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anglais Général / conversation / salutations / correspondance Translation Glossary

anglais term		anglais translation
boomers		mountain beavers (aka boomers)
bore the brunt of the joke		were the butt of the joke OR bore the brunt of the "funny" silences...	athena22
Entered by: athena22
both as a sword and shield		both as a weapon and as a means of defence
box drawing		drawing of a box
branston		darkish brown	Cagdas Karatas
Entered by: Cagdas Karatas
break		split / divide
breaking it off short at the haft		breaking his (sword, dagger, etc.) off at the hilt	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
breaking up in a vein of mild pleasantry		ending /coming to a close with an exchange of pleasantries (pleasant small talk)
breakout / breaks		small group that breaks away from a larger one / intervals (coffee/lunch breaks) for making contacts
breath of their nostrils.		as vital as the air they breathe
Bring ‘em in and burn ‘em out		Hire them and work them until they are of no use
bringing up the rear of every funeral I meet		tagging along on the end of the line of mourners at a funeral	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
brings down		carries to the present / transmits through generations
broke in the Tour		burst upon the scene / made a forceful and dramatic arrival in the Tour
broken hip		normally refers to a fracture at the top of the femur
bruised and bloody		defeated and humiliated
Bumps & babies		the (large) stomach of the pregnant woman !	Rahi Moosavi
Entered by: Rahi Moosavi
businessly		not a word!
but unamiable		that were not unattractive: few traits that were attractive
by circling the one number that best describes		Circle the number that best describes...
by popular subscription		on the basis (paid for) donations solicited from the general public
by the firmament		by heaven! (an oath)
by the same mail		Sent at the same time but not necessarily (bundled) together.
CAD reference number		Computer Aided Dispatch reference number	Cagdas Karatas
Entered by: Cagdas Karatas
can the can		make this guy yours and hold on to him
can you play a concert		play a concert
cannot be saved		cannot be salvaged
can\'t have you outside the tent pissing in		I need you onside
capital sport		excellent or first-rate sport
capsules		flavour (probably menthol) capsule placed in the cigarette filter	Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Entered by: Masoud Kakouli Varnousfaderani
Carlos' or Carlos's		Both
CAS		community alarm service	Muhammad Said
Entered by: Muhammad Said
Cashing in on one’s		making the most of your skills and abilities
cast in the suit		lost the case
catch the worms		the early bird catches the worm(s)
Cattle up		cattle prices are up?	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
chairperson or chairwoman?		Chair; sometimes: Chairperson
channel changes very quickly		too much going on/not enough time to relax and blow off steam	Yvonne Gallagher
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher
channel your inner drill sergeant and scream		invoke or call up an image of a drill sergeant and shout very loudly
choice of himself		has a very high opinion of himself

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