Usage examples of "puce du chat" in French with translation to English

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L'oreille du chat pivota en direction du bruit. The cat's ear swiveled in the direction of the noise.
Mon chat est mouillé. My cat is wet.
Il aura sûrement la puce à l'oreille si je suis avec toi. He'll be sure to smell a rat if I'm with you.
Ça ne fait aucune différence si le chat est noir ou blanc tant qu'il attrape des souris. It doesn't matter whether the cat is black or white as long as it catches mice.
Une puce peut sauter deux cents fois sa propre taille. A flea can jump 200 times its own height.
Le chat fit le gros dos. The cat arched its back.
Ça m'a mis la puce à l'oreille That set me thinking
Tous les matins et tous les soirs je donne à manger à mon chat. I feed my cat every morning and every evening.
Un chat apparut de derrière le rideau. A cat appeared from behind the curtain.
Le chat est incapable de faire ça. The cat can't do that.
Je ne le pousserais pas à bout. Tu ne sais pas ce qu'il pourrait faire. À mon avis, on n'est jamais trop prudent. On dit même qu'une souris à l'agonie mordrait un chat si elle n'avait pas le choix. I wouldn't push him too far. You don't know what he might do. I'd say you can't be too careful. They say even a doomed mouse will bite a cat if he has no choice.
Il ne faut pas réveiller un chat qui dort. We must not wake a sleeping cat.
Mon chat est vraiment malin. My cat is really smart.
Je voudrais avoir un chat. I'd like to have a cat.
J'ai donné le lait au chat. I gave the milk to the cat.
Le chat arqua le dos et s'étira. The cat arched its back and stretched itself.
Contrairement au chien, le chat a seulement récemment été domestiqué. In contrast to the dog, the cat has become domesticated only in recent times.
Y a-t-il un chat sous la table ? Is there a cat under the table?
J'aimerais avoir un chat plutôt qu'un chien. I want to keep a cat instead of a dog.
Il y a un chat sous la table. Under the table is a cat.
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