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1 argot
argot [aʀgo]masculine noun* * *aʀgonom masculin slang* * *aʀɡo nm* * *argot nm slang; un mot d'argot a slang word.[argo] nom masculin -
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3 mot
mot [mo]1. masculine nouna. ( = terme) word• paresseux, c'est bien le mot ! lazybones is the right word to describe him!• tout de suite les grands mots ! you always overdramatize things!• génie, c'est un bien grand mot ! genius, that's a big word!• c'est votre dernier mot ? (dans négociations) is that your final offer?• je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot you (or they etc) haven't heard the last of me• j'estime avoir mon mot à dire dans cette affaire I think I'm entitled to have my say in this matter• je vais lui dire deux mots ! I'll give him a piece of my mind!• il lui a dit le mot de Cambronne ≈ he said a four-letter word to himb. ( = message) word ; ( = courte lettre) notec. ( = expression frappante) saying2. compounds* * *monom masculin1) gén wordpour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot — they take friendship seriously
‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche — all he can talk about is eating; gros
2) ( parole) wordne pas souffler or piper (colloq) mot — not to say a word
toucher (colloq) un mot de quelque chose à quelqu'un — to have a word with somebody about something
sur ces mots il sortit — with that, he left
viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! — euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!
3) ( petite lettre) note4) Informatique word•Phrasal Verbs:••avoir or échanger des mots avec quelqu'un — euph to have words with somebody
se donner or passer le mot — to pass the word around
* * *mo nm1) (= terme, parole) wordmot pour mot — word for word, verbatim
sur ces mots; à ces mots — with these words
2) (= formule) sayingIl citait souvent ce mot de Gide... — He often quoted this saying from Gide...
bon mot — witticism, witty remark
3) (= message) note, lineJe vais lui écrire un mot pour lui dire qu'on arrive. — I'll write him a note to say we're coming., I'll drop him a line to say we're coming.
* * *mot nm1 gén word; mot de deux syllabes two-syllable word; mot mal orthographié misspelled word; mot savant/d'argot learned/slang word; le poids des mots the force of words; en d'autres mots in other words; en quelques mots in a few words; chercher ses mots to grope for words; il ne parle pas un mot d'anglais he doesn't speak a word of English; peser ses mots to weigh one's words; jouer sur les mots to play on words; mot pour mot [répéter, traduire, reprendre] word for word, verbatim; faire du mot à mot to translate word for word; au sens fort du mot in the full sense of the word; je n'en crois pas un (traître) mot I don't believe a word of it; à mots couverts [avouer, accuser] in veiled terms; au bas mot at least; en un mot in a word; explique-moi en deux mots tell me briefly; pour eux, l'amitié n'est pas un vain mot they take friendship seriously; il n'y a pas de mots pour décrire leur bêtise/leur comportement their stupidity/their behaviourGB defies description; il n'y a pas d'autre mot that's the only word for it; il est bête et le mot est faible! he's stupid and that's putting it mildly!; ‘manger’, il n'a que ce mot à la bouche all he can talk about is eating; ⇒ gros;2 ( paroles) word; dire un mot à qn to have a word with sb; échanger quelques mots to exchange a few words; je ne veux pas entendre un mot! I don't want to hear a word; je n'ai pas pu leur tirer un mot I couldn't get a word out of them; il faut lui arracher les mots à celui-là! getting him to talk is like getting blood out of a stone!; sans mot dire, sans dire un mot without saying a word; ne pas souffler or piper○ mot not to say a word; ne pas pouvoir placer un mot to be unable to get a word in edgeways; prendre qn au mot to take sb at his/her word; avoir le dernier mot to have the last word; je n'ai pas dit mon dernier mot I haven't said my last word; toucher○ un mot de qch à qn to have a word