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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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any port in a stormAn unfavourable option which might well be avoided in good times but which nevertheless looks better than the alternatives at the current time.Rate it:

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at the high portOr in a charge.Rate it:

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at the high portAt once; unhesitatingly; quickly and vigorously.Rate 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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Delivered Ex ShipThe seller pays for all transportation and insurance until the transporting ship has arrived at the port of destination.Rate it:

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

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first port of callThe first port that a vessel calls in at after the start of a voyage.Rate it:

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first port of callThe first place to go to start a process.Rate it:

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Flying DutchmanA Dutch-flagged clipper that is very fast sailing, and never makes it to port, seen on the high seas, where upon being hailed, occupants request information on persons long dead, or leave messages for said people. It is considered bad luck to meet said ship.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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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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je ne sais à quel saint me vouerI do not know which way to turn.Rate it:

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

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Saint PierreApellido.Rate it:

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

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satellite townA new town planned and built to serve a particular local industry, or as a dormitory or overspill for people who work in a nearby metropolis. Such satellite towns include Port Sunlight near Birkenhead (Cheshire, England), built to house workers at Lever Brothers soap factories.Rate it:

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slip offTo leave a port, anchorage or mooringRate 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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