French Vocabulary - Idioms with animals - Expressions imagées avec animaux

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EXPRESSIONS IMAGÉES AVEC ANIMAUX - Chat

Idioms with animals - Cat

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Français	English	Español
à bon chat, bon rat	for a good attack, good defence	ante un buen ataque, una buena defensa
appeler un chat un chat	to call a spade a spade	al pan, pan
avoir un chat dans la gorge	to have a frog in your throat	tener un gallo en la garganta
avoir d'autres chats à fouetter	to have other fish to fry	tener otra cosa para hacer
chat échaudé craint l'eau froide	once bitten, twice shy	el gato escaldado del agua fría huye
comme chien et chat	like cat and dog	como perros y gatos
comme un chat avec une souris	like a cat with a mouse	como un gato con una rata
donner sa langue au chat	give in	darse por vencido
écrire comme un chat	write in a disordered way	escribir mal
il n'y a pas un chat	there's not a soul about	no está ni el loro
la nuit tous les chats sont gris	all cats are grey in the dark	de noche todos los gatos son pardos
ne réveillez pas le chat qui dort	let sleeping dogs lie	mejor no tocarlo
quand le chat n'est pas là, les souris dansent	when the cat's away, mice will play	cuando el gato no está, los ratones bailan

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