李继名和吴军丽网站--学习法语

English	French	Literal translation
Don't put all your eggs in one basket.	Ne mets pas tous tes oeufs dans le même panier.
He always has to put his two cents in.	Il faut toujours qu'il ramène ses fraises.	He always has to bring his strawberries back.
He let the cat out of the bag.	Il a vendu la mèche.	He sold the wick.
He's knee-high to a grasshopper.	Il est haut comme trois pommes.	He's tall like three apples.
He never forgets anything.	Il a une mémoire d'éléphant.	He has an elephant's memory.
He's a chip off the old block.	C'est bien le fils de son père.	He is certainly his father's son.
He's as proud as a peacock.	Il est fier comme un coq.	He's proud like a rooster.
He turned a deaf ear.	Il a fait la sourde oreille.	He did the deaf ear.
He was caught red-handed	Il a été pris la main dans le sac	He was taken hand in bag
I can't make heads or tails of it.	J'y perds mon latin.	I lose my Latin there.
I got it for a song	Je l'ai eu pour une bouchée de pain	I had it for a mouthful of bread
I saw that coming a mile away	Je l'ai vu venir gros comme une maison	I saw it coming as big as a house
I slept like a log.	J'ai dormi comme une souche.	I slept like a stump.
It's a blessing in disguise.	C'est un bien pour un mal.	It's a good for a bad.
It's as easy as pie	C'est facile comme tout	It's easy like everything
It's now or never	C'est the moment ou jamais	It's the moment or never
It was a godsend.	C'est tombé du ciel.	It fell from the sky.
I wasn't born yesterday.	Je ne suis pas né hier.
Let's let bygones be bygones.	Oublions le passé.	Let's forget the past.
Like a bull in a china shop	Comme un chien dans un jeu de quilles	Like a dog in a game of ninepins
Like father, like son.	Tel père, tel fils.
A little bird told me.	Mon petit doigt me l'a dit.	My pinky told me.
Look on the bright side.	Prends-ça du bon côté.	Take that from the good side.
A lot of water has passed under the bridge.	Il est passé beaucoup d'eau sous le pont.
The more things change, the more they stay the same.	Plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose.	More it changes, more it's the same thing.
No news is good news.	Pas de nouvelles, bonnes nouvelles.	No news, good news.
Run for your life!	Sauve qui peut !	Save who can!
She found Mr. Right	Elle a trouvé l'oiseau rare	She found the rare bird
She's as thin as a rail.	Elle est maigre comme un clou.	She's thin like a nail.
She's nothing but skin and bones.	Elle n'est que les os et la peau.	She's only bones and skin.
Speak of the devil!	Quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue !	When one talks of the wolf, one sees his tail.
Spring is for lovers	Printemps, c'est pour les amants	Spring, that's for lovers
That costs an arm and a leg	Ça coûte les yeux de la tête	That costs the eyes from the head
That goes without saying	Cela va de soi	That goes from itself
The coast is clear	Le champ est libre	The field is free
They're like two peas in a pod.	Elles se ressemblent comme deux gouttes d'eau.	They resemble each other like two drops of water.
To arrive in the nick of time.	Arriver comme marée en carême.	To arrive like the tide to the fasting.
To each his own.	Chacun à son goût.	Each to his taste.
We have other fish to fry.	On a d'autres chats à fouetter.	We have other cats to whip.
We're all in the same boat	Nous sommes tous dans le même bain	We're all in the same bath
We're in a fine mess	On est dans un beau pétrin	We're in a nice kneading trough
We've got to nip this in the bud.	Il faut le détruire dans l'oeuf.	It's necessary to destroy it in the egg.
When pigs fly!	Quand les poules auront des dents !	When hens have teeth!
You're looking for a needle in a haystack.	Tu cherches une aiguille dans une botte de foin.