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à la mainby hand, manuallyRate it:

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à la mainin one's handRate it:

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à qui se lève matin dieu prête la mainIt is the early bird that catches the worm.Rate it:

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à sa portée (or, à portée de sa main)Within his reach.Rate it:

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à voile et à vapeurAC/DC; literally on sail and on steam powerRate it:

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ancoram (ancoras) tollereto weigh anchor, sail.Rate it:

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angle of attackThe angle between a mid-sail and the direction of the wind.Rate it:

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avoir la main heureuseTo be lucky at cards (or, at other things).Rate it:

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avoir la main rompue à quelque choseTo be well versed at something.Rate it:

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avoir la main verteto have a green thumb, to have green fingers, to be green-fingered.Rate it:

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avoir le cœur sur la mainto be open-handed, to be generousRate it:

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avoir le cœur sur la mainTo be open-hearted, frank.Rate it:

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avoir toujours la bourse à la mainTo have always one’s hand in one’s pocket.Rate it:

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avoir un poil dans la mainTo be very lazy (so that hair grows on the palm of the hand).Rate it:

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back to square oneLocated back at the start, as after a dead-end or failure.Rate it:

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Back to Square OneA situation in which, one has to return to an earlier state due to certain drawbacks or failuresRate it:

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be there or be squareUsed to encourage someone to go somewhere.Rate it:

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bear upTo sail close to the wind.Rate it:

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beat around the bushTo treat a topic but omit its main points, often intentionally.Rate it:

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beat upTo sail to windward using a series of alternate tacks across the wind.Rate it:

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big pictureThe main film in a double feature.Rate it:

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bon cavalier monte à toute mainIl faut prendre des risques pour réussir.Rate it:

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brace into bring the yards more square to the fore and aft lineRate it:

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brace of shakesThe time taken for a sail to shake or shiver twice as a ship comes into the wind.Rate it:

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bread and butterthe main way you make your living; where the bulk of your money comes fromRate it:

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buck the trendTo go against the norm or the current stand of the main population; have a differing opinion from the majority.Rate it:

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bullet pointMain thing that is supported by other stuff.Rate it:

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c'est là que gît le lièvreThat is the main point; There’s the rub.Rate it:

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c'est un homme que j'ai dans la mainHe is a man I hold in the hollow of my hand, i.e. I can make him do what I like.Rate it:

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c'est un homme qui ne perd pas la carteHe is a man who keeps his wits about him, who has an eye to the main chance.Rate it:

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caput cenae (Fin. 2. 8. 25)the main dish.Rate it:

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change of tackThe act of tacking, turning into the wind so the sail moves to the opposite side.Rate it:

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changer de mainto change handsRate it:

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circle gets the squareAn affirmative response; often used sarcastically.Rate it:

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clap onto temporarily add something to an existing part, especially to add an additional sail to take advantage of a fair windRate it:

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curtain-raiserIn a theater, an initial play, musical performance, etc which precedes the main performance.Rate it:

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de vive forceBy main force.Rate it:

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dead menThe ends of reefs left flapping instead of being tucked out of sight when a sail has been furled.Rate it:

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deliver the message to garcia...grasp the demands and exactions of business life. He learns that the main thing to do is to "deliver the message to Garcia"....Rate it:

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donner un coup de mainTo give a helping hand.Rate it:

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donnez-moi la mainFormule de remerciement chaleureux à un homme.Rate it:

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donnez-moi un coup de mainGive me a helping hand.Rate it:

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donnez-moi une poignée de mainShake hands with me.Rate it:

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drain the main veinTo urinate.Rate it:

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en sommeOn the whole; In the main.Rate it:

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fair and squareWithin the applicable rules.Rate it:

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fair and squareTotally fairly and undoubtedly.Rate it:

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faire force de voilesTo crowd on all sail.Rate it:

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fais du bien à un vilain, il te chie dans la mainSignifie qu'il ne faut rien attendre en retour ou que du mauvais lorsqu'on est bienveillant avec une personne sans scrupule ou manquant de reconnaissance.Rate it:

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falling glassThe wall-hung mercury barometer utilized in the days of sail presented approximately thirty inches of height level of the mercury in it's glass tube in fair weather. When a vessel sailed into a barometric Low Pressure region, the mercury level became lower and tended to indicate the presence of oncoming thunderstorms, gales, or a possible hurricane.Rate it:

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