with sb about sth; glisser un mot à qn to have a quick word with sb; des mots que tout cela! it's just hot air!; si tu as besoin de moi tu n'as qu'un mot à dire if you need me you've only to say the word; sur ces mots il sortit with that, he left; il ne dit jamais un mot plus haut que l'autre he never raises his voice; avoir son mot à dire to be entitled to one's say; viens par ici, j'ai deux mots à te dire! euph come here, I've got a bone to pick with you!; pour reprendre les mots de Marina as Marina put it; 50 euros pour les deux c'est mon dernier mot 50 euros the pair but that's my last offer; avoir toujours le mot pour rire to be a born joker;3 ( petite lettre) note; un mot d'excuse Scol an excuse note; envoyer/écrire/laisser un mot to send/write/leave a note;4 Ordinat word.mot d'auteur Littérat literary quotation; mot composé Ling compound (word); mot d'enfant child's saying; mot d'esprit witticism, witty remark; mot de la fin closing words (pl); avoir le mot de la fin to have the last word; mot grammatical Ling function word, grammatical word; mot de liaison link word; mot machine machine word; mot d'ordre watchword; mot d'ordre de grève call for strike; mot d'ordre revendicatif demand, claim; mot outil = mot grammatical; mot de passe password; mot plein Ling full word; mot vide Ling prop ou empty word; mots croisés Jeux crosswords; mots doux sweet nothings; susurrer des mots doux à qn to whisper sweet nothings.avoir or échanger des mots avec qn euph to have words with sb; ne pas avoir peur des mots to call a spade a spade; manger ses mots to mumble; se donner or passer le mot to pass the word around.[mo] nom masculin1. LINGUISTIQUE wordorgueilleux, c'est bien le mot arrogant is the (right) wordle mot juste the right ou appropriate word2. INFORMATIQUEmot mémoire storage ou memory word3. [parole] wordpourriez-vous nous dire un mot sur ce problème? could you say a word (or two) ou a few words about this problem for us?chercher ses mots to try to find ou to search for the right wordsce ne sont que des mots! it's just talk!, it's all hot air!a. slogangrand mot: voleur, c'est un bien grand mot thief, that would be putting it a bit too strongly ou going a bit too faravec toi, c'est tout de suite ou toujours les grands mots you're always exaggeratingdire un mot de travers to say something wrong, to put one's foot in itpas le premier ou un traître mot de not a single word ofse donner ou se passer le mot to pass the word aroundje vais lui en toucher ou je lui en toucherai un mot I'll have a word with him about it4. [parole mémorable] sayingmot d'esprit, bon mot witticism, witty remarkmot de la fin concluding message, closing wordsécrire un mot à quelqu'un to write somebody a note, to drop somebody a line————————à mots couverts locution adverbiale————————au bas mot locution adverbiale————————en d'autres mots locution adverbialeen un mot locution adverbialeen un mot comme en cent ou millea. [en bref] in a nutshell, to cut a long story shortb. [sans détour] without beating about the bushmot à mot locution adverbiale[littéralement] word for word————————mot pour mot locution adverbialec'est ce qu'elle a dit, mot pour mot those were her very words, that's what she said, word for word————————sans mot dire locution adverbiale -
4 verlan
verlan [vεʀlɑ̃]masculine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Verlan is a kind of backslang that has become extremely popular among young people in France. It consists of inverting the syllables of words, and often then truncating the result to make a new word. The slang words « meuf », « keuf », « keum » and « beur » are verlan renderings of the words « femme », « flic », « mec » and « Arabe ». The expression « laisse béton » (forget it) is verlan for « laisse tomber », and the word verlan itself comes from the expression « à l'envers » (back to front).