Malheureusement jusqu'à présent, aucun signe n'indique que les pays en crise, la France en tête, sont disposés à se serrer la ceinture. Unfortunately, thus far, there is no sign that the crisis countries, above all France, are ready to bite the bullet. Si un pays comme la Malaisie, qui est un exportateur net de pétrole, a dû se serrer la ceinture, la situation doit être infiniment pire pour les importateurs. If a country like Malaysia, which is a net exporter of petroleum, has had to bite the bullet, the situation for importers must be infinitely worse.
5 a of fish : to take a bait The fish aren't biting today. 3 : to cause irritation or smarting Her criticisms really bite. Westerns about the 19th and early 20th century are almost by definition. 2 of a weapon or tool : to cut, pierce, or take hold bites down on the part The anchor bites into the ocean floor. Candice Bergen, James Coburn, and Gene Hackman in Bite the Bullet (1975). Si j'abandonne, nous allons simplement mordre la poussière 1 : to bite or have the habit of biting something This cat bites. If we're giving up, we simply have to bite the bullet. Les États membres doivent serrer les dents et s'apprêter à financer la construction d'infrastructures adéquates pour le stockage du gaz ainsi que la constitution de réserves suffisantes. An expression meaning to decide to do something difficult or unpleasant that one has been putting off. make the best of a bad deal remain enthusiastic even. What does that mean It comes from stories of long ago when a wounded soldier was told to bite a bullet before undergoing surgery without anesthesia to deal. Member States must bite the bullet and be prepared to pay for adequate gas storage facilities and stocks. bite the bullet translation English-French dictionary faire contre mauvaise fortune bon cur.