 | French | English | |
 | prov. L'argent est le nerf de la guerre. | Money is the sinews of war. | |
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| sous peine de perdre de l'argent {adv} | at the risk of losing money | |
| film F La Couleur de l'argent | The Color of Money [Martin Scorsese (1986)] | |
| prendre de l'argent au distributeur | to get some money out of the cash dispenser | |
| mil. pol. fin {f} de la guerre | end of the war | |
| film littérat. F La guerre des boutons [roman : Louis Pergaud (1912) ; film : Yves Robert (1962)] | War of the Buttons | |
| pol. empêcher le déclenchement d'une guerre | to prevent the outbreak of war | |
| Il y a péril en la demeure. [loc.] | Time is of the essence. [idiom] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la vache [1275-1280] | War of the Cow [1275-1280] | |
| être à deux doigts de la guerre | to be on the brink of war | |
| dr. Nul n'est censé ignorer la loi. | Ignorance of the law is no excuse. | |
| Il ne faut jamais remettre au lendemain ce qu'on peut faire le jour même. [loc.] | Procrastination is the thief of time. [idiom] | |
| C'est la faillite de mes espérances. | This is the end of my hopes. | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de Succession de Pologne [1733-1738] | War of the Polish Succession [1733-1738] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de Succession d'Espagne [1701-1714] | War of the Spanish Succession [1701-1714] | |
| La meilleure défense, c'est l'attaque. [loc.] | Attack is the best form of defense. [idiom] | |
| Cela prouve son incapacité. | That is the proof of one's inadequacy. | |
| Cela prouve son incapacité. | That is the proof of one's shortcomings. | |
| littérat. sci. C'est un livre d'une grande érudition. | The book is a fine piece of scholarship. | |
| La gestion de l'entreprise est exemplaire. | The firm is a model of good management. | |
| pol. C'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue. | The future of the country is at stake. | |
| À quoi riment ces questions ? | What is the point of these questions? [idiom] | |
| méd. mil. hémorragie {f} due à la guerre | massive loss of life due to the war | |
| film F La Guerre des Rose | The War of the Roses [Danny DeVito (1989)] | |
| (Il n'est) pas question de faire qc. | It is out of the question to do sth. | |
| Renoir est un des plus célèbres peintres français. | Renoir is one of the most famous French painters. | |
| La galanterie n'est pas morte. [loc.] [hum.] | The age of chivalry is not dead. [idiom] [hum.] | |
| pol. assimiler l'embargo à une déclaration de guerre | to consider the embargo tantamount to a declaration of war | |
| Le fin mot de l'histoire c'est que ... [loc.] | The long and the short of it is that ... [idiom] | |
| J'ai le mot sur le bout de la langue. [loc.] | The word is on the tip of my tongue. [idiom] | |
| Cette lettre a pour objet d'attirer votre attention sur qc. | The purpose of this letter is to bring sth. to your attention | |
| écon. L'argent n'a pas d'odeur. [loc.] | Money is not to be sniffed at. [idiom] | |
| Au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois. [loc.] | In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. [idiom] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Ligue de Cambrai [1508-1516] [aussi : guerre de la Sainte Ligue ou quatrième guerre d'Italie] | War of the League of Cambrai [1508-1516] [also: War of the Holy League] | |
| accoucher d'une souris [loc.] | to not put one's money where one's mouth is [idiom] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} du Bien public [1465] | War of the Public Weal [1465] [conflict between the king of France and an alliance of feudal nobles] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Quatrième Coalition [1806-1807] | War of the Fourth Coalition [1806-1807] [conflicts of France against Prussia and Russia, and both were heavily defeated] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de Succession de Mantoue [1628 - 1631] | War of the Mantuan Succession [1628 - 1631] [a proxy war between France and Spain during the 30 Years' War] | |
| La plus jeune de mes deux sœurs cadettes a accouché tandis que la plus jeune de mes deux sœurs aînées est divorcée. | The younger of my two younger sisters has given birth whereas the younger of my two older sisters is divorced. | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Première Coalition [1792-1797] | War of the First Coalition [1792-1797] [conflicts between France and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Habsburg Monarchy, Spain, Naples, Sardinia, etc)] | |
| bible Il est plus facile à un chameau de passer par le trou d'une aiguille qu'à un riche d'entrer dans le royaume de Dieu. | It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle, than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God. | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Deuxième Coalition [1798-1802] | War of the Second Coalition [1798-1802] [conflicts between France, supported by Spain, and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Austria, Ottoman Empire, Russia & Tuscany)] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} de la Troisième Coalition [1803-1806] | War of the Third Coalition [1803-1806] [conflicts between France, supported by Spain and Bavaria, and several European powers (Britain, Holy Roman Empire, Russia, Naples, Tuscany & Sweden)] | |
| fin. faire rentrer l'argent | to get the money in | |
| fin. brasser de l'argent [loc.] | to be in the money [idiom] | |
| fin. avoir de l'argent en caisse | to have money in the till | |
| fin. gêné {adj} | short of money | |
| fin. manque {m} d'argent | lack of money | |
| fin. appât {m} de l'argent | lure of money | |
| fin. manque {m} d'argent | shortage of money | |
