something+wonderful

faire triste mine — to have a gloomy expression, to look gloomy

juger sur la mine — to judge by appearances

faire mine d'accepter — to pretend to accept

faire mine de partir — to make as if to go

avoir une mine resplendissante — to be glowing with health

avoir une mine de papier mâché — to look washed out

crayon à mine dure/grasse — hard/soft pencil

faire des mines — to simper

Elle avait une mine fatiguée. — She was looking tired.

Tu as bonne mine. — You look well.

avoir mauvaise mine — to look unwell

Il a mauvaise mine. — He doesn't look well.

faire mine de faire quelque chose — to pretend to do something

Elle a fait mine de le croire. — She pretended to believe him.

Il ne faut pas juger les gens d'après leur mine. — You shouldn't judge people by their appearance.

ne pas payer de mine — to be not much to look at

mine de charbon — coal mine

mine de rien; Mine de rien, il est vraiment efficace. — You wouldn't think so but he's really efficient.

Elle a réussi mine de rien à le faire parler de lui. — Somehow or other she got him to talk about himself.

Il s'est installé, mine de rien, et il a tout réorganisé. — He settled in, cool as you please, and ended up reorganizing everything.

tu m'as dit que tu serais à la bibliothèque, or tu n'y étais pas — you told me you'd be at the library and you weren't there

les musées sont fermés le mardi, or c'était justement un mardi — museums are closed on Tuesdays, and it just so happened that it was a Tuesday

or donc, c'était la nuit et nous étions perdus — now, it was night and we were lost

gravé à l'or fin — engraved in fine gold

les ors de l'automne — the golden tints of autumn

je ne le ferais pas pour tout l'or du monde — I wouldn't do it for all the money in the world

plaqué or — gold-plated

un bracelet en or — a gold bracelet

or noir — black gold

l'âge d'or — the golden age

la règle d'or — the golden rule

en or; une occasion en or — a golden opportunity

un mari en or — a treasure of a husband

Il était sûr de gagner, or il a perdu. — He was sure he would win, and yet he lost.

Il s'était établi en Normandie. Or, à cette époque... — He settled in Normandy. Now, at that time...

et sur le plateau ici ce soir... — and in our panel tonight...

il faut qu'on t'apporte tout sur un plateau? — do you expect everything to be handed to you on a plate?

Posez le plateau sur la table, merci. — Put the tray on the table please.

plateau à fromages — cheeseboard

un plateau de fromages — a selection of cheeses

un plateau de fruits de mer — a seafood platter

un plateau d'argent — a silver tray

Nous avons 2 journalistes sur le plateau ce soir. — We have 2 journalists with us tonight.

je me régale — it's delicious

les enfants se sont régalés avec ton dessert — the children really enjoyed your dessert

régaler qn — to treat sb to a delicious meal

régaler qn de — to treat sb to

quorum ego copiam non modo non contemno, sed etiam vehementer admiror,

ingenium tuum, Crasse, vehementer admirans,

res gestas,

quem et admiror et diligo,

magnitudinem animi,

illum,

nihil hominem nisi quod honestum decorumque sit, aut admirari aut optare aut expetere oportere,

acc. to Pythagoras the limit of all philos. effort),

quid admirati estis?

admiratus sum brevitatem epistulae,

hoc maxime admiratus sum, mentionem te hereditatum ausum esse facere,

de diplomate admiraris, quasi, etc.,

de Dionysio sum admiratus, qui, etc.,

super quae admiratus pater,

cave quidquam admiratus sis, quā causā id fiat,

admirantium, unde hoc studium exstitisset,

admiratur quidnam Vettius dicturus sit,

admiror, quo pacto, etc.,

admiratus sum, quod, etc.,

ne quis sit admiratus, cur, etc.,

suspicienda et admiranda,

quo magis pravitas eorum admiranda est,

patiens admirandum in modum,

admiranda spectacula,

vir subtilis et in plurimis admirandus,

DIVOS ET EOS QVI CAELESTES, SEMPER HABITI COLVNTO... AST OLLA PROPTER QVAE etc.,

si ego hic peribo, ast ille, ut dixit, non redit,

paret Amor dictis carae genetricis. At Venus Ascanio placidam per membra quietem Inrigat,

(Aeneas) finem dedit ore loquendi. At, Phoebi nondum patiens, immanis in antro Bacchatur vates,

at illi Dulcis compositis spiravit crinibus aura,

una (navis) cum Nasidianis profugit: at ex reliquis una praemissa Massiliam, etc.,

ubi facta sunt, in unum omnia miscentur. At pastilli haec ratio est, etc.,

quamquam insideret urbem proprius miles, tres urbanae, novem praetoriae cohortes Etruriā ferme Umbriāque delectae aut vetere Latio et coloniis antiquitus Romanis. At apud idonea provinciarum sociae triremes etc.,

negavit aliā se condicione adlecturum, quam si pateretur ascribi albo, extortum sibi a matre. At illa commota etc.,

