Translation of "couper la poire en deux" to English

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Dictionary translations for "couper la poire en deux"

couper la poire en deux verb

split the difference

Contexts with "couper la poire en deux"

John et Sue décidèrent enfin de couper la pomme en moitiés. At last, John and Sue decided to cut the apple into halves.

Le monde est divisé en deux catégories, ceux qui accomplissent et ceux qui en prennent le crédit. The world is divided into people who get things done, and people who get the credit.

Le couteau était si émoussé que je ne pus couper la viande avec et je dus recourir à mon couteau de poche. The knife was so blunt that I could not cut the meat with it and I resorted to my pocket knife.

Ses blagues nous faisaient nous plier en deux. His jokes had us in stitches.

Assurez-vous de couper la planche dans le sens contraire du fil. Make sure you cut the board against the grain.

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