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1 salive
salive [saliv]feminine noun• épargne or ne gaspille pas ta salive don't waste your breath* * *salivnom féminin saliva••perdre or dépenser inutilement sa salive — to waste one's breath
* * *saliv nf* * *salive nf saliva.perdre or dépenser inutilement sa salive to waste one's breath.[saliv] nom féminin2. (familier & locution)n'usez pas ou ne gaspillez pas ou épargnez votre salive save ou don't waste your breathavaler ou ravaler sa salive [se taire] to keep quiet -
2 économiser
économiser [ekɔnɔmize]➭ TABLE 11. transitive verb2. intransitive verb* * *ekɔnɔmize1) ( épargner) to save (up) [argent]2) ( réduire la consommation de) to save [essence, eau, énergie]3) ( réduire ses dépenses) to economize ( sur on)* * *ekɔnɔmize1. vt2. vi* * *économiser verb table: aimer vtr1 ( épargner) to save (up) [argent, somme]; économiser 5 000 euros to save up 5,000 euros; économiser ses forces or ses efforts to pace oneself;[ekɔnɔmize] verbe transitif1. [épargner - argent, temps] to save2. [ménager - force] to save ; [ - ressources] to husband————————[ekɔnɔmize] verbe intransitiféconomiser sur l'habillement to cut down on buying clothes, to spend less on clothes
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save your breath — spoken phrase used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There’s no way I’m coming with you. Thesaurus: ways of telling someone to stop talking or to be quietsynonym Main entry: save * * * save your… … Useful english dictionary
save your breath — save (your) breath to not say anything. She figured that they might as well save their breath her mind was made up … New idioms dictionary
save your breath — If you tell someone to save their breath, you are telling them not to waste their time speaking because their words will have no effect. I ve already given him the same advice and he won t listen, so you might as well save your breath … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
save your breath — spoken used for telling someone that it is useless to continue talking You can save your breath. There s no way I m coming with you … English dictionary
save your breath — it s not worth the effort, don t bother … English contemporary dictionary
breath — W2S3 [breθ] n [: Old English; Origin: brAth] 1.) a) [U] the air that you send out of your lungs when you breathe ▪ Leo could smell the wine on her breath. ▪ Let your breath out slowly. ▪ He s got bad breath (=breath that smells unpleasant) … Dictionary of contemporary English
breath — [ breθ ] noun count or uncount *** the air that goes in and out of your body through your nose or mouth: He could feel her warm breath on his face. His breath smelled strongly of alcohol. a. the act of getting air into your lungs by breathing:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's breath — {v. phr.}, {informal} To keep silent because talking will not help; not talk because it will do no good. * /Save your breath; the boss will never give you the day off./ … Dictionary of American idioms
save one's breath — To refrain from pointless talk • • • Main Entry: ↑breath * * * I stop wasting time in futile talk save your breath; I know all about it II [often in imperative] not bother to say something because it is pointless … Useful english dictionary
save breath — save (your) breath to not say anything. She figured that they might as well save their breath her mind was made up … New idioms dictionary