[Comp. Racine, Épigramme III. Sur Andromaque.]
Cela ne me dit rien = That has no effect upon me; I have no desire for it.
Discrétion
On nous donna du vin à discrétion = They gave us as much wine as we wanted (wine ad libitum).
Distance
La distance grandit tout prestige =
“’Tis distance lends enchantment to the view,
And robes the mountain in its azure hue.”
[Campbell, Pleasures of Hope, i. 7.]
Doigt
Je lui ai donné sur les doigts = I rapped his knuckles (lit. and fig.).
Il y met les quatre doigts et le pouce = (lit.) He eats greedily; (fig.) He acts clumsily.