COMPARATIVE IDIOMS (IDIOMES DE COMPARAISON)

COMPARATIVE IDIOMS (IDIOMES DE COMPARAISON)

as bald as a billiard ball/an egg.

Chauve comme une boule de billard/un œuf.

as beautiful as a lark.

Belle comme le jour.

as big as a whale.

Grosse comme une baleine.

as black as coal.

Noir comme du charbon.

as blind as a bat.

Myope comme une taupe.

as brave as a lion.

Courageux comme un lion.

as bright as a button/day.

Très vif d’esprit – clair comme le jour.

as brittle as glass.

Aussi cassant que du verre.

as brown as a berry.

Tout bronzé.

as busy as a bee.

Très occupé.

as calm as a millpond.

Une vraie mer d’huile.

as changeable as the weather.

Variable comme le temps.

as cheap as dirt.

Très bon marché – à un prix dérisoire.

as cheerful as a lark.

Heureux comme un roi.

as clean as a whistle/a new pin.

Propre comme un sou neuf.

as clear as (the) day.

Clair comme le jour.

as cold as charity/ice.

Froid comme la glace – il fait un froid Sibérien.

as compressed as a diamond.

Aussi comprimé qu’un diamant.

as cool as you please/a cucumber.

Parfaitement décontracté – être d’un calme olympien.

as crazy as a loon.

Complètement dingue.

as cross as a bear.

De très mauvaise humeur.

as cunning/sly as a fox.

Rusé comme un renard.

as dark as night/pitch.

Noir comme dans un four.

as dead as a doornail/ mutton/a dodo.

Tout ce qu’il y a de plus mort.

as deaf as a post/stone.

Sourd comme un pot.

as different as chalk from cheese.

Totalement différent.

as drunk as a lord (UK)/a skunk (US).

Soûl comme une grive.

as dry as a bone.

Complètement sec.

as dull as ditchwater/ dishwater.

Ennuyeux comme un jour de pluie.

as dumb as a statue.

Muet comme une statue.

as easy as ABC/pie/kissing your hand/anything.

Facile comme tout/ comme bonjour – bête comme chou.

as faithful as a dog.

Fidèle comme un chien.

as fast as a blink/a jackrabbit/a hare.

Rapide comme une flèche/ l’éclair.

as fat as a pig.

Gras comme un moine.

as fierce as a tiger.

Aussi féroce qu’un tigre.

as fine as a needle.

Fin comme une aiguille.

as fit as a fiddle.

Être en plein forme.

as flat as a pancake.

Plat comme une galette.

as free as a bird/(the) air.

Libre comme l’air.

as fresh as a daisy/a rose.

Frais comme un gardon/ une rose.

as gentle/meek as a lamb.

Doux comme un agneau.

as good as new.

Complètement rétabli.

as graceful as a swan.

Aussi gracieuse qu’un cygne.

as grave as a judge.

Sérieux comme un pape.

as greedy as a wolf.

Gourmand comme un chat.

as green as grass.

C’est un blanc-bec.

as guilty/miserable/ugly as sin.

Aussi coupable qu’il soit – malheureux comme les pierres – moche comme un pou.

as handsome as a young Greek god.

Aussi beau qu’un jeune dieu grec.

as happy as a king/a sandboy (UK)/a clam (US).

Heureux comme un loir/un poisson dans l’eau.

as hard as (a) rock/iron/ nails.

Dur comme du bois.

as harmless as a dove.

Aussi inoffensif qu’une colombe.

as heavy as lead.

Lourde comme du plomb.

as helpless as a baby.

Entièrement dépendant.

as high as a kite.

Planer complètement.

as honest as the day is long.

Foncièrement honnête.

as hoarse as a crow.

D’une voix rauque, comme celle d’un corbeau.

as hot as fire/hell/an oven.

Brûlant comme le feu – chaud comme l’enfer/un four.

as hungry as a hunter/a wolf /a bear.

Avoir une faim de loup.

as innocent as a lamb/a dove/a new-born babe.

Innocent comme l’enfant qui vient de naître.

as lean as a rake.

Maigre comme un râteau.

as light as a feather/air/a butterfly.

Léger comme une plume/ un écho.

as long as your arm.

