Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Don 't look a gift horse in the mouth
French translation:
A cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents/Ne regarde pas les dents d\'un cheval qui t\'a été offert.
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emiledgar
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English term
Don 't look a gift horse in the mouth
English to French
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I should know this one also... Thanks for any help.
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4 mins
Anne Patteet
Native in French
Well-researched and on time.
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French to Spanish, and 1 more.
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A cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents/Ne regarde pas les dents d'un cheval qui t'a été offert.
" à cheval donné, on ne regarde pas les dents ..."
"Ne regarde pas les dents d'un cheval qui t'as été offert"
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-01-24 01:07:19 GMT)
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f.pierrard.free.fr/trmoulins.htm
babel.lexilogos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2072 - 33k
"à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents."
gentillesorciere.canalblog.com/ archives/2006/11/22/3183628.html
"Ne regarde pas les dents d'un cheval qui t'as été offert"
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Note added at 6 mins (2007-01-24 01:07:19 GMT)
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f.pierrard.free.fr/trmoulins.htm
babel.lexilogos.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=2072 - 33k
"à cheval donné on ne regarde pas les dents."
gentillesorciere.canalblog.com/ archives/2006/11/22/3183628.html
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+3
45 mins
Irina Stanescu
Works in field
Film and book translations
Native in: Romanian 
Works in: French to Romanian, Romanian to French, English to French, and 1 more.
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A cheval donne, on ne regarde pas la bride.
ou les dents, comme on a dit
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Juan Jacob
: Voui, je savais pas... mais un de mes dictionnaires parle bien de bride.
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JennyC08 (X)
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Merci.
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Odette Grille (X)
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Christophe Laffargue
Native in French
Quality, proactivity, and availability
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French
A cheval donné, on ne regarde point la bouche
Sources :
- www.erudit.org/revue/meta/2003/v48/n4/008726ar.pdf
- Claude Duneton, Le Bouquet des expressions imagées, Seuil, 1990
- www.erudit.org/revue/meta/2003/v48/n4/008726ar.pdf
- Claude Duneton, Le Bouquet des expressions imagées, Seuil, 1990
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