Cum alio cantat, at tamen alii suo dat digito litteras, Naev., Com. Rel. p. 20 Rib.: dant alios aliae (silvae) fetus: dant utile lignum Navigiis pinos... At myrtus validis hastilibus et bona bello Cornus,

Nam neque tum stellis acies obtunsa videtur... At nebulae magis etc.,

Hic altā Sicyone, ast hic Amydone relictā, Hic Andro, etc.,

clamores simul horrendos ad sidera tollit, etc.... At gemini lapsu delubra ad summa dracones Effugiunt,

Lacte madens illic suberat Pan ilicis umbrae, Et facta agresti lignea falce Pales etc. At quā Velabri regio patet etc.,

consurgit Turnus in ensem et ferit. Exclamant Troes trepidique Latini, Arrectaeque amborum acies. At perfidus ensis Frangitur in medio,

adusque Supremum tempus, ne se penuria victūs Opprimeret metuebat. At hunc liberta securi divisit medium,

At, scelesta, viden ut ne id quidem me dignum esse existumat?

At qui nummos tristis inuncat?

satis habeo, at quaeso hercle etiam vide,

at unum hoc quaeso... Ut, etc.,

at tu, qui laetus rides mala nostra caveto Mox tibi,

Hunc ut Peleus vidit, At inferias, juvenum gratissime Crantor, Accipe, ait,

at tu, nauta, vagae ne parce malignus arenae Ossibus et capiti inhumato Particulam dare,

at vide quid succenseat,

itaque pulsus ego civitate non sum, quae nulla erat: at vide, quam ista tui latrocinii tela contempserim,

At ut scelesta sola secum murmurat,

At o deorum quidquid in caelo regit Terras et humanum genus, Quid iste fert tumultus?

At tibi quanta domus rutila testudine fulgens, etc.,

horum omnium studium una mater oppugnat: at quae mater?

at per deos immortales! quid est, quod de hoc dici possit,

institui senatores, qui omnia indicum responsa perscriberent. At quos viros!

tangit et ira deos: at non impune feremus,

at tibi Colchorum, memini, regina vacavi,

At te di omnes cum consilio, Calve, mactāssint malo! Pomp., Com. Rel. p. 245 Rib.: At te Juppiter diique omnes perdant!

At te di deaeque faxint cum isto odio, Laches,

At te di perdant,

At tibi di dignum factis exitium duint,

At vobis male sit,

At tibi, pro scelere, exclamat, pro talibus ausis Di... persolvant grates dignas et praemia reddant Debita!

At vos, ait, devota capita, respiciant di perjuriorum vindices,

At tibi di bene faciant omnes,

At tibi di semper, adulescens, quisquis es, faciant bene,

At tu, Catulle, destinatus obdura,

At vos, o superi, miserescite regis,

at tu, pater deūm hominumque, hinc saltem arce hostes,

Atque oppido hercle bene velle illud visus sum, Ast non habere quoi commendarem caprum,

fecit idem Themistocles... at idem Pericles non fecit,

non placet M. Antonio consulatus meus, at placuit P. Servilio,

majores nostri Tusculanos Aequos... in civitatem etiam acceperunt, at Karthaginem et Numantiam funditus sustulerunt,

at memoria bene redditae vitae sempiterna,

crebras a nobis litteras exspecta, ast plures etiam ipse mittito,

Postquam Caesar dicendi finem fecit, ceteri verbo alius alii varie adsentiebantur. At M. Porcius Cato hujusce modi orationem habuit,

hac iter Elysium nobis, at laeva... ad impia Tartara mittit,

6, 489: Ast ego nutrici non mando vota,

ast illi tremat etc.,

Ast vocat officium,

At Jesus audiens ait,

Summis nitere opibus, at ego contra ut dissimilis siem,

Ergo quod magnumst aeque leviusque videtur... At contra gravius etc.,

At tibi contra Evenit, etc.,

(Cornutus) taedio curarum mortem in se festinavit: at contra reus nihil infracto animo, etc.,

at apud illos e contrario nemo ad id officium admittitur, nisi, etc.,

in locis siccis partibus sulcorum imis disponenda sunt semina, ut tamquam in alveolis maneant. At uliginosis e contrario in summo porcae dorso collocanda, etc.,

at satius fuerat eam viro dare nuptum potius,

at potius serves nostram, tua munera, vitam,

At etiam cubat cuculus. Surge, amator, i domum,

Exi foras, sceleste. At etiam restitas, Fugitive!

