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à l'en croireif he or she were to be believed, according to him or herRate it:

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a purple patchBritish (Informal) a run of success or good fortune. "people expect him to score in every game now he's hit a purple patch."Rate it:

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a pyrrhic victoryAn apparent victory, but one which is no victory at all, due to the great cost incurred. The phrase comes from the victory won by King Pyrrhus at Asculum in 279BC which cost him many of his best men. After the battle Pyrrhus remarked: "One more such victory and we are finished."Rate it:

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à quoi bon lui dire cela?What is the good of telling him that?Rate it:

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according toAccording to him, every person was to be bought. - Thomas Babington Macaulay.Rate it:

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against the grainUnwillingly, reluctantly. It went much against the grain with him, i.e. it was much against his inclination, or against his pluck.Rate it:

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alicuius animum commovereto touch a person's heart, move him.Rate it:

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allons au-devant de luiLet us go and meet him.Rate it:

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après lui il faut tirer l'échelleOne cannot do better than he has; No one can come up to him in that; That takes the cake.Rate it:

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aqua et igni interdicere alicuito proscribe a person, declare him an outlaw.Rate it:

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attaquez-le au défaut de la cuirasseAttack him on his weak point.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to gain more attention to himself.Rate it:

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back-cloth starAn actor who stands upstage, forcing the other actors to face him and turn their backs to the audience, in order to draw more attention to himself.Rate it:

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bad boyA man whose rebellious nature makes him attractive to women.Rate it:

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bem feitoserves me/you/him/her/us/them rightRate it:

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bien lui en prit d'avoir fermé sa porteIt was lucky for him that he shut his door.Rate it:

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blubberwhale fatRate it:

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blue whalelargest mammalRate it:

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break a legA wish for a successful performance; primarily a valediction to an actor wishing him or her a successful theatrical stage performance.Rate it:

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c'en est fait de luiHe is done for; It is all up with him.Rate it:

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c'est bien faitIt serves him (or, her, you) right.Rate it:

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c'est de l'algèbre pour luiIt is Greek to him.Rate it:

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c'est là son moindre défautThat is not a great weakness of hers (or, his); That is the last thing you can reproach her (or, him) with.Rate it:

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c'est le chien de jean de nivelle, il s'enfuit quand on l'appelleThe more you call him, the more he runs away, like John de Nivelle’s dog.Rate it:

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c'est pain bénitIt serves you (him, her, them) right.Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il en faudrait beaucoupI wish more men were like him (because of his straightforward or courageous nature).Rate it:

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c'est un homme comme il n'y en a pointHe is a man who has not his match; There is no equal to him.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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c'est une économie de bouts de chandelleThat is penny-wise and pound-foolish; That is spoiling the ship for a ha’porth (halfpennyworth) of tar; That is a cheese-paring policy.Rate it:

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ce jeune homme ira loinThat young man will make his way in the world, has a future before him.Rate it:

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ce reproche l'a piqué au vifThat reproach stung him to the quick.Rate it:

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cela lui a coupé le sifflet (pop.)That stopped his mouth; That shut him up.Rate it:

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cela lui a coûté un argent fou (fam.)That cost him a heap of money.Rate it:

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cela lui désopilera la rateThat will cheer him up.Rate it:

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cela lui remet du cœur au ventre (fam.)That gives him courage again.Rate it:

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cela ne lui rend pas la jambe mieux faite! (ironic.)And a lot of good that will do him!Rate it:

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cet homme est son âme damnéeThat man does his dirty work for him, is his tool.Rate it:

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Cold ShoulderTo show unfriendly attitude to someone by ignoring or giving him her less importanceRate it:

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company manA male employee who has a great-and often, in the view of others, an excessive-commitment to serving the interests of the organization which employs him.Rate it:

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congredi cum aliquoto meet a person by arrangement, interview him.Rate it:

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conscientiae maleficiorum stimulant aliquemhis guilty conscience gives him no rest.Rate it:

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consolari aliquem de aliqua reto comfort a man in a matter; to condole with him.Rate it:

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convenire aliquemto meet a person (accidentally or intentionally) and talk with him.Rate it:

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cowgirl positionA sex position in which the man lies on his back, and the woman sits on top of him facing him.Rate it:

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de, e civitate aliquem eicereto banish a person, send him into exile.Rate it:

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dead men tell no talesOnce someone is dead, they can no longer communicate, hence killing someone is the best way to keep him/her quiet.Rate it:

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death spiralA manoeuvre in which a male skater spins in place while holding one hand of his female skating partner as she circles around him with one skate on the ice and one leg extended outward parallel to the ice surface, all the while slowly lowering herself until her back almost touches the ice surface.Rate it:

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deprehendere aliquem (in aliqua re)to catch a person, find him out.Rate it:

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down with his apple-cartKnock or throw him down.Rate it:

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