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| araignée du matin, chagrin, araignée du soir, espoir | if you find a spider in the morning it's a bad omen, but in the evening it's a good omen | si encuentras una araña a la mañana es de mal augurio, pero en la noche es un buen presagio |
| avoir une araignée au plafond | to have bats in the belfry | estar chiflado |
| être un vrai chameau | to be a nasty person | ser una persona desagradable |
| avoir une mémoire d'éléphant | to have a good memory | tener una memoria de elefante |
| comme un éléphant dans un magasin de porcelaine | like a bull in a china shop | como un elefante en un bazar |
| avoir des grenouilles dans le ventre | the stomach makes sounds | hacerle a uno ruido la panza |
| être une grenouille de bénitier | to be zealously religious | ser muy religioso, beato |
| avoir un faim de loup | to be starving | tener un hambre de perro, mucho hambre |
| un froid de loup | a very cold weather | un frío terrible |
| quand on parle du loup, on en voit la queue | speak of the devil | hablando del rey de Roma, éste se asoma |
| il ne ferait pas de mal à une mouche = il n'est pas méchant | he's very good, he wouldn't kill a fly | es muy bueno, no mataría ni a una mosca |
| prendre la mouche = se mettre en colère | to get angry | montar en cólera |
| quelle mouche le pique? | why is he suddenly angry? | ¿qué mosca le picó? |
| il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l'ours avant de l'avoir tué | don't count your chickens before they have hatched | no cantes victoria antes de tiempo |
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| boire la mer el les poissons | to be very thirsty | tener mucha sed |
| comme un poisson dans l'eau | at ease | como pez en el agua |
| la sauce fait passer le poisson = les qualités secondaires permettent de s'accommoder | secondary virtues allow to adapt oneself | las cualidades secundarias permiten adaptarse |
| ni chair ni poisson = indéfinissable | indefinable | indefinible |
| poisson d'avril | April's fool | inocente palomita |
| faire le singe | to clown about | hacerse el payaso |
| on n'apprend pas à un vieux singe à faire la grimace | you can't teach an old dog new tricks | el loro viejo no aprende a hablar |
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