* * *is a form of French slang which reverses the order of syllables in many common words rendering them more or less incomprehensible to the uninitiated. For example, the term itself is derived from the word l'envers the syllables of which are reversed to create vers-l'en which in turn becomes verlan. Single syllable words are also converted so femme becomes meuf, mec becomes keum, etc. A recent coinage for énervé is vénère* * *vɛʀlɑ̃ nm* * *verlan nm: form of French slang.ⓘ Verlan is a form of French slang which reverses the order of syllables in many common words rendering them more or less incomprehensible to the uninitiated. For example, the term itself is derived from the word l'envers the syllables of which are reversed to create vers-l'en which in turn becomes verlan. Single syllable words are also converted so femme becomes meuf, mec becomes keum, etc. A recent coinage for énervé is vénère.[vɛrlɑ̃] nom masculin≃ backslangThis form of slang, popular among young people, involves inverting the syllables of words. The term verlan is the word l'envers pronounced back to front. Well-known examples of verlan are ripou ( pourri, used to refer to corrupt policemen), laisse béton ! (laisse tomber ! - forget it!), and meuf ( femme). The term Beur comes from the verlan version of the word Arabe. -
5 terme
terme [tεʀm]1. masculine nouna. ( = mot) termb. ( = fin) [de vie, voyage, récit] end• prévisions à court/moyen/long terme short-term/medium-term/long-term forecasts ; (Meteorology) short-range/medium-range/long-range forecasts• ce sera rentable à court/moyen/long terme it will be profitable in the short/medium/long term• arriver à terme [délai, mandat, contrat] to expire ; [opération] to reach a conclusion ; [paiement] to fall due2. plural masculine noun* * *tɛʀm
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nom masculin1) ( mot) termle terme ‘quota’ désigne — the term ‘quota’ designates
c'est en ces termes que le ministre a décrit la situation — this was how the minister described the situation
2) ( fin) endarriver à terme — [plan] to come to its appointed end; [période, contrat] to expire
mener à terme — to see [something] through to completion [projet, opération]
naître à terme/avant terme — to be born at full term/before term
3) ( échéance)passé ce terme vous paierez des intérêts — after this date, you will pay interest
à moyen terme — [emprunt, stratégie] medium-term (épith)
4) Droit ( date de paiement du loyer) due date; ( période de location) rental period; ( montant de la location) rent5) Mathématique, Philosophie termtrouver un moyen terme — ( équilibre) to find a happy medium; ( compromis) to find a compromise
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termes nom masculin pluriel1) ( clauses) terms2) ( relations) terms3) ( dimension)* * *tɛʀm1. nm1) (= mot) termCette année a été bonne en termes de ventes. — It's been a good year for sales.
2) (au singulier: échéance) [bail, période] endà court terme (plan, processus) — short-term, [planifier] in the short term
à long terme (plan, processus) — long-term, [planifier] in the long term
à terme MÉDECINE (accouchement) — full-term, [accoucher] at term, (= tôt ou tard) sooner or later, eventually
avant terme (accouchement) — premature, [accoucher] prematurely
3) (= solution)2. termes nmpl[loi, accord, contrat] terms* * *A nm1 ( mot) term; terme technique/de droit/de médecine technical/legal/medical term; au sens premier du terme in the original sense of the word; le terme de quota désigne the word ou term ‘quota’ designates; en termes élogieux/injurieux in glowing/offensive terms; en d'autres termes in other words; dans tous les sens/toute la force du terme in every sense/the full sense of the word; selon les termes du ministre as the minister put it; pardonnez-moi le terme if you'll pardon the expression; la question se pose en ces termes: qui est responsable? the question is this: who is responsible?; c'est en ces termes que le ministre a décrit la situation this was how the minister described the situation; il a décrit les résultats en ces termes he described the results thus;2 ( fin) end; mettre un terme à qch to put an end to sth; au terme de at the end of; au terme de la réunion at the end of the meeting; toucher à son terme to come to an