horse in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

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horse [Brit hɔːs, Am hɔrs] N

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!

horse about VB [Brit hɔːs -, Am hɔrs -], horse around VB

charley horse [Brit ˈtʃɑːli hɔːs, Am ˈtʃɑrli ˌhɔrs] N Am inf

dray horse [Am ˈdreɪ ˌhɔrs] N HISTORY

horse in the PONS Dictionary

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horse about VB intr, horse around VB intr

horse Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be flogging a dead horse
être en train de perdre son temps
don't look a gift-horse in the mouth prov
à cheval donné on ne regarde pas à la bride prov
to put the cart before the horse
mettre la charrue avant les bœufs
to hear sth straight from the horse's mouth
apprendre qc de source sûre
to be as strong as a horse
être fort comme un bœuf
to put the cart before the horse
mettre la charrue devant les bœufs
to be as strong as a horse
avoir une force de cheval inf
to put the cart before the horse
mettre la charrue avant [ou devant] les bœufs
to spur on a horse/a candidate
éperonner un cheval/un candidat
to bet 100 euros on a horse
miser 100 euros sur un cheval
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As the children leave the stables to begin looking for Sagitta, a one-legged beggar says he knows exactly where to find the horse.
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The original passenger carriage began as a horse tram and was shabby internally, and unsafe as part of a longer train.
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But while convention cautions against looking a gift horse in the mouth, it hasn't stopped commentators arguing and speculating about what the sculpture means.
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A family with a horse and wagon could cross for 10 cents.
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It looked like a one-horse-gig minus the shafts, with a dashboard, candle lights and wirespoked wheels.
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Men were sold into slavery in exchange for horses with a ratio of ten men for one horse.
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Lumber, tools, and other materials used in the construction of the home were hauled in two-horse wagons, a commonly used conveyance of the time.
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Like other monumental gates, it has a large central arch for horse-drawn vehicles and two smaller arches on either side for pedestrians.
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The sisters preferred to ride in their old one-horse brougham long after motor cars became commonplace.
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The horse should first and foremost stay straight through his whole body, without dropping a shoulder or haunch inward.
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