Englisch-Französisch Übersetzung für proverbial

proverbialJe ne fais pas simplement référence à l’omniprésence du proverbial plombier polonais. I am not merely referring to the omnipresence of the proverbial Polish plumber. Dans le cas contraire, nos efforts resteront une petite goutte d'eau dans l'océan proverbial, et c'est ce que j'aimerais éviter. If not, our efforts will remain just a tiny drop in the proverbial ocean, and that is what I should like to avoid. Je souhaite la bienvenue au proverbial plombier polonais et je reconnais que les nouveaux pays impulsent le programme économique réformiste. I welcome the proverbial Polish plumber and recognise that the new countries are driving the economic reformist agenda.

Of, resembling, or expressed as a proverb, cliché, fable, or fairy tale
Not used in a literal sense, but as the subject of a well-known metaphor
Widely known; famous; stereotypical
Used to replace a word that might be considered unacceptable in a particular situation, when using a well-known phrase
The groin or the testicles

the proverbial smoking gun
proverbial spilled milk
I grew up in a prefab house on Main Street in 1950s suburbia, the second and last child of a proverbial nuclear family.
I think we should be prepared in case the proverbial hits the fan.
Are you taking the proverbial?

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