French translation for "strain at a gnat and swallow a camel"

faire attention aux petits et mépriser les grands

Related Translations:

gnat:  n. moucheron

strained:  adj. contraint; tendu; exagéré

strain:  n. tension, pression, surtension, effort, contrainte; entorse, foulure; déformation; ton (d'un discours); caractère; lignée, souchev. tendre; fouler; forcer; déformer; filtrer; passer; tam

bactrian camel:  chameau de bactrianepkbac·tri·an cam·el || 'bæktr026a;0259;n‚kæml

re strain:  retenir, empêcher; détenir, refréner; contenir, refouler

strained relations:  relations tendues (relations désagréables entre deux parties, sensation d'instabilité dans une relation)

strained a muscle:  extension de muscle (a fait un faux mouvement qui a engendré la crampe d'un muscle)

strain every nerve:  donner son maximum, faire des efforts

under a strain:  sous tension, tendu

strain a person's patience:  mettre qqn à bout de patience

Similar Words：

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