Translation for 'the down and outs' from English to French

the down-and-outs {pl} [coll.]

la cloche {noun} [fam.]

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throw-outs {pl}

marchandise {f} de rebutcomm.

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down-and-out

miséreux {m}

to jump up and down

sauter en l'air

down-and-out [female]

miséreuse {f}

to pace up and down

marcher de long en large

faire les cent pas [fig.]

to walk up and down

faire les cent pas [fig.]

jumping up and down

trépignement {m} [d'excitation, de joie]

to bob up and down [boat]

remuer [bateau]naut.

to pace up and down (sth.)

arpenter (qc.)

to look sb. up and down

toiser qn.

examiner qn. de la tête aux pieds

to go and sit down quietly

aller sagement s'asseoir

to go up and down sth.

sillonner qc. [personne, bicyclette, automobile]

to hop up and down with rage

trépigner de rage

piétiner de rage

to hop up and down with impatience

piétiner d'impatience

to go down on hands and knees

se mettre à genoux

to eye sb. up and down [suspiciously]

toiser qn. de haut en bas

to look each other up and down

se toiser

• Something is killing the down-and-outs, and Angel and Co. go undercover to save the day (or night in this case).
• His friends are a disparate group, ranging from the strait-laced Terry and Rachel (Mark Heap, Fiona Allen), through the down and outs - Charlie and Sid (Johnny Vegas and Pearce Quigley), to the archetypal man in a mid-life crisis, Angus (Clive Russell).
• Lenkiewicz hoped that the exhibition, and the down and outs' own stories, would illuminate the plight of these 'invisible people' and galvanise the community into humane action on their behalf.
• Although from a wealthy background, the young man spends time amongst the down-and-outs of the city, until he finds the heavily-disguised priest leading the poor in resistance against exploitation by a socially well-connected criminal gang.