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19 Cards in this Set
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consciousness is mediated by the spaces that we dwell |
la conscience est médiée par les espaces que nous habitons |
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There are further opportunities to streamline business... |
Il y a d'autres possibilités de rationalise... |
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his classes let out at noon |
midi |
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Man proposes, God disposes |
Human beings can make any plans they want, but it's God that decides their success or failure. |
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Appearances are deceptive |
The way something or someone looks from outside may give us the wrong impression. |
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kill the goose that lays the golden egg |
If you kill the goose that lays the golden egg, you destroy something that has made you a lot of money. |
The thing that attracted tourists to the island was the peace and quiet. But greedy developers have killed the goose that laid the golden egg by opening noisy nightclubs, and no-one goes there now |
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If you eat with the devil, you need a (very) long spoon so that you can keep your distance. If you mix with bad people, you should be careful not to be influenced by them. A warning not to get too close when dealing with evil people |
He who sups with the devil should have a long spoon |
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Don't worry about problems before they arrive. |
Don't cross your bridges before you come to them |
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Birds that wake early in the morning will find worms to eat, but birds that wake late will find no worms. The saying suggests that the same is true for us in life. If we do something early, before other people, we will be successful. |
The early bird catches the worm |
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Nothing is certain but death and taxes |
This saying may be seen in three ways: 1) We cannot be 100% sure about anything (except dying and having to pay the taxman - in this case the latter idea being added for humour). 2) We cannot escape taxation (in this case the idea of death serving only to highlight the certainty of taxes). 3) We can be absolutely sure that we will die (in this case the idea of taxes being added for humour). The first interpretation seems to have been the original intent (see Origin below) |
by : Benjamin Franklin |
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make a mountain out of a molehill |
If you make a mountain out of a molehill, you make a small problem seem to be a much bigger problem. |
You've just got a cold so stop making a mountain out of a molehill. You're not going to die from it! Come on, you only lost $10. It's not that much, so I think you might be making a mountain out of a molehill. |
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looking for a needle in a haystack. |
hercher une aiguille dans une botte de foin |
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the straw that broke the camel's back |
C'est la goutte d'eau qui fait déborder le vase |
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When we die, all our problems are solved. |
Death is a remedy for all ills |
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you proudly boast about your own talents and successes. |
blow your own horn | blow your own trumpet |
I hate the way Barry always blows his own horn, and I get sick of hearing about all the amazing things he's done. |
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entrer dans le vif du sujet |
get to the heart of the matter, |
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rumor |
A rumor is not a rumor if it doesn’t die |
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Theorize before having data sherlook |
“It’s a big mistake to theorize before one has data, inevitably, you’ll end up with facts that suite theories instead of theories that suite facts” |
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est effectué en un clin d'oeil |
can be done in the blink of an eye |
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