Persévérance - Faire de Grands Efforts

Découvrez des expressions idiomatiques anglaises liées aux grands efforts, y compris "brûler l'huile de minuit" et "huile de coude".

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to break one's stones

[Phrase]

to put in an extreme amount of effort into doing something

se défoncer, bosser comme un dingue

Ex: She broke her stones trying to keep the business alive.

Elle a bossé comme une dingue pour maintenir l'entreprise en vie.

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to burn the midnight oil

[Phrase]

to do something until the very late hours of the night

travailler tard dans la nuit, veiller tard pour travailler

Ex: The students burned the midnight oil before the final exam.

Les étudiants ont veillé tard pour réviser avant l'examen final.

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to fall over backward

[Phrase]

to put in an extraordinary amount of effort to accomplish something, often with the intention of pleasing someone

se plier en quatre, se mettre en quatre

Ex: She fell over backward to please her new boss.

Elle s'est pliée en quatre pour plaire à son nouveau patron.

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to give one's eye teeth

[Phrase]

to be very determined and do whatever it takes to achieve a goal

donner n'importe quoi, être prêt à tout

Ex: He'd give his eye teeth for a chance to play in the final.

Il donnerait n'importe quoi pour avoir une chance de jouer en finale.

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to go to town

[Phrase]

to complete a task or activity with thoroughness, efficiency, and speed, often suggesting a focused and diligent approach

s'y mettre à fond, attaquer ça sérieusement

Ex: She went to town on the kitchen and had it spotless in an hour.

Elle s'est mise à fond sur la cuisine et l'a rendue impeccable en une heure.

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to make a point of

[Phrase]

to deliberately do something, giving special attention or emphasis to it

prendre soin de, veiller tout particulièrement à

Ex: He made a point of thanking everyone who helped with the event.

Il a pris soin de remercier tous ceux qui ont aidé pour l'événement.

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to move mountains

[Phrase]

to accomplish something challenging or seemingly impossible through extraordinary effort and determination

réaliser l'impossible, surmonter tous les obstacles

Ex: She moved mountains to get the school reopened after the flood.

Elle a réalisé l'impossible pour faire rouvrir l'école après l'inondation.

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a hundred and ten percent

[Phrase]

an intense amount of effort made toward achieving something one desires

un engagement total, un effort maximal

Ex: If you want this promotion, you need to give a hundred and ten percent.

Si tu veux cette promotion, il te faut un effort maximal.

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to bend {one's} (mind|thoughts|efforts) to {do sth}

to bend one's mind to do something

[Phrase]

to put a great amount of effort or thought into something particular

se consacrer à, concentrer tous ses efforts sur

Ex: The team bent its efforts to finding a practical solution.

L'équipe a concentré tous ses efforts sur la recherche d'une solution pratique.

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blood, sweat, and tears

[Phrase]

an extreme amount of effort, dedication, and hard work

un travail acharné, des efforts et des sacrifices

Ex: This book is the result of years of blood, sweat, and tears.

Ce livre est le fruit d'années d'efforts et de sacrifices.

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elbow grease

[nom]

a great amount of physical effort or work that is put into something

de l'huile de coude, un bon coup de main

Ex: Cleaning this garage will take more than soap; it needs elbow grease.

Nettoyer ce garage demandera plus que du savon ; il faudra de l'huile de coude.

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to break one's neck

[Phrase]

to put in a great deal of effort to accomplish something

se démener, se donner à fond

Ex: He broke his neck trying to keep the shop open.

Il s'est donné à fond pour garder la boutique ouverte.

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to push the envelope

[Phrase]

to go beyond established limits or norms, often in a creative or daring way

bousculer les codes, repousser les limites

Ex: This startup is pushing the envelope in medical technology.

Cette start-up bouscule les codes de la technologie médicale.

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to throw somebody in the deep end

[Phrase]

to put someone in a difficult or challenging situation without providing any help or guidance

Ex: He was thrown in the deep end when asked to lead the project.

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to break the back of the beast

[Phrase]

to manage to do something that is extremely difficult or challenging

venir à bout du plus difficile, franchir le cap le plus dur

Ex: Getting the first permit broke the back of the beast for the whole project.

Obtenir le premier permis, c'était venir à bout du plus difficile du projet.

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Persévérance
Détermination et Travail Acharné	Persévérance	Faire de son mieux	Faire de Grands Efforts
Essayer Fort	Essayer quelque chose	Débuter	Manque d'Effort
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