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il la fait courte et bonneHe is having a short life and a merry one.Rate it:

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il prête de l'argent à la petite semaineHe lends money for a short time at a high rate of interest.Rate it:

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il se trouve à court (d'argent)He is short of money.Rate it:

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il touche à sa finHe is nearing his end; It is nearly over.Rate it:

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il y a terme à toutThere is an end to everything.Rate it:

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in brevi conspectu ponere aliquidto make a short survey of a thing.Rate it:

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in extremo libro (Q. Fr. 2. 7. 1)at the end of the book.Rate it:

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in nothing flatA very short amount of time; no time at all.Rate it:

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in order toAs a means of achieving the specified end; to.Rate it:

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in the toiletFinished; to an end.Rate it:

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it's not you, it's meThe reason why I want to end our relationship is unspecified.Rate it:

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j'en sais le fonds et le tréfondsI know the ins and outs of it, the long and the short of it.Rate it:

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je suis à court d'argent (fam. à sec)I am short of money (fam. hard up, broke).Rate it:

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je vous écrirai fin courant (commercial)I will write to you at the end of the present month.Rate it:

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just a minuteA short period of time, typically anywhere from several seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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just a secondA short period of time, typically anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes or more.Rate it:

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jut outTo protrude; to extend outwards into space; to stick out.Rate it:

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kill the goose that lays the golden eggsTo seek short term gain at the sacrifice of long term profit.Rate it:

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knee-high to a grasshoppershort; especially relating to when the subject was a small childRate it:

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Knee-High to a GrasshopperToo short and youngRate it:

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la fin couronne l'œuvreThe end crowns all; All’s well that ends well.Rate it:

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la vida son dos díaslife is shortRate it:

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land upTo end up; to arrive or result, especially if it is not planned.Rate it:

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lange Rede, kurzer Sinnlong story shortRate it:

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last hurrahA final act or performance that marks the end of a career.Rate it:

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lay backTo make a short backwards pass to a teammate in an attacking position.Rate it:

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le bois tortu fait le feu droitThe end justifies the means.Rate it:

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le chemin le plus long est souvent le plus courtThe longest way round often proves to be the shortest; A short cut may be a very long way home.Rate it:

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le ministère a du plomb dans l'aileThe ministry is nearing its end, is winged.Rate it:

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lead offThe short distance that a player stands away from their current base.Rate it:

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les bons comptes font les bons amisShort reckonings make long friends.Rate it:

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les cheveux en brosseHair cut short (standing up like the bristles of a brush).Rate it:

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look-inA quick short pass to a receiver running diagonally toward the center of the field.Rate it:

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ma vue baisseI am getting short-sighted; My sight is failing.Rate it:

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make outTo succeed; to turn out or end up.Rate it:

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man of few wordsA man who doesn't speak much, or speaks only for a short period of time.Rate it:

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me cago en el marfuck; fuck it; holy crap on a stick.Rate it:

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me cago en tus muertosfuck; fuck it; holy crap on a stickRate it:

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mean businessTo be serious, especially where achieving a specific end against opposition is concerned.Rate it:

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more haste, less speedWhen we are in a hurry, we often end up completing our task slower.Rate it:

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ne multa, quid plura? sed quid opus est plura?in short; to be brief.Rate it:

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news to methis is the first time I have heard that; something said after someone just told you something you didn't know before; often said like this: "That's news to me", "It's news to me" or for short, "News to me"Rate it:

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noarchShort for "no architecture". It is a term used mainly in package management systems to mark packages which are architecture independent. Such packages usually contain graphics, documentation or similar data that can be used on any architecture.Rate it:

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not all it's cracked up to beNot as good as claimed; falling short of expectations.Rate it:

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now you're cookingA phrase, often given in response, meaning that the subject has switched to a more suitable or more efficient approach; short for: Now you're cooking with gas; this phrase can be used with anything, not just cooking.Rate it:

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nudge nudge wink winkA phrase added at the end of the sentence to hint that the speaker is referring to something else, euphemistically.Rate it:

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omegaThe end; the final, last or ultimate in a sequence.Rate it:

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on est plus couché que deboutLife is short compared with eternity.Rate it:

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on n'a jamais bon marché d'une mauvaise marchandiseA bad thing is dear at any price; The best is the cheapest in the end.Rate it:

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on ne peut manier le beurre qu'on ne se graisse les doigtsOne cannot touch pitch without soiling one’s fingers; If you have to do with money, some will stick.Rate it:

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