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French translation for "give him an inch and he will take an ell"

on lui donne le doigt et il veut toute la main

Related Translations:
ell:  n. aune, ancienne unité de mesure de longueur française utiliser pour mesurer les étoffes
inch:  n. pouce, (mesure); pincéev. avancer lentement; avancer à petits pas
that will do:  cela suffira, ce sera assez
when he was young:  dans sa jeunesse, quand il était jeune
give:  n. souplessev. donner; livrer, transmettre; déplacer, transférer; se courber, s'incliner; céder, se soumettre; s'affaiblir, s'épuiser; organiser (une fête, etc)
give permission:  donner la permission, autoriser, permettre; consentir>
give precedence:  donner la priorité; préférer
giving birth:  a mis au monde un enfant; est en train d'accoucher
give offense:  offenser, blesser
giving reasons:  donné des raisons, de justifier
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"give forth" French translation, "give green light" French translation, "give ground" French translation, "give head" French translation, "give heed to" French translation, "give him an inch and he will have an ell" French translation, "give him an inch and he'll take a mile" French translation, "give in" French translation, "give in charge" French translation, "give in marriage" French translation