end; toucher au terme de ses souffrances to come to the end of one's sufferings; arriver à terme [plan, épargne] to come to its appointed end; [période, délai, contrat] to expire; mener qch à terme to see sth through to completion [projet, opération]; mener une grossesse à terme to carry a pregnancy (through) to full term; naître à/avant terme to be born at full/before term; accoucher avant terme to give birth prematurely; enfant né avant terme premature baby;3 ( échéance) passé ce terme vous paierez des intérêts after this date, you will pay interest; cela risque, à terme, de poser des problèmes this may, eventually, cause problems; à court/moyen /long terme [emprunt, problème, stratégie] short-/medium-/long-term ( épith); investissement à long terme long-term investment; à court/moyen/long terme c'est possible it is possible in the short/medium/long term; achat/vente à terme Fin forward buying/selling;4 Jur ( date de paiement du loyer) due date; ( période de location) rental period; ( montant de la location) rent; payer son terme to pay one's rent; le jour du terme approchait the day when the rent was due was drawing near;5 Math term; termes d'un polynôme/d'une fraction terms of a polynomial/of a fraction;6 Philos ( en logique) term; termes d'un syllogisme/d'une proposition terms of a syllogism/of a proposition; trouver un moyen terme ( équilibre) to find a happy medium (entre between); ( compromis) to find a compromise (entre between);B termes nmpl1 ( clauses) terms; les termes du contrat sont très clairs the terms of the contract are very clear; aux termes de l'article 3 in pursuance of article 3; accords aux termes desquels les deux pays s'engagent à faire agreements according to the terms of which both countries undertake to do; termes de l'échange terms of trade;2 ( relations) terms; être en bons/mauvais termes avec qn to be on good/bad terms with sb;3 ( dimension) en termes de in terms of; en termes de profit/formation/productivité in terms of profit/training/productivity; la question se pose aussi en termes financiers the issue is also a financial one.[tɛrm] nom masculinla restructuration doit aller jusqu'à son terme the restructuring must be carried through to its conclusionpassé ce terme, vous devrez payer des intérêts after that date, interest becomes due4. [échéance d'un loyer] date for payment of rent[montant du loyer] rent5. [date d'un accouchement]en termes simples in plain ou simple termspuis, elle s'exprima en ces termes then she said thisparler de quelqu'un en bons/mauvais termes to speak well/ill of somebodyterme de métier professional ou technical term————————termes nom masculin pluriel2. [relations] termsêtre en bons/mauvais termes avec quelqu'un to be on good/bad terms with somebody————————à court terme locution adjectivale[prêt, projet] short-term————————à court terme locution adverbialein the short term ou run————————à long terme locution adjectivale[prêt, projet] long-term————————à long terme locution adverbialein the long term ou run————————à terme locution adjectivale1. BANQUE2. BOURSEb. [change] futures market————————à terme locution adverbialea. [délai] to expireb. [travail] to reach completionc. [paiement] to fall dueconduire ou mener à terme une entreprise to bring an undertaking to a successful conclusion, to carry an undertaking through successfully4. FINANCEau terme de locution prépositionnelleparvenir au terme de son existence/aventure to reach the end of one's life/adventureaux termes de locution prépositionnelle[selon] under the terms ofaux termes de la loi/du traité under the terms of the law/of the treaty————————avant terme locution adverbiale -
6 pot
