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ignorance is blissLack of knowledge results in happinessSometime you are more comfortable if you dont know something.Rate it:

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Ignorance is BlissWhen you are glad, it is better to be unaware of bad thingsRate it:

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Ihre MajestätYour MajestyRate it:

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il a dit pis que pendre de vousHe said everything that was bad of you; According to him, hanging is too good for you.Rate it:

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il a été mis à la porte par les oreilles et les deux épaulesHe was turned out ignominiously, neck and crop.Rate it:

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il a l'abord rude, mais il s'adoucit bientôtHe receives you roughly at first, but that soon passes off.Rate it:

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il a les pieds bien chaudsHe is in very easy circumstances.Rate it:

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il dort sur les deux oreilles(lit.) He sleeps soundly; (fig.) His mind is quite easy.Rate it:

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il en sera ce qu'il vous plairaIt shall be just as you please.Rate it:

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il est à même de vous comprendreHe is able to understand you.Rate it:

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il est aisé d'aller à pied quand on tient son cheval par la brideIt is easy to stoop from state when that state can be resumed at will.Rate it:

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il est du bois dont on fait les flûtesHe is of an easy, pliable disposition (i.e. like the flexible reeds of which flutes were originally made).Rate it:

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il est plus gênant que gênéHis free and easy manners are unpleasant to others, but he does not mind that.Rate it:

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il est sans gêneHe is free and easy (casual, off-hand); He makes himself too much at home.Rate it:

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il fallait voir comme il était contentYou should have seen how happy he was.Rate it:

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il faudra le prendre en douceurYou must tackle him gently.Rate it:

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il faut à toute force l'empêcher de sortirYou must prevent him going out by all the means in your power; We must do all we can to prevent him going out.Rate it:

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il faut battre le fer pendant qu'il est chaudYou must strike while the iron is hot.Rate it:

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il faut hurler avec les loupsWhen we are at Rome we must do as Rome does; You must do as others do; He who kennels with wolves must howl.Rate it:

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il faut qu'une porte soit ouverte ou ferméeYou must decide one way or the other.Rate it:

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il fera droit à votre demandeHe will accede to your request.Rate it:

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il m'est avis qu'il cherche à vous tromperSomehow I think he wants to deceive you.Rate it:

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il n'a pas demandé son reste!He soon took himself off, I can tell you! He soon shut up, I can tell you!Rate it:

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il n'entend pas raillerie là-dessus1. You must not speak lightly of that before him. 2. He will not be trifled with on that point.Rate it:

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il n'est pas dans le cas de vous nuireHe is not in a position to harm you.Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de dangerNo fear of that; Don’t you fret!Rate it:

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il n'y a pas de quoidon't mention it, not at all, think nothing of it, you're welcomeRate it:

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il ne fallait pasyou shouldn't haveRate it:

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il ne faut pas courir deux lièvres à la foisYou must not have too many irons in the fire.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas dire vos affaires au tiers et au quartYou must not tell your business to all the world, to everybody.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas me la faire (pop.)You must not try that on with me.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas se moquer des chiens (or, du loup) avant qu'on ne soit hors du boisDo not holloa before you are out of the wood.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tuéDo not count your chickens before they are hatched; First catch your hare.Rate it:

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il ne faut pas y aller par quatre cheminsYou must not beat about the bush; You must go straight to the point; You must not mince matters; It’s no good shilly-shallying.Rate it:

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il ne fera cela qu'autant que vous l'aurez pour agréableHe will never think of doing it if you object to it.Rate it:

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il ne le fera pas pour vos beaux yeuxHe will not do it for you for nothing.Rate it:

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il ne prétend à votre fille qu'en tout bien tout honneurHe has honourable intentions towards your daughter.Rate it:

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il s'accommode de toutHe is satisfied with everything; He is easy to please.Rate it:

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il s'agit de votre vieYour life is at stake.Rate it:

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il vous doit une belle chandelleHe ought to be very grateful to you.Rate it:

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il vous en conte de bellesHe is deceiving you finely; He is telling you fine tales.Rate it:

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il vous en cuiraYou will smart for it.Rate it:

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il vous en garde une bonne (pop.)He is keeping a rod in pickle for you.Rate it:

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il vous fera un mauvais partiHe will try and pick a quarrel with you so as to ill-use you, to do you harm.Rate it:

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il vous rendra des pointsHe will give you odds (at a game).Rate it:

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il vous rendrait des pointsHe is more than a match for you; He could give you points.Rate it:

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il y a beau temps que je ne vous ai (pas) vuI have not seen you for many a day.Rate it:

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ILYSMInitialism of I love you so much.Rate it:

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in a bindIn a difficult situation, usually of one's own making; having a dilemma; faced with a problem or a set of problems for which there is no easy solution.Rate it:

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in a while crocodilethe correct response to "See you later, Alligator," a fun, rhyming way for two people to say goodbye; see also "see you later alligator"Rate it:

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