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| caught between the devil and the deep blue sea |
| 1. adj. Se dit de quelqu'un qui est entre le marteau et l'enclume. |
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| caught between the devil and the deep blue sea |
| 1. adj. Having a choice between two alternatives, both undesirable. |
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| caught |
| 1. v. Prétérit de to catch. |
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| 2. v. Participe passé de to catch. |
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| catch |
| 1. n. Capture, prise. |
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| In 1968 the catch of cod fish from the Grand Banks reef was 810,000 tons, but in 1974 it was only 34,000 tons. |
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| 2. n. (Sport) Prise, rattrape. |
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| That second baseman made a great catch at the baseball game last night. |
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| I have a ball. Let's play catch. |
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| between |
| 1. prep. Entre. |
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| the |
| 1. art. Le, la, les. |
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| devil |
| 1. n. Diable. |
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| and |
| 1. conj. Et. |
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| the |
| 1. art. Le, la, les. |
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| deep |
| 1. adj. Profond. |
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| 2. adj. (En parlant d'une couleur) Foncé. |
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| 3. v. Profond, profondément. |
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| 4. n. (Surtout au singulier) Eau profonde. |
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| blue |
| 1. adj. Bleu. |
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| The sea is blue. |
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| La mer est bleue. |
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| Nom : Persane Bleue. Également connue sous les noms de Miss Bleue, Vieille-peau Bleue, et Minou-Minou-Minou. |
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| 2. adj. (Familier) Triste ou déprimé. |
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| sea |
| 1. n. Mer. |
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| 2. n. (Figuré) Mare. |
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| sea of blood, sea of money |
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| 3. n. Parage. |
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| The old sea captain was especially familiar with the treacherous seas long the coast. |
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