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1
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au pied levé

pour un oui pour un non

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at the drop of a hat

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se tromper d’adversaire

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to bark up the wrong tree

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faire bande à part

se désolidariser

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to be the odd-man-out

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to agree

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to be at one

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être à court d’argent

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to be strapped for cash

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être de mêche avec

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to be hand in glove with somebody

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être en crise

être dans une mauvaise passe

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to be in the doldrums

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être au bout du rouleau, à l’article de la mort

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to be on one’s last legs

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être perplexe

ne pas savoir que faire

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to be at a loss

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être sur le point de

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to be on the verge of

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être comparable avec, être l’égal de

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to be on a par with

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être isolé

se trouver dans une situation difficile

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to be out on a limb

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être casse-pieds

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to be a pain in the neck

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être un château de cartes

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to be built on sand

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en vouloir à

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to bear someone a grudge

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tourner autour du pot

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to beat about the bush

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rapporter gros

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to bring rich pickings

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mettre quelqu’un au pied du mur

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to call someone’s bluff

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commander

avoir le dernier mot

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to call the tune

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apporter sa bière à Munich

faire quelque chose d’inutile

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to carry coals to Newcastle

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creuser sa propre tombe

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to dig one’s own grave

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chercher les compliments

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to fish for compliments

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se mêler de tout

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to have a finger in every pie

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avoir deux fers au feu

avoir plusieurs affaires en train

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to have several irons in the fire

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avoir un faible pour

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to have a soft spot for

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avoir un compte à régler avec quelqu’un

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to have a bone to pick with someone

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mettre dans le mille

faire mouche

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to hit the nail on the head

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cela a fait son temps

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it has had its day

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cela se vend comme de petits pains

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it sells like hot cakes

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cela se vend comme de petits pains

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it sells like hot cakes

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si j’étais à ta place

si j’étais toi

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if I were in your shoes

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prendre le train en marche

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to jump on the bandwagon

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sauter de la poële dans le feu

aller de Charybde en Scylla

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to jump out of the frying pan into the fire

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garder un profil bas
ne pas se faire remarquer
filer doux

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to keep a low profile

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surveiller

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to keep an eye on

to keep tabs on

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tenir quelqu’un à distance

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to keep someone at bay

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37
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arriver à s’en sortir financièrement

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to keep the pot boiling

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serrer les pouces

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to keep one’s fingers crossed

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39
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vouloir faire aussi bien que le voisin

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to keep up with the Joneses

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40
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c’est une autre paire de manches

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that’s another kettle of fish

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41
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casser sa pipe (familier)

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to kick the bucket

to die

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42
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faure d’une pierre deux coups

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to kill two birds with one stone

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43
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tuer la poule (l’oie) aux oeufs d’or

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to kill the goose that lays the golden eggs

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mener à une impasse

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to lead up a blind alley

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45
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laisser tomber quelqu’un

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to leave someone in the lurch

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vendre la mèche

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to let the cat out of the bag

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47
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ça a été le pavé dans la mare

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that set the cat among the pigeons

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48
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profiter du bon moment
battre le fer tant qu’il est chaud
(faire le foin quand le soleil brille)

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to make hay while the sun shines

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dire ce qu’on a sur le coeur

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to make a clean breast of sth

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50
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c’est dur à avaler

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that’s a hard nut to crack

51
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de loin pas

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not by a long chalk

52
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en douce

en catimini

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on the sly

53
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tous les trente-six du mois

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once in a blue moon

54
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ouvrir la voie à

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to pave the way for

55
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faire semblant de croire

suivre pour la forme

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to pay lip service to

56
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tendre l’oreille

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to prick up one’s ears

57
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se moquer

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to pull somebody’s leg

58
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mettre les bâtons dans les roues

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to put a spoke in the wheel

59
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mettre la charrue devant les boeufs

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to put the cart before the horse

60
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jouer cartes sur table

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to put one’s cards on the table

61
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mettre en veilleuse

faire attendre quelque chose

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to put sth on the back burner

62
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ne pas prendre position

ménager la chèvre et le chou

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to sit on the fence

to face both ways

63
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dormir comme un loir

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to sleep like a log (une bûche)

64
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dormir quarante clins d’oeil

faire un petit somme

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to sleep forty winks

65
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à deux pas

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within a stone’s throw

66
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couper les cheveux en quatre

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to split hairs

67
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considérer comme un fait acquis

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to take it for granted that

68
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rabattre le caquet

remettre quelqu’un à sa place

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to take sby down a peg or two

69
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prendre son courage à deux mains

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to take one’s courage in both hands

70
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déguerpir

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to take one’s heels

71
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relax!

A

take it easy!

72
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réfléchir avant d’agir

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to think twice before doing sth

73
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jeter de la poudre aux yeux

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to throw dust in the eyes

74
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ironiquement

en plaisantant

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to say sth tongue in cheek

75
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au comble du bonheur

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to be on top of the world

to be over the moon

76
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fermer les yeux sur

ignorer

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to turn a blind eye to

77
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à un poil près

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by a whisker

78
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gagner haut la main

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to win hands down

79
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les avantages et les désavantages

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the advantages and drawbacks

80
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bien en vie

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alive and well

81
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en pleine forme

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alive and kicking

82
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l’actif et le passif

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assets and liabilities

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faire des allées et venues

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to go back and forth

84
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en menus morceaux

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in bits and pieces

85
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être nourri et logé

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to get board and lodging

86
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survivre

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to keep body and soul together

to belong to sby body and soul

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il pleut des cordes

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it’s raining cats and dogs

88
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mort et enterré

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dead and gone

89
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être au tapis

être sur le pavé

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to be down and out

90
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être sur le pavé

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to be down at heel

91
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petit à petit

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in dribs and drabs

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payer au compte-goutte

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to pay in dribs and drabs

93
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du soir au matin

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from dusk to dawn

94
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un couvre-feu qui dure toute la nuit

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a dusk-to-dawn curfew

95
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le flux et le reflux

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the ebb and flow

96
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honnête et franc

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fair and square

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par-à-coups

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in fits and starts

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contre vents et marées

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through fire and water

through thick and thin

99
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la flore et la faune

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the flora and fauna

100
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les bons et les méchants (dans les Westerns)

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the goodies and the baddies

101
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insouciant

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happy-go-lucky

102
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au petit bonheur-la-chance

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a happy-go-lucky arrangement

103
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pile ou face

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heads or tails

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les riches et les pauvres

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the haves and the have-nots

105
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coûte que coûte

par tous les moyens

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by hook or by crook

106
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le tourbillon de la vie citadine

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the hustle and bustle of city life

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sous les verrous

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under lock and key

108
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nul et non avenu

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null and void

109
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des petits objets sans valeur

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odds and ends

110
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faire partie intégrante de

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to be part and parcel of

111
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les hauts et les bas

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the peaks and troughs of the economy

112
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pertes et profits

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profits and losses

113
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le pour et le contre

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the pros and cons

114
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un prêté pour un rendu

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tit-for-tat

115
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sens dessus dessous

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topsy-turvy

116
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dont l’issue est incertaine

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a touch-and-go situation

117
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se montrer difficile

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to pick and choose

118
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sain et sauf

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safe and sound

119
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l’offre et la demande

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supply and demand

120
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différents moyens

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ways and means

121
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des magouilles en affaires (péjoratif)

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wheeling and ealing

122
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un affairiste

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a wheeler-dealer

123
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avec force, de toutes ses forces

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with might and main