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le | la | les | les

ADJ	les \| more les \| most les	edit
NOUN	les \| leses	edit

hist. mil. passer par les verges [fig.]

to run the gauntlet [also fig.]

payer les pots cassés [fig.]

to pick up the pieces

payer les pots cassés [fig.]

to be left holding the bag [Am.]

payer les pots cassés [loc.]

to reap a bitter harvest [also idiom]

anat. pincer les fesses de qn.

to pinch sb.'s bottom

porter les stigmates de qc. [temps, guerre, maladie, couche sociale]

to be scarred by sth. [also fig.]

poser les bases de qc.

to lay the foundations for sth.

poser les fondements de qc.

to lay the foundations for sth.

poser les jalons de qc.

to take the first steps towards sth.

pour sauver les apparences

to keep up appearances

pol. prendre les pleins pouvoirs

to take full power

prendre qn. par les sentiments

to appeal to sb.'s better nature

market. prospecter les petites annonces

to trawl the small ads

market. prospecter les petites annonces

to search through the small ads

jeux rafler tous les prix [joueur]

to clean up [gambler]

ramener qc. sur les rails [fig.]

to rectify sth. [situation]

rechercher les sensations fortes

to look for thrills

recueillir tous les suffrages

to win everybody's approval

refaire les mêmes erreurs

to make the same mistakes again

fin. rembourser les frais de qn.

to reimburse sb.

remettre qc. sur les rails [fig.]

to put sth. right

remettre qc. sur les rails [fig.]

to put sth. back on (the) track

remplir les fonctions d'hôte

to officiate as host

remplir toutes les conditions [loc.]

to check all the (right) boxes [Am.] [idiom]

remplir toutes les conditions [loc.]

to tick all the (right) boxes [Br.] [idiom]

mil. rendre les honneurs à qn. [funèbres]

to pay the last honors to sb. [Am.]

mil. rendre les honneurs à qn. [funèbres]

to pay the last honours to sb. [Br.]

repousser les avances de qn.

to spurn sb.'s advances

rester dans les délais

to meet the deadline

rester les bras ballants [fig.] [loc.]

to stand there inanely [idiom]

rester les bras croisés [fig.]

to stand idly by

cuis. retirer les entrailles de qc.

to remove the innards of sth.

réunir les conditions nécessaires

to fulfil all the necessary conditions

réunir les qualités nécessaires

to have all the necessary qualifications

sociol. revaloriser les traditions locales

to promote local traditions

revenir sur les promesses

to renege on commitments

rogner les ailes de qn. [loc.]

to clip sb.'s wings [fam.] [idiom]

rogner les ailes de qn. [loc.]

to clip sb.'s wings [idiom]

ruer dans les brancards [loc.]

ruer dans les brancards [loc.]

to kick over the traces [coll.] [fig.]

s'assurer les services de qn.

to retain sb.'s services

s'assurer les services de qn./qc.

to enlist the services of sb./sth.

s'attirer les compliments de qn.

to earn sb.'s praise

s'attirer les faveurs de qn.

to find favor with sb. [Am.]

s'attirer les faveurs de qn.

to find favour with sb. [Br.]

s'attirer les foudres de qn.

to incur sb.'s wrath

s'attirer les reproches de qn.

to incur sb.'s reproaches

s'élever dans les airs [fumée]

to rise up into the air

s'élever dans les airs [oiseau]

to soar into the air

s'en lécher les babines [fam.]

to lick one's chops [coll.]

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