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C’est la goutte d’eau qui fait déborder le vase

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It is the last straw that broke the camel’s back

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vendre la mèche

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To let the cat out of the bag

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3
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La curiosité est un vilain défaut

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Curiosity kills the cat

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4
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Quand les poules auront des dents

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Pigs might fly

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5
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Avoir d’autre chat a fouétter

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To have ather fish to fry

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6
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Boire comme un trou

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To drink like a fish

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7
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Mon petit doight m’a dit

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A little bird told me

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8
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D’une pierre de coup

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To kill two birds with one stone

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9
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L’avenir appartient a ceux qui se lève tôt

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The early bird catches the worm

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un tiens vaut mieux que deux tu l’aura

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A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush

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qui se ressemble s’assemble

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Birds of a feather flock together

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12
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tourner sa langue 7 fois dans sa bouche avant de parler

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A closed mouth catches no flies

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13
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Ce ne sont pas mes oignons

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That’s not my pigeon

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14
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Il faut se méfier de l’eau qui dort

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Still waters run deep

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15
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Pierre qui roule n’amasse pas mousse

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A rolling stone gathers no moss

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16
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Tourner autour du pot

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To beat about the bush

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17
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Qu’il pleuve ou qu’il vente

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Come rain or come shine

18
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La vie n’est pas un long fleuve tranquille

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Life is not a bed of roses

19
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Plus on est de fou plus on rit

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The more the merrier

20
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Le plus tôt sera le mieux

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The sooner the better

21
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Mieux vaut tard que jamais

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Better late than never

22
Q

Cela me dit quelque chose

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Well, it rings a bell…

23
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Hors de vue hors d’esprit

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Out of sight, out of mind

24
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Cela m’a coûté un rein

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It cost me an eye and leg

25
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au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont les rois

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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is a king

26
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Entendre les mouches volés

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to hear a pin drop

27
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C’est dans la poche

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it’s in the bag!

28
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Pris la main dans le sac

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To catch someone red-handed

29
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Arrête de pleurer sur ton sort

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It’s no use crying over the spilt milk

30
Q

Qui aime bien châtie bien

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Spare the rod and spoil the child

31
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Advienne que pourra

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Come what may

32
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Venir/ arriver un jour après la bataille

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To come a day after the fair

33
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Cela ne casse pas trois patte a un canard

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It’s nothing to write home about

34
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Un homme est un homme

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Boys will be boys

35
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La nuit porte conseillle

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Take advice of your pillow

36
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accepte les conséquences de tes actions

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As you brew, so you must drink

37
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Ce n’est pas au vieux singe que l’on apprend à faire la grimace

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Don’t teach you granny how to suck eggs

38
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Qui risque rien n’a rien

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Nothing ventured, nothing gained

39
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affaire à suivre

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To be continued…

40
Q

Appeler un chat un chat

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To call a spade a spade

41
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On pourrait lui donner le bon dieu sans confession

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He looks as if butter wouldn’t melt in this mouth