At vero aut honoribus aucti aut etc.,

Numquam ego te, vitā frater amabilior, Aspiciam posthac. At certe semper amabo,

at, credo, mea numina tandem Fessa jacent,

Piscium magnam atque altilium vim interfecisti. At nego,

Quid tandem te impedit? Mosne majorum? At persaepe etiam privati in hac re publicā perniciosos cives morte multārunt. An leges, quae de civium Romanorum supplicio rogatae sunt? At numquam in hac urbe etc.,

Appellandi tempus non erat? At tecum plus annum vixit. In Galliā agi non potuit? At et in provinciā jus dicebatur et etc.,

Male judicavit populus. At judicavit. Non debuit. At potuit. Non fero. At multi clarissimi cives tulerunt,

sunt, quos signa, quos caelatum argentum delectant. At sumus, inquiunt, civitatis principes,

quid porro quaerendum est? Factumne sit? At constat: A quo? At patet,

multo magnus orator praestat minutis imperatoribus. At prodest plus imperator. Quis negat?

Maxime Juppiter! At in se Pro quaestu sumptum facit hic,

At hercule aliquot annos populus Romanus maximā parte imperii caruit,

at hercle in eā controversiā, quae de Argis est, superior sum,

At, Hercule, reliquis omnibus etc.,

At, hercules, Diodorus et in morbo etc.,

At hercule Germanicum Druso ortum etc.,

3, 54: At, hercules, si conscius fuissem etc.,

Diem conficimus,

At enim istoc nil est magis etc.,

At enim vereor, inquit Crassus, ne haec etc.,

cum dixisset Sophocles, O puerum pulchrum, Pericle. At enim praetorem, Sophocle, decet non solum manus, sed etiam oculos abstinentes habere, etc.,

at enim inter hos ipsos existunt graves controversiae,

At enim cur a me potissimum hoc praesidium petiverunt?

At enim quis reprehendet, quod in parricidas rei publicae decretum erit?

At enim quid ita solus ego circum curam ago?

At enim eo foedere, quod etc.,

sed etc.,

nam publice civitas talibus inceptis abhorrebat. At tamen interfuere quidam etc.,

At certe tamen, inquiunt, quod etc.,

Nolo victumas: at minimis me extis placare volo,

Si tibi non cordi fuerant conubia nostra,... At tamen in vostras potuisti ducere sedes,

Non cognoscebantur foris, at domi: non ab alienis, at a suis,

Liceat haec nobis, si oblivisci non possumus, at tacere,

Si genus humanum et mortalia temnitis arma, At sperate deos memores fandi atque nefandi,

Haec erant... quorum cognitio studiosis juvenibus si non magnam utilitatem adferet, at certe, quod magis petimus, bonam voluntatem,

si ego digna hac contumeliā Sum maxime, at tu indignus qui faceres tamen,

Si tu oblitus es, at di meminerunt,

si non eo die, at postridie,

si non paulo, at aliquanto (post petīsses),

quanta tempestas invidiae nobis, si minus in praesens, at in posteritatem impendeat,

ei, etsi nequāquam parem illius ingenio, at pro nostro tamen studio meritam gratiam referamus,

Quod si nihil cum potentiore juris humani relinquitur inopi, at ego ad deos confugiam,

Si ego hic peribo, ast ille, ut dixit, non redit: At erit mi hoc factum mortuo memorabile,

At etiam asto? At etiam cesso foribus facere hisce assulas?

at in contionibus etc.,

Sit flagitiorum omnium princeps: at est bonus imperator, at felix,

at Sulla, at Marius, at Cinna recte, imo jure fortasse,

At, puto, non votis saepe petita meis?

At quam sunt similes, at quam formosus uterque!

at ingenium ingens Inculto latet hoc sub corpore,

sed,

Saepius at si me, Lycida formose, revisas,

Tutior at quanto merx est in classe secundā,

Mentior at si quid, etc.,

Gramineis ast inde toris discumbitur,

Major at inde etc.,

the marvels of the circus

She's a marvel at producing delicious meals.

They marvelled at the fantastic sight.

They watched the ship sailing until it was out of sight

Put it out of sight.

The show was out of sight.

She polished her shoes.

Polish up your English!

There's a wonderful polish on this old wood.

furniture polish

silver polish.

A very clever child is sometimes called a child prodigy

prodigies of nature.

What do you use that thing for?

She's a nice old thing.

Music is a wonderful thing

I hope I haven't done the wrong thing

That was a stupid thing to do.