gift horse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for gift horse in the English»French Dictionary

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents prov

Translations for gift horse in the French»English Dictionary

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents prov

don't look a gift horse in the mouth

Translations for gift horse in the English»French Dictionary

gift [Brit ɡɪft, Am ɡɪft] N

1. gift (present):

gift

cadeau m (from de, to à)

a farewell/wedding gift

un cadeau d'adieu/de mariage

to give a gift to sb, to give sb a gift

faire or offrir un cadeau à qn

to give sb a gift of crystal/money

offrir du cristal/de l'argent à qn

they gave it to us as a gift

ils nous en ont fait cadeau

it's for a gift

c'est pour offrir

‘how to claim your free gift’ MKTG

‘comment recevoir votre cadeau’

a gift from the gods

un don du ciel

the gift of life/sight

le don de la vie/la vue

fig it was a gift of a goal inf

le but était un vrai cadeau

at that price, it's a gift!

à ce prix-là, c'est donné or c'est un cadeau!

2. gift (donation):

gift

don m (from de, to à)

a gift of £10, 000/of an incubator

un don de 10 000 livres sterling/d'une couveuse

to make a gift of sth to sb

faire don de qc à qn

3. gift (talent):

gift

don m (for sth pour qc)

to have a gift for or of doing

avoir le don de faire

4. gift LAW (of property):

gift

donation f

to make sb a gift of sth

faire une donation à qn de qc

by way of a gift

en donation

to be in sb's gift form

être à la discrétion de qn

don't look a gift horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents prov

GIFT [Brit ɡɪft, Am ɡɪft] N

GIFT MED → gamete intra-fallopian transfer

GIFT

transfert m tubaire des gamètes

horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

1. horse:

horse

cheval m

the horses (horseracing) inf, fig

les courses fpl (de chevaux)

2. horse:

horse (in gym)

cheval m de saut

horse (pommel)

cheval m d'arçons

3. horse U MIL:

horse

cavalerie f

horse

troupes fpl à cheval

4. horse (heroin):

horse inf

cheval m inf

horse inf

héroïne f

5. horse Am (condom):

horse inf

préservatif m

I could eat a horse

j'ai une faim de loup

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to flog Brit or beat Am a dead horse inf

perdre sa peine et son temps

(straight) from the horse's mouth

de source sûre

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

hold your horses! inf

arrêtez!, une minute!

it's horses for courses

ce qui convient à une personne (or à une situation) ne convient pas forcément à une autre

you can take or lead a horse to water but you can't make it drink prov

on ne saurait faire boire un âne qui n'a pas soif prov

that's a horse of a different colour

ça c'est une autre paire de manches

to work like a horse

travailler comme un forcené or une bête de somme

wild horses wouldn't drag it out of me

pour rien au monde je ne le révélerais

wild horses wouldn't drag me there

je n'irais pas pour tout l'or du monde!

gift horse in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for gift horse in the English»French Dictionary

gift horse N

never look a gift horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas la bride

Translations for gift horse in the English»French Dictionary

don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov

à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov

Translations for gift horse in the English»French Dictionary

gift [gɪft] N

1. gift (present):

gift

cadeau m

to be a gift from the Gods

être un don des dieux

2. gift inf (sth easily obtained):

gift

gâteau m

3. gift (talent):

gift

don m

to have the gift of (the) gab inf

avoir la langue bien pendue

horse [hɔ:s, Am hɔ:rs] N

1. horse ZOOL:

horse

cheval m

horse and carriage

attelage m

2. horse SPORTS:

horse

cheval m d'arçons

Phrases:

to eat like a horse

manger comme quatre

to put the cart before the horse

mettre la charrue avant les bœufs

to flog a dead horse

perdre son temps

to get on one's high horse

monter sur ses grands chevaux

to be on one's high horse

prendre des grands airs

to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth

apprendre qc de source sûre

to back the wrong horse

miser sur le mauvais cheval

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

There is no question of a gift horse there.

en.wikipedia.org

It is a gift horse not to be stared at, particularly in a climate where capital gains are becoming increasingly hard to come by.

www.afr.com

Still, you don't look a gift horse in the mouth -- you jump on that sucker and ride off laughing all the way.

nhl.nbcsports.com

Now you are looking a gift horse in the mouth with rates at half these levels.

www.stuff.co.nz

The man who stared the world's biggest gift horse in the mouth.

www.liverpoolecho.co.uk

Don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

www.wheelsmag.com.au

Keeping these people out is the equivalent of looking a gift horse in the mouth.

www.thefiscaltimes.com

It might be time, however, to put this gift horse under the microscope.

www.mississauga.com

It's a case of don't look a gift horse in the mouth.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Maybe they should not look a gift horse in the mouth.

www.visayandailystar.com