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ce tribunal juge en dernier ressortThis court tries without appeal; There is no appeal from the findings of this court.Rate it:

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cela laisse à désirerThere is room for improvement; It is not quite the thing.Rate it:

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cela ne fait aucun douteThere is no doubt about it.Rate it:

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cela ne fera pas un pliThere will not be the slightest difficulty.Rate it:

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cela va tout seulThere is no difficulty in the way.Rate it:

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certificate of heritagehas there been issued a certificate of heritageRate it:

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chacun a dans sa vie un souris de la fortuneFortune knocks once at every man’s door.Rate it:

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chacun a sa marotteEvery one has his hobby.Rate it:

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chacun pour soievery man for himselfRate it:

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

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chacun sait ses affairesEvery one knows his own business best.Rate it:

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charbonnier est maître chez lui (or, chez soi)Every one is master in his own house; An Englishman’s house is his castle.Rate it:

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check upTo verify through brief investigation or examination; to revisit for assurance that there are no problems.Rate it:

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chercher midi à quatorze heuresTo make (or, seek) difficulties where there are none; To look for grapes on thorns.Rate it:

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ci corre quanto dal cielo alla terraThere is a very great differenceRate it:

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clean plate clubWhen you have finished eating and there is nothing left on your plate, we say you belong to the clean plate club.Rate it:

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come in from the coldTo gain widespread acceptance in a group or society, especially where there was not any before.Rate it:

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come togetherUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic meaning: to come together. To meet. To arrive at a destination with someone after having travelled there with each other. To achieve orgasm at the same time.Rate it:

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contendere et laborare, utto strain every nerve, do one's utmost in a matter.Rate it:

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cosas veredesyou'll see that it's a crazy world out thereRate it:

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cross that bridge when one gets thereThat is a discussion for another time; alternative form of cross that bridge when one comes to itRate it:

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cross the lineTo overstep a boundary, rule, or limit; to go too far or do something unacceptable.Rate it:

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damn YankeeA person from the northern United States (a Yankee) who moves to the South to reside there.Rate it:

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day in, day outEvery day; daily; constantly or continuously; especially, of something that has become routine or monotonous.Rate it:

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day-to-dayHappening every day.Rate it:

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de minimis non curat lexThe law does not concern itself with trifles; expression of the rule that the law will not remedy an injury that is minimal.Rate it:

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de perdidos al ríoin for a penny, in for a pound; there is nothing to loseRate it:

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dead airAn unintended interruption in a radio broadcast during which there is no sound; a similar interruption of a television broadcast in which there is neither sound nor a video signal.Rate it:

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der Amtsschimmel wiehertthere is an excessive amount of bureaucracy; someone or some organization is being excessively bureaucraticRate it:

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des goûts et des couleurs il ne faut (pas) discuterThere is no disputing about tastes.Rate it:

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divide and conquerA combination of political, military and economic strategies that aim to gain and maintain power by breaking up larger concentrations of power into chunks that individually have less power than the one implementing the strategy.(computing) Applied to various algorithms, such as quicksort, that solve a problem by splitting it recursively into smaller problems until all of the remaining problems are trivial.(as imperative, proverb) In order to rule securely, don't allow alliances of your enemies.Rate it:

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do one's damnedestTo do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.Rate it:

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do one's darnedestTo do one's utmost; to make every effort or to try every possible approach or way.Rate it:

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do unto others as you would have them do unto youOne should treat others as one would like others to treat oneself; an expression of the golden rule.Rate it:

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do you have Wi-FiAsks if there is any available Wi-Fi connection.Rate it:

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dominatio impotensdespotic, tyrannous rule.Rate it:

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don't put your cart before the horseThe same as saying, "First things first"; asserts that there is a certain order in which things happen and that the listener should consider that before going forward (outside of that order) regarding the matter at handRate it:

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don't be a fool, wrap your toolThere are consequences to not wearing a condom on your penisRate it:

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don't go thereDon't start talking about that.Rate it:

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don't just stand there like dying calf in a hailstorm.My mom said this to me sometimes when I had misbehaved if I just stood there during the scolding.Rate it:

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doss downTo sleep on someone's sofa or floor because there is no bed spare.Rate it:

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dot the i's and cross the t'sTo take care of every detail, even minor ones; To be meticulous or thorough.Rate it:

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draw the lineTo set a boundary, rule, or limit, especially on what one will tolerate.Rate it:

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dress downThe heavy criticism, personal attack upon a subaltern by a superior for any infraction, misdemeanor, rule violation, felony et al which leaves the victim shattered:Rate it:

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drive a coach and horses throughTo spoil, break or render ineffective a rule, plan or agreement.Rate it:

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du matin au soirall day long; every waking hourRate it:

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DYSWIDTInitialism of do you see what I did there? :Rate it:

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ecco làthere it isRate it:

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eeny meeny miney moe(short version) a way of choosing someone or something by counting off items one by one until the last word falls on a person or item to the full rhyme which is: eeny meany miney moe catch a tiger by the toe if he hollers let him go eeny meeny miney moe Whichever item falls on the last word "moe" that's the one that is chosen, for example to be "it" to start a game or to choose sides for teams. There are only four words per line that count. The last line "eeny meeny money moe" was later replaced by My mother said to pick the very best one and you are not it" (all words count for one as each person (item) is tapped.Rate it:

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en tout pays il y a une lieue de mauvais chemin(fig.) In every enterprise difficulties have to be encountered.Rate it:

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