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GOSSIP ABOUT SOMEBODY BEHIND HIS BACK [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-05-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Idiomatic Expressions
CONT

She spends her time running down her neighbors.

Key term(s)
  • run someone down

French

Domaine(s)
  • Expressions idiomatiques
DEF

Dire du mal de quelqu'un à son insu, en son absence.

CONT

Elle passait son temps à casser du sucre (à dire des vacheries) sur le dos de ses voisines.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Expresiones idiomáticas
OBS

[traduction littérale française :] Couper un costume à quelqu'un.

Key term(s)
  • cortarle un traje a uno
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