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| tomber de Charybde en Scylla [loc.] | to jump out of the frying pan into the fire [idiom] | |
Partial Matches |
| tirer les marrons du feu [pour le profit d'autrui] [loc.] | to pull the chestnuts out of the fire [idiom] | |
| Le puzzle prend forme. | The pieces of the puzzle fall into place. | |
| mil. balayer l'ennemi hors de la région | to sweep the enemy out of the area | |
| cuis. retirer le poulet du four | to take the chicken out of the oven | |
| accoucher de qc. [fam.] [loc.] | to let the cat out of the bag [idiom] | |
| vendre la mèche [loc.] | to let the cat out of the bag [idiom] | |
| laisser le génie sortir de sa bouteille [loc.] | to let the genie out of the bottle [idiom] | |
| cuis. poêle {f} | frying pan | |
| cuis. outil. poêle {f} à frire | frying pan | |
| cuis. outil. sauteuse {f} | (deep) frying pan | |
| cuis. retirer un gâteau d'un moule | to turn a cake out of a pan [Am.] | |
| cuis. incorporer les œufs au mélange | to fold the eggs into the mixture | |
| naut. présenter les voiles au vent | to set the sails into the wind | |
| la vie du commun des mortels [loc.] | the life of the man in the street [idiom] | |
| pol. C'est l'avenir du pays qui se joue. | The future of the country hangs in the balance. | |
| télécom. au bout du fil {adv} [fam.] | at the other end of the line [on the phone] | |
| sport envoyer le ballon dans le filet | to drive the ball into the net [soccer] | |
| sport envoyer le ballon dans le filet | to put the ball into the net [soccer] | |
| sport envoyer le ballon dans le filet | to slam the ball into the net [soccer] | |
| dr. suivre la lettre, sinon l'esprit, de la loi [loc.] | to respect the letter, if not the spirit, of the law [idiom] | |
| pol. Ordre {m} de la Toison d'or | Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece [Catholic order of chivalry founded by the Duke of Burgundy in 1430. Today, 2 branches of the order exist, namely the Spanish and the Austrian Fleece ] | |
| étaler qc. au grand jour | to bring sth. out into the open | |
| s'enfoncer dans la campagne | to go right out into the country | |
| Au royaume des aveugles, les borgnes sont rois. [loc.] | In the country of the blind the one-eyed man is king. [idiom] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. bataille {f} de la Bérézina [1812] [aussi : passage de la Bérézina ou bataille de Borissov] | Battle of (the) Berezina [1812] [also: Battle of Beresina] [final conflict in Napoleon's retreat from Moscow. The Russians inflicted heavy losses on the French but the outcome was not decisive] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de l'Allia [387] | Battle of the Allia [387] [the Senones, a Gallic tribe. routed the Romans and sacked Rome] | |
| PoSauv. foyer {m} d'incendie | seat of (the) fire | |
| PoSauv. foyer {m} d'incendie | source of (the) fire | |
| hist. mil. pol. Le traité {m} de Tournai [1385] | The Peace of Tournai [1385, between the Burgundian Duke Philip II and the rebellious city of Ghent] | |
| hist. pol. Banquet {m} du Vœu du faisan [1454] | Banquet of the Oath of the Pheasant [in 1454, the Duke of Burgundy gave this banquet to promote a Crusade (which never took place) against the Turks who had just taken Constantinople] | |
| arts hist. mil. monument {m} de la Bataille des Nations | Monument to the Battle of the Nations [commemorates the defeat of Napoleon's French army at Leipzig in 1813] | |
| relig. chute {f} originelle | the Fall of Man [also: the fall of Adam, or simply the Fall] | |
| occup. dégraisser les effectifs du personnel | to cut out the deadwood from the staff [fig.] | |
| jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain [loc.] | to throw the baby out with the bathwater [idiom] | |
| jeter le bébé avec l'eau du bain [loc.] | to throw the baby out with the bath water [idiom] | |
| géogr. hist. mil. siège {m} de Québec [1759] | Battle of the Plains of Abraham [1759] [also: Battle of Quebec] [deciding moment in the conflict between France and Britain over the fate of New France, influencing the later creation of Canada] | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} des champs Catalauniques [451] [aussi: bataille de Campus Mauriacus] | Battle of the Catalaunian Plains [451] [Western Roman Empire defeated the Hunnic Empire] [also: Battle of the Campus Mauriacus] | |
| hist. pol. traité {f} de Vereeniging [1902] | Treaty of Vereeniging [1902] [ended the Second Boer War between the South African Republic and the Orange Free State, on the one side, and the United Kingdom on the other] | |
| se conformer à l'esprit de qc. | to enter into the spirit of sth. | |
| passer aux mains (de qn.) | to fall into the hands (of sb.) | |
| s'inscrire dans la logique de qc. | to fit into the scheme of sth. | |
| hist. mil. bataille {f} de Patay [1429] | Battle of Patay [in 1429, the culminating engagement of the Loire Campaign of the 100 Years' War, when the French cavalry inflicted a severe defeat on the English.] | |
| semer la terreur chez qn. | to strike terror into (the heart of) sb. | |
| hist. mil. pol. bataille {f} de Hochstett [1704] [aussi : bataille de Blenheim ou deuxième bataille de Höchstädt] | Battle of Blenheim [1704] [major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession when the overwhelming Allied victory ensured the safety of Vienna from the Franco-Bavarian army] | |
| Nous sommes entrés à dix dans la voiture. | We got ten of us into the car. | |
| hist. mil. relig. bataille {f} du Champ du Sang [1119] [aussi : bataille de l'Ager Sanguinis] | Battle of the Field of Blood [1119] [also: Battle of Ager Sanguinis, Battle of Sarmada, or the Battle of Balat] [Crusader army annihilated by the army of the Artuqid ruler of Aleppo] | |
| hist. mil. naut. bataille {f} du Solent [1545] [aussi : bataille du Portsmouth] | Battle of the Solent [1545] [inconclusive engagement (during the Italian Wars) between the fleets of Francis I of France and Henry VIII of England] | |
| hist. mil. pol. guerre {f} des Deux-Roses | War of the Roses [series of civil wars in England between 1455 and 1487, when the House of Lancaster and the House of York fought for control of the throne of England] | |
| jusqu'au bout du monde {adv} | to the ends of the earth | |