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1 put all one's eggs in one basket
(to depend entirely on the success of one scheme, plan etc: You should apply for more than one job - don't put all your eggs in one basket.) mettre tous ses oeufs dans le même panierEnglish-French dictionary > put all one's eggs in one basket
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egg [eg](a) (foodstuff) œuf m;∎ bacon and eggs œufs mpl au bacon;∎ fried egg œuf m sur le plat;∎ hard-boiled egg œuf m dur;∎ soft-boiled egg œuf m à la coque;∎ figurative to be left with or to get egg on one's face avoir l'air ridicule;∎ that's how you get egg on your face c'est comme ça qu'on se couvre de ridicule;∎ familiar you've got egg on your chin (fly is undone) ta braguette est ouverte□∎ proverb don't put all your eggs in one basket il ne faut pas mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier;∎ familiar as sure as eggs is eggs aussi sûr que deux et deux font quatre∎ he's/she's a good egg c'est un brave garçon/une brave fille;∎ a bad egg un sale individu►► American Egg Beaters ® = ersatz d'œufs brouillés, sans cholestérol;eggs Benedict = plat composé d'une tranche de pain grillé surmontée d'une tranche de jambon et d'un œuf poché, le tout recouvert de sauce hollandaise;American egg crate boîte f à œufs;egg mayonnaise œuf m mayonnaise;egg slicer coupe-œufs m inv;egg spoon cuillère f à œufs (à la coque);egg timer sablier m;Zoology egg tooth dent f d'éclosion;British egg whisk fouet m;egg white blanc m d'œuf;egg yolk jaune m d'œufencourager, inciter;∎ to egg sb on to do sth encourager ou inciter qn à faire qch -
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I [eɡ] noun1) (an oval object usually covered with shell, laid by a bird, reptile etc, from which a young one is hatched: The female bird is sitting on the eggs in the nest.) oeuf2) (such an object laid by a hen, used as food: Would you rather have boiled, fried or scrambled eggs?) oeuf3) (in the female mammal, the cell from which the young one is formed; the ovum: The egg is fertilized by the male sperm.) ovule•- egg-cup- eggplant - eggshell - put all one's eggs in one basket - teach one's grandmother to suck eggs II [eɡ]- egg on -
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A n2 † ○ ( fellow) he's a good/bad egg c'est un brave/sale type ○.B modif [sandwich] à l'œuf ; [collector] d'œufs ; [farm] producteur/-trice d'œufs ; [mayonnaise, noodles, sauce] aux œufs.to kill sth in the egg tuer qch dans l'œuf ; to put all one's eggs in one basket mettre tous ses œufs dans le même panier ; to have egg on one's face ○ avoir l'air fin ○ ; as sure as eggs is eggs aussi vrai que deux et deux font quatre ; to lay an egg ○ US Theat faire un four ○.■ egg on:▶ egg [sb] on forcer qn ; to egg sb on to do pousser qn à faire.
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