n. m.1. 'Arse', 'bum', behind. (Few expressions containing the word pot have literal meanings. Most, like se manier le pot: to 'put one's skates on', to hurry up and en avoir plein le pot: to be fed-up, are figurative derivations.)2. Luck, good fortune. Avoir un sacré pot: To have the luck of the devil. Un coup de pot: A lucky break. Manque de pot! Hard cheese! — Hard luck! (There is a strange correlation between sodomy as in se faire casser le pot and good fortune, which would suggest as with cocu (see that word) that sexual favours and good luck are closely intertwined.)3. Drink, alcoholic beverage. (Although some lexicographers describe the drink as being a 'short', the very nature of the straight meaning of the word suggests it is a long drink, i.e. wine or beer. Prendre un pot avec quelqu'un: To have a jar with someone.)4. (Gambling slang): 'Pot', kitty, pool of money staked at cards, etc.5. Faire son pot: To 'make one's pile', to amass a tidy sum of money.6. Payer les pots cassés: To 'carry the can', to pay the consequences (often literally, on the financial plane).8. Pot de yaourt (joc.): Bubble- car. (In the 50s, the most popular bubble-car in France was manufactured by Isetta. These vehicles with their large glass area and striking white colour quickly earned this nickname.)9. Etre sourd comme un pot: To be as deaf as a post.10. Tourner autour du pot: To 'beat about the bush', to tackle a problem or a situation in a dilly-dally manner.11. Etre bête comme un pot: To be 'as thick as two short planks', to be as dumb as they come.12. Ne pas bousculer le pot de fleurs: To 'keep things on an even keel', to 'avoid upsetting the apple-cart', to refrain from causing trouble.13. Ne t'occupe pas du pot! Leave it to me! — Let me worry about it!14. Pot aux roses: Sensitive secret. Découvrir le pot aux roses: To stumble on a bit of scandal. (Because of a possible hiatus, the 't' in pot is pronounced as a liaison in colloquial contexts.) -
7 bleu
bleu, e [blø]1. adjectivea. [couleur] blueb. ( = meurtri) bruisedc. [steak] very rare2. masculine nouna. ( = couleur) blue• le grand bleu ( = mer) the blue depths of the seac. ( = vêtement) bleu(s) de travail overallse. ( = fromage) blue cheese3. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When bleu is combined with another word, such as clair or ciel, to indicate a shade, there is no agreement with the noun: des yeux bleus, but des yeux bleu clair.* * *
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bleue blø adjectif1) ( couleur) blue2) Culinaire [entrecôte, viande] very rare
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nom masculin1) ( couleur) blue2) ( ecchymose) bruise3) ( vêtement)bleu (de travail) — ( combinaison) overalls (pl); ( veste et pantalon) workman's blue cotton jacket and trousers
4) ( fromage) blue cheese5) (colloq) ( nouvelle recrue) soldiers' slang rookie (colloq); ( débutant) beginner••avoir une peur bleue de quelque chose — to be scared stiff (colloq) of something
* * *blø bleu, -e1. adj1) (couleur, chose) blue3) (locution)2. nm1) (= couleur) blueLe bleu est ma couleur préférée. — Blue is my favourite colour.
2) (= contusion) bruiseIl a un bleu au front. — He's got a bruise on his forehead.
3) (= vêtement) (bleu de travail) overalls pl Grande-Bretagne coveralls pl USA4) CUISINE (= fromage) blue cheese3. nm/f(= novice) greenhorn4. nfla grande bleue (= la Méditerranée) — the Mediterranean
* * *A adj1 ⇒ Les couleurs ( couleur) blue; des yeux bleus blue eyes; bleu vert blue-green; j'ai les lèvres toutes bleues my lips are all blue; bleu de froid [personne, doigts] blue with cold; bleu de peur white with fear; ⇒ grand;2 Culin [entrecôte, viande] very rare.B nm1 ⇒ Les couleurs ( couleur) blue; le ciel était d'un bleu magnifique the sky was a magnificent blue;2 ( ecchymose) bruise; avoir un bleu sur le bras/la cuisse to have a bruise on one's arm/thigh; être couvert de bleus to be covered in bruises; se faire un bleu to bruise oneself;3 ( vêtement) bleu (de travail) ( combinaison) overalls (pl); ( veste et pantalon) workman's blue cotton jacket and trousers;4 ( fromage) blue cheese;5 ○( nouvelle recrue) soldiers' slang rookie○; ( débutant) beginner, greenhorn○; se faire avoir comme un bleu to be completely conned.bleu ardoise slate blue; bleu azur azure blue; bleu canard peacock blue; bleu ciel sky blue; bleu de cobalt cobalt blue; bleu électrique electric blue; bleu horizon sky blue; bleu lavande lavender blue; bleu marine navy blue; bleu de