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Dictionary translations for "connaître comme sa poche"

connaître comme sa poche verb

know like the back of the hand

Phrases with "connaître comme sa poche" (1)

se connaître comme sa poche - know like the back of the hand

Contexts with "connaître comme sa poche"

Il connaît cet endroit comme sa poche. He knows every inch of this area.

Elle a grandi pour devenir une jolie femme comme sa mère. She grew up to be a lovely woman like her mother.

Il plongea la main dans sa poche pour prendre son porte-feuille. He felt in his pocket for his wallet.

Un garçon qui avait vendu une vache à la foire de Hereford, fut pris en embuscade par un voleur de grand chemin, qui, à un endroit approprié, exigea l'argent ; sur ce, le garçon prit ses jambes à son cou et s'enfuit mais, étant rattrapé par le voleur, qui descendit de cheval, il sortit l'argent de sa poche et l'éparpilla autour, et tandis que le voleur le ramassait, le garçon sauta sur le cheval et galopa jusqu'à chez lui. A boy having sold a cow at the fair at Hereford, was way-laid by a highwayman, who at a convenient place demanded the money; on this the boy took to his heels and ran away but being overtaken by the highwayman, who dismounted, he pulled the money out of his pocket and strewed it about, and while the highwayman was picking it up, the boy jumped upon the horse and rode home.

John sortit une clé de sa poche. John took a key out of his pocket.

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