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Terms for subject Figurative (658 entries)

opposer une fin de non-recevoir à	turn down somebody's request bluntly
oui, mais à quel prix!	yes, but at what cost!
ouvrir l'abcès	make a clean breast of things
ouvrir le ban	open the proceedings
ouvrir une fenêtre sur	open a window on
panache de fumée	plume of smoke
par ricochet	indirectly
Paris-Bruxelles en un coup d'aile	Paris-Brussels in one short hop
pas un gramme de bon sens	not an ounce of common sense
pas un gramme de compassion	not an ounce of compassion
passer (quelqu'un) au laminoir	put somebody through the mill
passer tous les obstacles	overcome all the obstacles
passer tous les obstacles	surmount all the obstacles
pendant les Jeux, la ville sera le point de mire du monde entier	the eyes of the world will be on the city during the Games
piétiner d'impatience	be fidgeting with impatience
piétiner d'impatience	be champing at the bit
pilonnage publicitaire	barrage of publicity
pilule difficile à avaler	hard pill to swallow
pilule difficile à avaler	bitter pill to swallow
planter des jalons	prepare the ground