Usage examples of "ni chair ni poisson" in French with translation to English

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Je ne veux ni viande ni poisson. I want neither meat nor fish.
J'ai eu la chair de poule en voyant le mille-pattes sur le mur. The sight of the centipede on the wall was enough to make my skin crawl.
Ce poisson ne contient pas de poison. This fish is free from poison.
La chair est mortelle. The flesh is mortal.
Il sait nager comme un poisson. He is able to swim like a fish.
Cette vision me donna la chair de poule. The sight made my flesh creep.
Dans cette boîte, je me sentais comme un poisson hors de l'eau. I felt like a fish out of water at this firm.
J'ai la chair de poule lorsque je regarde un film d'horreur. I get goose bumps when I see a horror movie.
Les Japonais mangent-ils beaucoup de poisson ? Do Japanese eat a lot of fish?
L'esprit est fort mais la chair est faible. The spirit is willing, but the flesh is weak.
Du poisson s'il vous plaît. Fish, please.
Elle déteste le poisson et n'en a jamais mangé aucun. She hates fish and never eats any.
Je préfère la viande au poisson. I like meat better than fish.
Le poisson est bon marché, aujourd'hui. Fish is cheap today.
J'ai une mémoire de poisson rouge. I have a memory like a goldfish.
Je fus très surpris par cet énorme poisson. I was very surprised at the huge fish.
Le plat du jour est du poisson. Today's dinner is fish.
S'il vous plaît surgelez le poisson et la viande. Please freeze the fish and meat.
Je ne sais pas plus nager qu'un poisson sait marcher. I can no more swim than a fish can walk.
Comment puis-je choisir du poisson frais ? How can I pick out fresh fish?
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