Murphy's Law in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for Murphy's Law in the English»French Dictionary

Murphy's Law [Brit ˈməːfɪz, Am ˌmərfiz ˈlɔ] N

Murphy's Law

loi f de l'emmerdement maximum inf

Translations for Murphy's Law in the English»French Dictionary

law [Brit lɔː, Am lɔ] N

1. law U (body of rules):

law

loi f

to obey/break the law

respecter/enfreindre la loi

to be against the law

être contraire à la loi form

to be against the law

être interdit

it is against the law to do

il est interdit de faire

the law is on our side

nous avons la loi pour nous

to be above the law

être au-dessus des lois

to remain within the law

rester dans les limites de la légalité

the law of the land

la législation du pays

the law as it stands

la législation en vigueur

under Italian law

d'après la loi italienne

by law

conformément à la loi

it's required by law

c'est obligatoire légalement

the bill became law yesterday

le projet de loi a été adopté hier

divine law

la loi divine

his word is law

sa parole fait loi

2. law LAW (rule):

law

loi f

a law against gambling, vagrancy

une loi interdisant

the laws on gambling, vagrancy

les lois sur

there has been a change in the law

la loi a été modifiée

there ought to be a law against it

ça devrait être interdit

3. law (justice):

law

justice f

court of law

cour f de justice

to go to law

recourir à la justice (about, over pour)

in the eyes of the law

aux yeux de la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

faire justice soi-même

4. law (police):

law inf

police f

I'll have the law on you!

je vais appeler la police!

5. law (academic discipline):

law

droit m

to study law

faire son droit

6. law (principle):

law

loi f

the laws of nature/motion

les lois de la nature/du mouvement

the laws of perspective

les règles fpl de la perspective

the second law of thermodynamics

le deuxième principe m de la thermodynamique

to be a law unto oneself

être un peu original

Murphy's Law in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for Murphy's Law in the English»French Dictionary

law [lɔ:, Am lɑ:] N

1. law (rule, set of rules):

law

loi f

the first law of sth

la première règle de qc

law and order

ordre m public

to be against the law

être réfractaire à la loi

to break/obey the law

enfreindre/respecter la loi

to take the law into one's own hands

se faire justice soi-même

2. law (legislation):

law

droit m

civil law

droit civil

3. law inf (police):

law

police f

4. law (court):

law

justice f

to go to law

recourir à la justice

5. law (scientific principle):

law

loi f

law of averages

loi des probabilités

Phrases:

the law of the jungle

la loi de la jungle

there's one law for the rich and another for the poor prov

avoir deux poids et deux mesures

he is a law unto himself

il n'en fait qu'à sa tête

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She cited the episode as a running up against Murphy's law over and over again and said so it's very relatable.

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As a result, the problem may still occur and do heavy damage due to Murphy's law.

en.wikipedia.org

It's murphy's law... she should have known better and thought about the future.

perezhilton.com

From its initial public announcement, Murphy's law quickly spread to various technical cultures connected to aerospace engineering.

www.continuityforum.org

But it turns out, in the specialty coffee market, there is something of a Murphy's law situation going on.

www.marketplace.org

The name Murphy's law was not immediately secure.

en.wikipedia.org

Before this year's event, Murphy's law struck again.

www.odt.co.nz

The name is a deliberate misspelling of Murphy's law.

en.wikipedia.org