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French-English translation for: one's nearest and dearest
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enfourcher son cheval de bataille [fig.]to get on one's hobbyhorse [fig.]
exprimer son opinion en termes très fortsto express one's opinion forcefully
faire plus vieux que son âgeto look older than one's age
faire prévaloir son point de vueto assert one's point of view
auto ranger sa voiture au garageto put one's car in the garage
se laisser emporter par son imaginationto let one's imagination run riot
se renfermer dans sa coquille [fig.]to retreat into one's shell [fig.]
abattre ses cartes [fig.]to put one's cards on the table [idiom] [fig.]
perdre la tête [fig.] [devenir fou]to go out of one's mind [fig.]
remonter le courant [fig.] [personne, entreprise]to get back on one's feet [fig.]
C'est l'un ou l'autre.It's one or the other.
avoir les mains liées [aussi fig.]to have one's hands tied [also fig.]
fermer son cœur à qn. [fig.]to steel one's heart against sb. [fig.]
fixer son attention sur qn./qc.to focus one's attention on sb./sth.
porter son attention sur qn./qc.to turn one's attention to sb./sth.
présenter ses excuses à qn./qc.to present one's excuses to sb./sth.
se retrousser les manches [aussi fig.]to roll up one's sleeves [also fig.]
appuyer ses coudes sur la tableto lean one's elbows on the table
avoir le courage de ses opinionsto have the courage of one's convictions
vêt. avoir un trou à sa chaussetteto have a hole in one's sock
effacer toute trace de son passageto remove every trace of one's presence
fin. engloutir sa fortune dans un projetto sink one's fortune into a project
cuis. entraîner ses invités vers le buffetto usher one's guests to the buffet
comm. envelopper son offre de conditionsto hedge one's proposal around with various conditions
être vissé sur sa chaise [fig.]to be glued to one's chair [fig.]
frapper du poing sur la tableto hit the table with one's fist
gâcher ses chances de faire qc.to spoil one's chances of doing sth.
dr. passer ses meilleures années en prisonto spend one's best years in prison
écon. fin. pratiquer une saignée dans son budgetto make a hole in one's budget
prêter toute son attention à qc.to give one's full attention to sth.
assur. fin. réclamer des dommages à son assuranceto make a claim on one's insurance
tirer la couverture à soito turn a situation to one's own advantage
à discrétion {adv}at one's discretion
balayer devant sa porte [loc.]to put one's own house in order before criticising other people [idiom] [Br.]
faire traîner son repas [loc.]to draw out one's meal [idiom] [take a long time over, drag out]
vivre terré chez soi [loc.]to be living hidden away in one's home [idiom] [of a suspect, fugitive]
La vie d'un policier n'est pas enviable.A policeman's lot is not a happy one.
connaître qc. sur le bout des doigts [loc.]to know sth. like the back of one's hand [idiom]
donner le meilleur de soi-mêmeto put one's best foot forward [Br.] [idiom] [do one's utmost]
psych. en avoir contre la vie [loc.]to have a chip on one's shoulder [idiom] [about life in general]
hausser le niveau de jeu [loc.]to (step) up one's game [coll.] [idiom] [improve one's strategy / performance]
rougir la terre du sang de ses ennemisto make the earth run red with one's enemies' blood
se cogner la tête contre les murs [fig.]to be hitting one's head against a brick wall [coll.]
se frayer un passage à la hache à travers qc. [sous-bois]to chop one's way through sth.
se sortir de qc. sans une égratignure [loc.]to come out of sth. with one's reputation unscathed [idiom]
trouver une diversion à son ennuito find something to take one's mind off one's boredom [idiom]
voir défiler sa vie en quelques secondes [loc.]to see one's life flash before one's eyes [idiom]
film F Vol au-dessus d'un nid de coucouOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest [Miloš Forman (1975)]
C'est l'histoire de la poule et de l'œuf. [loc.]It's a chicken-and-egg situation. [idiom]
perdre pied [fig.] [perdre contenance]to lose the ground (under one's feet) [also fig.]
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