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Interactions - Inimitié

Explorez les idiomes anglais concernant l'inimitié avec des exemples comme "se battre" et "avoir un os à ronger avec".

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to [hold|bear|have] a grudge

to hold negative feelings toward a person who has done one wrong in the past

garder rancune, en vouloir à quelqu'un

garder rancune, en vouloir à quelqu'un

Ex: She still holds a grudge against him for lying to her. 
to [have] it in for {sb}

to deliberately keep causing problems for someone or criticizing them

en avoir après quelqu'un, s'acharner sur quelqu'un

en avoir après quelqu'un, s'acharner sur quelqu'un

Ex: The supervisor has it in for me and criticizes everything I do. 
chip on {one's} shoulder

an attitude that shows one is angry or resentful because of an unfair behavior that they have experienced

rancœur tenace, sentiment d'injustice

rancœur tenace, sentiment d'injustice

Ex: He has a chip on his shoulder because he was never taken seriously at work. 
bad blood

a strong feeling of bitterness or hatred toward someone because of a past dispute or disagreement

rancune tenace, vieille rancœur

rancune tenace, vieille rancœur

Ex: There is still bad blood between the two families. 
to [get|start] off on the wrong foot

to have an unsuccessful or unpleasant beginning in a relationship or activity

commencer du mauvais pied, mal démarrer

commencer du mauvais pied, mal démarrer

Ex: We got off on the wrong foot, but we became good friends later. 
to [give] {sb} the bird

to intentionally and rudely display an offensive hand gesture, involving raising the middle finger while extending the others downward, as a sign of strong disapproval, annoyance, or disrespect toward someone

faire un doigt d'honneur, lever le majeur

faire un doigt d'honneur, lever le majeur

Ex: The angry driver gave him the bird and sped away. 
to [hate] {one's} guts

to hate someone to an extreme degree

détester quelqu'un au plus haut point, ne pas pouvoir voir quelqu'un en peinture

détester quelqu'un au plus haut point, ne pas pouvoir voir quelqu'un en peinture

Ex: She hates his guts after everything he did to her. 
to [be] out to get {sb}

to be determined to harm, punish, or cause trouble for someone

Ex: He thinks the whole office is out to get him. 
to [have] a bone to pick with {sb}

to have a problem with someone or be annoyed with them and want to tell them all about it

avoir quelque chose à reprocher à quelqu'un, avoir deux mots à dire à quelqu'un

avoir quelque chose à reprocher à quelqu'un, avoir deux mots à dire à quelqu'un

Ex: I have a bone to pick with you about what happened yesterday. 
to [put|stick] the knife (in|into) {sb}

to emotionally harm someone through a significant act of betrayal or hurtful actions

poignarder quelqu'un dans le dos, trahir cruellement quelqu'un

poignarder quelqu'un dans le dos, trahir cruellement quelqu'un

Ex: She really stuck the knife in when she sided with his rivals. 
to [clear] the air

to have an open conversation with someone to resolve the negative feelings with them that are caused by disagreements or misunderstandings

mettre les choses au clair, crever l'abcès

mettre les choses au clair, crever l'abcès

Ex: We need to clear the air before this misunderstanding gets worse. 
to [bury] the hatchet

to build a good relationship with each other again after having disagreements about something

enterrer la hache de guerre, se réconcilier

enterrer la hache de guerre, se réconcilier

Ex: After years of arguing, the two brothers finally buried the hatchet. 
to [duke] it out

to argue or fight until a disagreement is resolved

régler ça en s'affrontant, aller au clash pour trancher

régler ça en s'affrontant, aller au clash pour trancher

Ex: The two candidates decided to duke it out in a public debate. 
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