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il a le bras longHe has great influence.Rate it:

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il a le nez fin1. He has a good nose. 2. He is far-sighted, sagacious.Rate it:

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il a le pied marinHe has got his sea-legs; He is a good sailor.Rate it:

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il a le timbre fêlé (fam.)He is cracked; He has a screw loose.Rate it:

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il a le visage défaitHe has a pale, worn-out look.Rate it:

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il a les reins solides(lit.) He is strong; (fig.) He has a long purse.Rate it:

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il a les yeux au beurre noir (pop.)He has a couple of black eyes; He has his eyes in mourning.Rate it:

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il a les yeux battusHe has a tired look about his eyes.Rate it:

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il a les yeux cernésHe has dark circles round his eyes.Rate it:

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il a mangé de la vache enragéeHe has suffered many privations.Rate it:

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il a mis du foin dans ses bottesHe has feathered his nest; He has taken care of number one.Rate it:

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il a pris son parti1. He has made up his mind. 2. He has resigned himself to it.Rate it:

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il a son compte (or, son compte est réglé)1. (lit.) He has his due. 2. (pop.) He is done for. Rate it:

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il a trente ans, et cependant il vit aux crochets de sa mèreHe is thirty years old, and yet his mother has to keep him.Rate it:

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il a trouvé chaussure à son piedHe has found just what he wanted; He has found his match.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la fève au gâteauHe has hit the mark; He has made a lucky discovery.Rate it:

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il a trouvé la pie au nidHe has found a mare’s nest.Rate it:

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il a un air (or, l'air) comme il fautHe has a very gentlemanly manner.Rate it:

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il a une chambre grande comme la mainHe has a room not big enough to swing a cat in.Rate it:

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il a une maladie de cœurHe has heart disease.Rate it:

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il a une mémoire de lièvreHe has a memory like a sieve.Rate it:

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il a vu le dessous des cartesHe has been behind the scenes; he is in the secret, “in the know.”Rate it:

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il abonde dans mon sensHe is entirely of the same opinion as I am; He has come round to my opinion.Rate it:

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il en a l'air et la chansonHe looks it every inch; He has both the appearance and the actuality.Rate it:

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il est coutumier du faitIt is not the first time he has done it.Rate it:

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il est temps de fondre la clocheThe time for action has arrived.Rate it:

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il est très inquiet, il en perd le boire et le mangerHe is very anxious, he has lost his appetite.Rate it:

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il est trois heures sonnéesIt has struck three.Rate it:

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il mange à plus d'un râtelierHe has more than one string to his bow; He gains money from different sources.Rate it:

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il mène plusieurs affaires de frontHe carries on several schemes simultaneously; He has many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il n'a jamais perdu son clocher de vueHe has never been out of his parish.Rate it:

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il n'a ni croix ni pileHe has not a rap.Rate it:

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il n'a ni feu ni lieuHe has neither house nor home.Rate it:

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il n'a ni sou ni mailleHe has not got a rap, a brass farthing.Rate it:

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il n'a pas fait une panse d'a aujourd'huiHe has not done a stroke all day.Rate it:

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il n'a pas un radis (fam.)He has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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il n'a pas un rouge liardHe has not a brass farthing. Rate it:

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il n'a qu'à se baisser pour en prendreHe has only to stoop and pick it up; He has merely to ask for it to get it.Rate it:

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il n'a qu'un gros bon sensHe has only plain common-sense.Rate it:

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il n'a rien en propreHe has nothing of his own.Rate it:

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il n'a rien vu que par le trou d'une bouteilleHe has seen nothing of the world.Rate it:

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il n'est point de rose sans épinesEvery rose has its thorn; No rose without a thorn.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas d'amitié qui tienneFriendship has nothing to do with the question; It must be done in spite of friendship.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la foisYou must not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne prétend à votre fille qu'en tout bien tout honneurHe has honourable intentions towards your daughter.Rate it:

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il ne s'avise jamais de rienHe never thinks of anything; He has no initiative.Rate it:

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il possède une fortune en bien-fondsHe has a fortune in landed property.Rate it:

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il répète la même chose à tout bout de champHe repeats the same thing every instant, every time he has the chance.Rate it:

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il s'est rangéHe has settled down (after sowing his wild oats).Rate it:

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il s'est toujours tenu au gros de l'arbreHe has always sided with the stronger side.Rate it:

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