méthylène methylene blue; bleu noir blue-black; bleu nuit midnight blue; bleu océan ocean blue; bleu outremer ultramarine; bleu pétrole petrol-blue; bleu de Prusse Prussian blue; bleu roi royal blue; bleu saphir sapphire blue; bleu turquoise turquoise blue.avoir une peur bleue de qch to be scared stiff○ of sth; j'ai eu une peur bleue I had a bad scare.1. [coloré] blueavoir les yeux bleus to have blue eyes, to be blue-eyed3. (locution)avoir une peur bleue to have the fright of one's life, to be terrifiedavoir une peur bleue de quelque chose/quelqu'un to be terrified ou scared stiff of something/somebody————————, bleue [blø] nom masculin, nom fémininbleu nom masculin1. [couleur] blueadmirer le bleu du ciel/de la mer to admire the blueness of the sky/sea2. [ecchymose] bruiseêtre couvert de bleus to be black and blue, to be covered in bruises3. [vêtement]4. [fromage] blue cheese————————bleue nom féminin[mer]————————au bleu locution adjectivale————————les Bleus nom masculin plurielsport -
8 bristol
n. m.1. Invitation card. (The word can sometimes refer to a carte de visite.)2. (pl.): 'Knockers', 'tits', breasts. (Contrary to assumptive etymology, the word has no semantic link with the Cockney rhyming-slang 'bristols'; in French it refers to a firm pair of breasts that seem to have the resilience of top-quality card.) -
9 négresse
n. f.1. 'Bounder', flea (the variety that frequents humans rather than animals).2. Bottle of 'plonk', of cheap dark red wine. (This word only seems to have survived in the expression étouffer une négresse: to down a bottle of plonk.)3. (Restaurateurs' slang): Large capacity chip-fryer. (The only lexicographical reference to this meaning of the word is to be found in François Caradec's DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS ARGOTIQUE ET POPULAIRE.) -
10 Verlan
popular youth slang, or argot, formed by reversing the syllables of a word. For example, problème in Verlan is blèmepro. Verlan is itself a reverse-syllable word, which becomes l'envers (meaning backwards) when turned round. Streetwise urban youth can sometimes converse fluently using verlan for many of the key words, making their argot incomprehensible to the non-initiatied.Versailles, Château de Magnificent royal château, built by Louis XIV, just to the south west of Paris.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Verlan
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11 vert
vert, verte [vεʀ, vεʀt]1. adjectivea. ( = couleur) greenb. ( = pas mûr) [fruit] unripe ; ( = frais) [bois] greenc. ( = alerte) [vieillard] sprightlyd. [propos, histoire] spicye. ( = à la campagne) tourisme vert country holidaysf. ( = écologique) green2. masculine nouna. ( = couleur) green• se mettre au vert ( = à la campagne) to take a refreshing break in the country• passer au vert [voiture] to go when the lights are greenb. ( = écologistes) les Verts the Greens━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━► When vert is combined with another word, such as pomme, to indicate a shade, there is no agreement with the noun: une chemise verte but une chemise vert pomme.* * *
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verte vɛʀ, vɛʀt adjectif1) gén green; [région, pays] green, verdant littér2) ( non arrivé à maturité) [fruit, légume] green, unripe; [bois] green; [vin] immature3) ( vigoureux) [vieillard] sprightly4) (before n) [semonce, réprimande] sharp, stiff
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nom masculin greenle feu est passé au vert — the light went ou turned green
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verts nom masculin pluriel Politiqueles verts — the environmentalists, the ecologists GB
••en dire de vertes — to tell spicy ou risqué stories
avoir la main verte — to have green fingers GB ou a green thumb US
se mettre au vert — (colloq) to take a break in the country
* * *vɛʀ, vɛʀt vert, -e1. adj1) (couleur) green2) POLITIQUE (= écologiste) Green3) AUTOMOBILESIl s'est assuré que le feu était vert avant de s'engager. — He made sure the light was green before moving off.