Long comme le bras/un jour sans pain.

as loud as thunder.

Fort comme le tonnerre.

as mad as a hatter/a March hare.

Complètement fou.

as merry as a cricket.

Gai comme un pinson/un parpaing.

as naked as the day you were born.

Nu comme un ver.

as nervous as a cat.

Nerveux comme un chat.

as nutty as a fruitcake.

Complètement dingue.

as obstinate/stubborn as a mule.

Têtu comme une mule.

as old as time/the hills/ Adam.

Aussi vieux que le monde/ la lune.

as pale as death/a ghost/ ashes.

Pâle comme un fantôme/ un lingue.

as patient as an ox/Job.

Patient comme un bœuf.

as plain as day/the sun/the nose on your face.

Clair comme le jour/de l’eau de roche.

as playful as a kitten.

Malicieux comme un chaton.

as pleased as Punch.

Tout heureux.

as poor as a church mouse/ Job.

Pauvre comme Job.

as pretty as a picture.

Joli comme un cœur.

as proud as a peacock.

Fier comme un paon.

as pure as (the) driven snow.

Innocent comme l’enfant qui vient de naître.

as quick as lightning/a flash.

Avec la rapidité de l’éclair.

as quiet as a mouse.

Ne faire aucun bruit.

as red as a beetroot.

Rouge comme une tomate/un coq.

as regular as clockwork.

Réglé comme une horloge.

as rich as Croesus.

Riche comme Crésus.

as right as rain.

En bonne santé.

as round as a ball/a barrel.

Rond comme la lune.

as safe as houses.

Tout à fait sûr.

as scarce as hen’s teeth.

(sont) des perles rares.

as scared as a rabbit.

Effrayé comme un lapin.

as sharp as a needle/a razor.

Avoir l’esprit vif.

as sick as a dog.

Malade comme un chien.

as silent as the grave/the tomb/the stars.

Muet comme une tombe.

as silly as a goose/a sheep.

Bête comme une oie/un mouton.

as sleek as a cat.

Élégant comme un chat.

as slippery as an eel/ice.

Aussi glissante qu’une anguille/que la glace.

as slow as a snail/turtle.

Lent comme un escargot/ une tortue.

as small as an atom.

Aussi petit qu’une atome.

as smooth as silk/glass.

Doux comme de la soie.

as snug as a bug in a rug.

Être douillettement installé.

as sober as a judge.

Ne pas être du tout soûl.

as soft as clay/wax.

Tendre comme l’argile – mou comme la cire.

as solid as a rock.

Solide comme un roc.

as sound as a bell.

Sain comme une cloche.

as sour as vinegar.

Aigre comme le vinaigre.

as sticky as jam.

Collant comme le fromage.

as startling as a thunder-clap.

Surprenant comme un coup de tonnerre.

as stiff as a poker/a board.

Droit comme un pieu/un piquet.

as still as a statue.

Rigide comme une statue.

as straight as an arrow.

Droit comme le tir d’une flèche.

as strong as an ox/a horse/ a bull.

Fort comme un bœuf/un turc.

as sure as death/fate/a gun/ eggs is eggs.

Aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre.

as sweet as honey/pie.

Doux comme du miel – gentil comme tout.

as tall as a steeple/a maypole.

Haut comme trois pommes.

as thick as a brick/thieves.

Bête comme ses pieds – copains comme cochons.

as thin as a rake/a pin/a lath.

Maigre comme un clou/un haricot.

as tight as a tick.

Soûl comme une bourrique.

as timid as a rabbit/mouse.

Timide comme un soupir.

as tough as leather/nails.

Dur à cuire.

as tricky as a monkey.

Malin comme un singe.

as true as steel/hell/fate.

Sans aucun doute.

as tyrant as Pharaoh.

Aussi tyran que pharaon.

as warm as toast.

Être bien au chaud.

as watchful as a hawk.

Aussi vigilant qu’un faucon.

as weak as a baby.

Complètement impuissant.

as wet as a drowned rat.

Mouillé comme un rat noyé.

as white as a ghost or a sheet/snow.

Pâle comme la mort – blanc comme un lingue/la neige.

as wise as an owl.

Sage comme un hibou.

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