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Dictionary: "vaches maigres" - translations and examples

les vaches maigres f pl noun

lean times (groupe nominal, au sens figuré)

Exemples with "vaches maigres"

Tu devrais toujours économiser de l'argent en prévision de périodes de vaches maigres. You should always save money for a rainy day.

Elle a tiré sa force des jeunes qui ont rejeté le mythe de l'apathie de leur génération, qui ont quitté leurs foyers et leurs familles pour des boulots qui offraient de maigres salaires et moins de sommeil. It drew strength from the young people who rejected the myth of their generation's apathy, who left their homes and their families for jobs that offered little pay and less sleep.

Lorsque les vaches volent haut et les boeufs volent bas, c'est qu'il y a probablement une tornade. When the cow flies high and the ox flies low, there probably is a twister.

Mes économies sont si maigres qu'elles ne vont plus durer bien longtemps. My savings are so small that they won't last much longer.

Les vaches sont plus utiles qu'aucun autre animal dans ce pays. Cows are more useful than any other animal in this country.

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