donner son feu vert à qch — to give sth the go-ahead, to give sth the green light
recevoir le feu vert de qn — to get the go-ahead from sb, to get the green light from sb
5) (= cru) (langage) forthright, strong6) (= vigoureux) sprightlyêtre encore vert [vieillard] — to be still sprightly
2. nm1) (= couleur) green2) POLITIQUEles Verts (= parti) — the Greens, the Green party
* * *A ⇒ Les couleurs adj1 gén green; [région, pays] green, verdant littér; vert foncé/clair dark/light green; une banlieue verte a leafy suburb; être vert de peur to be white with fear, to look green around the gills○; ⇒ mûr;3 ( vigoureux) [vieillard] sprightly; elles sont loin mes vertes années! the years of my youth are long past!;4 ( sévère) (before n) [semonce, réprimande] sharp, stiff.B ⇒ Les couleurs nm green; une robe d'un vert hideux a dress of a hideous green (colourGB); je suis passé au (feu) vert I went through when the light was green; le feu est passé au vert the light went ou turned green.C verts nmpl Pol les verts the environmentalists, the ecologists GB; les Verts the French Green party.vert amande almond (green); vert bouteille bottle green; vert d'eau sea-green; vert émeraude emerald green; vert galant old charmer; vert olive olive green; vert pistache pistachio green; vert pomme apple green; vert tilleul sage green.en dire de vertes to tell spicy ou risqué stories; avoir les doigts verts, avoir la main verte to have green fingers GB ou a green thumb US; se mettre au vert○ to take a break in the country.1. [couleur] green(figuré) [débutant, apprenti] inexperienced3. [bois] green4. [à préparer]5. [vigoureux] sprightly7. [écologiste] greenen dire/en avoir entendu des vertes et des pas mûres to tell/to have heard some pretty raunchy jokes9. (avant le nom) [violent]————————nom masculin1. [couleur] green3. (locution)————————Verts nom masculin pluriel -
12 baronner
v. intrans. (Hawkers' slang): To get the suckers buying, to act as a baron. (See that word.) -
13 bouillon
n. m.1. (pej.): 'Nosh-house', cheap and uninspiring restaurant.2. Gras de bouillon: Greasy deposits on kitchen walls.3. Bouillon de onze heures (iron.): Dose of poison.4. Tomber dans le bouillon: To 'fall in the drink', to land in the water.6. Boire un bouillon (fig.): To 'nearly go under', to sustain a heavy financial loss.7. Les bouillons (Newsagents' slang): Unsold papers and periodicals. (The word can sometimes apply to unsold books.) -
14 boum
I.n. m.1. 'Boom', period of prosperity. Pendant trois ans on a été m plein boum: For three years, we never had it so good.2. Etre en plein boum: To be up to one's neck in work.3. Big annual college ball. Le Boum H.E.C.: The grand end-of-year 'do' of the Hautes Etudes Commerciales College in Paris.II.n. f. (abbr. surboum): Teenagers' party. (The word had its heyday in the late 50s and early 60s.)III.interj. Et boum! Ça roule! (Waiters' slang): Coming up! (The order has been taken and passed to the kitchens.) -
15 drouille
n. f. De la drouille (Market traders' slang): Useless junk, unsaleable wares. (The word can sometimes in department stores refer to sub-standard sales goods.) -
16 flipper
I.n. m. Faire une partie de flipper: To have a game on the electric pinball machine. (The word is pionounced flipperre.)II.v. intrans. (Drug addicts' slang): To be 'on a trip', to be 'smashed', to be drugged to the eyeballs. -
17 oignon
