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mener par le bout du nez:
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Wiktionary:
mener par le bout du nez → lead somebody by the nose
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Wiktionary:
French
Detailed Translations for mener par le bout du nez from French to English
mener par le bout du nez: (*Using Word and Sentence Splitter)
- mener: order; command; preside; take the lead; be in command of; lead; guide; direct; point the direction; conduct; accompany; escort; chaperon; come along with; walk along; be ahead
- mener à: lead to something; lead to; turn out
- PAR: pixel aspect ratio; PAR
- par: due to; because of; on account of; owing to; through; by means of; by way of; at; in
- paré: gaudy; adorned; garish; decorated
- le: the; him
- lé: front-width
- île: island; isle
- bouillir: cook; anneal; seethe; boil with rage; start boiling; reach the boiling point
- bout: tip; terminus; far end; lead; cue; clue; hint; pointer; tip-off; butt; share; board; section; end; segment; piece; final; portion; part; small part; stub; stump; toe cap
- devoir: need; want; must; have to; having to; being forced to; being obliged to; should; ought to; be obliged to; duty; lecture; paper; project; writing; clerical work; task; difficulty; problematical case; owe
- déçu: disappointed; glum; let down; disillusioned; crestfallen; down in the mouth; deceived; fooled
- dû: bound; committed; obliged; obligatory; indebted
- nez: nose; flair; instinct; natural drive; natural urge
Wiktionary Translations for mener par le bout du nez:
mener par le bout du nez
verb
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(figuré) (familier, fr) abuser de l’ascendant qu’on a sur quelqu’un pour lui faire faire tout ce qu’on veutréf|2.
- mener par le bout du nez → lead somebody by the nose
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