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Translation for 'to have all one's wits about one' from English to French

	rester attentif	to have (all) one's wits about one `[idiom]` `[to be vigilant]`
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	rester attentif	to keep (all) one's wits about one `[idiom]` `[to be vigilant]`
	avoir toute sa présence d'esprit	to have one's wits about one `[idiom]`
	conserver l'intégrité de ses facultés	to have kept all one's faculties
	faire la triste expérience de qc.	to have learned about sth. to one's sorrow
	avoir une case en moins `[fig.]` `[fam.]` `[loc.]`	to not have all one's marbles `[coll.]` `[idiom]`
	psych. chercher noise à qn. `[loc.]`	to have a chip on one's shoulder about sb. `[idiom]`
	jouer le tout pour tout `[loc.]`	to put all one's eggs into one basket `[idiom]`
	jouer à quitte ou double `[loc.]`	to put all one's eggs into one basket `[idiom]`
	reprendre ses esprits `[après une émotion]`	to collect one's wits
	retrouver ses esprits `[après une émotion]`	to collect one's wits
	avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac `[loc.]`	to have more than one trick up one's sleeve `[idiom]`
	avoir plus d'une corde à son arc `[loc.]`	to have more than one string to one's bow `[idiom]`
	se mesurer à qn	to pit one's wits against sb.
	être à bout de ressource	to be at one's wits' end
	se creuser la cervelle `[fam.]` `[loc.]`	to set one's wits to work `[idiom]`
	être au bout de son latin `[loc.]`	to be at one's wits' end `[idiom]`
	faire de son mieux	to give one's all
	risquer le tout pour le tout `[loc.]`	to risk one's all
	s'orienter	to find one's way about
	avoir la mort de qn. sur la conscience `[loc.]`	to have sb.'s blood on one's hands `[idiom]`

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Translation for 'to have all one's wits about one' from English to French

to have (all) one's wits about one [idiom] [to be vigilant]: rester attentif
to keep (all) one's wits about one [idiom] [to be vigilant]: rester attentif
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to have one's wits about one [idiom]: avoir toute sa présence d'esprit
to have kept all one's faculties: conserver l'intégrité de ses facultés
to have learned about sth. to one's sorrow: faire la triste expérience de qc.
to not have all one's marbles [coll.] [idiom]: avoir une case en moins [fig.] [fam.] [loc.]
to have a chip on one's shoulder about sb. [idiom]: chercher noise à qn. [loc.]psych.
to put all one's eggs into one basket [idiom]: jouer le tout pour tout [loc.]

jouer à quitte ou double [loc.]
to collect one's wits: reprendre ses esprits [après une émotion]

retrouver ses esprits [après une émotion]
to have more than one trick up one's sleeve [idiom]: avoir plus d'un tour dans son sac [loc.]
to have more than one string to one's bow [idiom]: avoir plus d'une corde à son arc [loc.]
to pit one's wits against sb.: se mesurer à qn
to be at one's wits' end: être à bout de ressource
to set one's wits to work [idiom]: se creuser la cervelle [fam.] [loc.]
to be at one's wits' end [idiom]: être au bout de son latin [loc.]
to give one's all: faire de son mieux
to risk one's all: risquer le tout pour le tout [loc.]
to find one's way about: s'orienter
to have sb.'s blood on one's hands [idiom]: avoir la mort de qn. sur la conscience [loc.]

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