n. m.1. 'Turnip', fob-watch.2. Arsehole, anus. L'avoir dans l'oignon: To have been 'conned', 'diddled', to have been duped. Quand il a repris son fric, c'est nous qu'on l'a eu dans l'oignon: It really fucked us up when he withdrew his subsidies!3. Luck, good fortune. Avoir de l'oignon: To have the luck of the devil. (Expressions such as avoir l'oignon qui décalotte, synonymous with the previous one, tend to emphasize what Albert Simonin states in his NOUVEAU DICTIONNAIRE DE L'ARGOT, namely the link between sodomy and good fortune. Simonin is of the opinion that many successes can be linked to past homosexual liaisons. A similar bias can be found in cocu; see that word.)4. En rang d'oignons: In a neat row. On avait l'air vraiment fin là, tous en rang d'oignons! There we were standing like a neat row of dummies! (It would appear that the expression comes from the language of the vegetable garden, and usually refers to people.)5. Ce n'est pas (also: ce ne sont pas) mes oignons! It's none of my business! Je fais ce qui me plaît, c'est mes oignons! What I do is my business! Occupe-toi de tes oignons! Keep your nose out of it!6. Aux petits oignons: 'First-rate', 'smashing', superb. Son système, il est aux petits oignons! You can't fault the way he organizes things!7. Arranger quelqu'un aux petits oignons (iron.): To 'give someone a proper dressing-down', to tell someone off in no uncertain manner.8. Course à l'oignon: Act of chucking someone out by the scruff of his neck and the seat of his pants.9. Un oignon à réclamers (Racing slang): A selling-stakes nag (the kind of steed unlikely to ever really make it on the courses). -
18 os
n. m.1. 'Hitch', unexpected snag. Il y a comme un os! I can feel there's something wrong here! Tomber sur un os: To hit a snag. (San-Antonio probably gave the word, with this meaning, literary status when he wrote the novel Un os dans la noce. The expression il y a un os dans le fromage belongs to the register of the police force, and means that enquiries have come to a halt.)2. (Underworld slang): 'Evil customer', dangerous character (one definitely to be steered clear of).3. 'Bone-shaker', 'banger', clappedout car. Il s'est fait fourguer le dernier des os: They flogged him a right heap of rust!4. Ne pas faire de vieux os (never in the present tense): Not to be long for this world. Au train où il va, il ne fera pas de vieux os! If he keeps this up, he'll soon be for the knacker's yard!5. Sauver ses os: To save one's skin.6. Se rompre les os pour faire quelque chose (fig.): To break one's back in order to do something.7. Se casser les os (fig.): To 'come unstuck', to 'come a cropper', to fail.8. Etre trempé jusqu'aux os: To be 'soaked to the skin', to be wet through. Etre gelé jusqu'aux os: To be frozen to the marrow.9. L'avoir dans l'os: To have been 'had', 'conned', to have been duped. Et comment qu'il l'a eu dans l'os! They took him good and proper!10. Jusqu'à l'os: Through and through. Il nous a blousés jusqu'à l'os: He completely pulled the wool over our eyes.11. Ça vaut l'os! It's well worth it! — It's certainly worthwhile!12. Gagner son os: To earn a crust. Pour gagner son os, ces temps- ci, faut se lever tôt! It's all graft these days if you want to earn a living!13. Os à moelle:a 'Conk', 'hooter', nose (the runny kind).b 'Prick', 'cock', penis. (The expression faire juter l'os is generally lexicalized as having two meanings, according to which part of the anatomy it refers to:a To blow one's nose.b To ejaculate. Avoir l'os is more accurately translated by 'to have the big stick', to have an erection.) -
19 pavomme
n. f. (corr. pomme): Apple. (This, and the next four words, are 'av- slang' colloquializations of a standard French word.) -
20 puce
n. f.1. 'Shrimp', diminutive person. (The word nearly always seems to carry a friendly connotation.)2. Saut de puce (Airline slang): 'Short hop', short haul flight.3. Secouer ses puces: To make a move and get out of bed (or a comfortable armchair).4. Secouer les puces à quelqu'un: To give someone a good tickingoff, to tell someone off in no uncertain manner.
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