Translation of "poule mouillée" to English

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Dictionary translations for "poule mouillée"

la poule mouillée f noun

pl. poules mouillées

milksop [ˈmɪlksɔp] (groupe nominal, conduite)

Contexts with "poule mouillée"

Ne sois pas une telle poule mouillée ! Don't be such a wimp!

Tu peux le traiter d'imbécile mais pas de poule mouillée. You may call him a fool, but you cannot call him a coward.

Cela, cependant, vous dit juste à peu près autant de choses que vous voudriez savoir sur l'eau que si l'on vous disait qu'elle est mouillée ! That, however, tells you just about as much as you would know about water if you were told that it was wet.

Qu'est-ce qui est apparu en premier : l'œuf ou la poule ? What came first? The egg or the hen?

Ne mets pas la serviette mouillée dans le sac. Don't put the wet towel in the bag.

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