is an alternative pronunciation with a German accent and a shortened version of the movie quote "We have ways of making you talk."Rate it:

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vee have vays of making you talkThis is a German accent version of the American movie quote "We have ways of making you talk." It is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies.Rate it:

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verum ut ad id, unde digressa est oratio, revertamurbut to return from the digression we have been making.Rate it:

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vetus (verbum) est (c. Acc. c. Inf.)it was said long ago that...Rate it:

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voilà ce que c'est que de se mettre en colèreThat is the consequence of losing one’s temper.Rate it:

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voilà l'homme dont elle est coifféeThere is the man with whom she is smitten.Rate it:

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voilà pourquoi votre fille est muetteEmployé au sujet d’un discours, d’un raisonnement, obscur, qui n’aboutit à rien, peu rigoureux.Rate it:

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voilà qui est ditN’en parlons plus, c’est une chose convenue, conclue, décidée.Rate it:

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voilà qui est fortThat is rather strong.Rate it:

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voilà qui est parlerSe dit lorsque quelqu’un fait des propositions plus avantageuses qu’on ne s’y attendait.Rate it:

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voilà qui est parlerSe dit pour louer quelqu’un qui a dit, sur une question longtemps agitée, des choses claires, lumineuses, péremptoires.Rate it:

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voilà un discours qui n'est pas piqué des versThat’s a fine speech if you like [lit. not worm-eaten.]Rate it:

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votre enfant est gentil à croquerYour child is a charming little fellow.Rate it:

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votre vin est trop catholiqueYour wine is too weak, (i.e. baptised with water).Rate it:

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vouloir c'est pouvoirIl est toujours possible de réussir à faire quelque chose quand on le veut vraiment.Rate it:

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vouloir c'est pouvoirWhere there’s a will there’s a way.Rate it:

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vous arrivez trop tard, la barre est tiréeYou are too late, the line is drawn, the list is closed.Rate it:

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vous n'avez qu'à direS’emploie pour signifier qu’on est tout prêt à faire la chose dont il s’agit.Rate it:

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vulgo dicitur, pervulgatum estevery one says.Rate it:

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we have waysA shortened version of "We have ways of making you talk." Usually said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies. Also pronounced as "Vee have vays" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we have ways of making you talkThis movie quote is said as a joke when someone doesn't answer you or lies; also pronounced as "Vee have vays of making you talk" to imitate a German accent.Rate it:

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we will have no wine before it's timeSome things are worth the wait and should not be rushed.Rate it:

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we're goodthere is nothing wrong between us; our relationship is okay, not in jeopardy; alternate way of saying it: we goodRate it:

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wear one's heart on one's sleeveTo be extremely transparent, open, or forthright about one's emotion or what is in one's heart; often when this is said, it is said when it is more than the listener wants or needs to hear about it--so it is often said in a negative way or with a negative connotationRate it:

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what a crock!An exclamation of disbelief; calling someone a liar; saying that someone didn't have the right to say or do something; indicating that something isn't fair or right; short version of "What a crock of bull shit!" or "What a crock of bull!" or "What a crock of shit!" or "That's bull! or "That's bullshit"Rate it:

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what's going downWhat's been happening; the latest news; current goings-on; can be used in place of ‘what's coming off’Rate it:

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what's good for the goose is good for the ganderAny decision or rule that applies to one person must be applied to the others especially of the same group.Rate it:

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when you're hot, you're hot. when you're not, you're notYou're either hot or you're not. There's no in between.Rate it:

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when you're up to your ass in alligators, it's easy to forget your goal was to drain the swampYou can't complete the a task if more urgent/immediate necessities take priorityRate it:

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where there's smoke, there's firewhen two things are usually together and you find one, you will find the otherRate it:

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whistling dixieIf you say someone ain't just whistling Dixie, it means they're not kidding around.Rate it:

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who are youShort for: Who are you and what have you done with {the person I know--ie. my friend, my wife, etc, whatever relationship you have with the listener) Besides the normal meaning to ask who someone is, this phrase is something usually said in jest ( jokingly) to someone when they are acting very differently than normal; to insinuate or assert that they aren't acting like themselves or that they have become a different personRate it:

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why i ougthtta...!a threat often accompanied by a n arm gesture of backhanding someone in the face; it means I ought to slap you in the face (or do something worse); exactly WHAT the speaker ought to do is implied almost as if it is a fill-in-the-blank statement where the blank is filled in with something very bad. It isn't a question. (The "why" part of the phrase isn't asking why, it's telling the listener that something bad should happen to him because of what he just said or did wrong.)Rate it:

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why on god's green earth"on God's green Earth" is used to add emphasis to the question "Why...?"; precedes the rest of the question while conveying that the speaker is astonished as to why some situation exists.Rate it:

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wits' endLimit of one's sanity or mental capacity; point of desperation; often said when you can't find an answer and you don't want to try any more.Rate it:

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wrap one's head aroundTo come to a good understanding of; believe or accept something shocking; also to wrap one's mind aroundRate it:

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