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1 fromage
fromage [fʀɔmaʒ]masculine noun* * *fʀɔmaʒnom masculin1) cheese2) (colloq) ( situation rentable)il a trouvé un bon fromage — he's found a nice little earner GB, he's hit pay dirt US
•Phrasal Verbs:••faire un fromage de quelque chose — (colloq) to make a big deal (colloq) out of something
* * *fʀɔmaʒ nm* * *fromage nm1 cheese; manger du fromage to eat cheese; trois fromages three cheeses; fromage rapé grated cheese; fromage fondu melted cheese; soufflé au fromage cheese soufflé; fromage (au lait) de vache/chèvre/brebis cow's/goat's/ewe's milk cheese; fromage à pâte molle soft cheese; fromage à pâte cuite hard cheese; fromage à pâte persillée blue cheese; fromage fait/pas fait ripe/unripe cheese;2 ○( situation rentable) little earner○ GB; il a trouvé un bon fromage he's found a nice little earner GB, he's hit pay dirt US; se partager le fromage to split the profits.fromage blanc or frais fromage frais; fromage maigre low-fat cheese; fromage à tartiner cheese spread; fromage de tête brawn GB, head cheese US.faire un fromage de qch○ to make a big deal○ out of sth.[frɔmaʒ] nom masculin1. [laitage] cheesefromage de vache/brebis/chèvre cow's/sheep's/goat's milk cheesefromage frais ≃ cream cheese2. (familier) [sinécure] cushy job ou number————————au fromage locution adjectivale[omelette, soufflé] cheese (modificateur)fromage de tête nom masculin -
2 beurre
beurre [bœʀ]masculine nounb. ( = pâte) paste• beurre de cacao/de cacahuètes ( = substance végétale) cocoa/peanut butter* * *bœʀnom masculin butterbeurre d'anchois/de saumon — anchovy/salmon paste
Phrasal Verbs:••faire son beurre — (colloq) to make a packet (colloq)
compter pour du beurre — (colloq) to count for nothing
vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurre — (colloq) to want to have one's cake and eat it
* * *bœʀ nmmettre du beurre dans les épinards fig — to earn a bit extra, to top up one's income
* * *beurre nm1 ( du lait) butter; beurre demi-sel/doux salted/unsalted butter; beurre clarifié clarified butter; beurre composé compound butter; cuisiner au beurre to cook with butter; ⇒ inventer;2 ( pâte) beurre de cacahuètes/de cacao peanut/cocoa butter; beurre d'anchois/de saumon anchovy/salmon paste.beurre blanc sauce made of butter, vinegar and shallots; beurre d'escargot garlic and parsley butter; beurre maître d'hôtel maître d'hôtel butter; beurre manié Culin kneaded butter; beurre noir Culin black butter; raie au beurre noir skate in black butter; œil au beurre noir black eye.faire son beurre○ to make a packet○; compter pour du beurre○ to count for nothing; vouloir le beurre et l'argent du beurre○ to want to have one's cake and eat it; entrer dans qch comme dans du beurre○ to go into sth like a knife through butter; ⇒ épinard.[bɶr] nom masculin1. [de laiterie] butterentrer dans quelque chose comme dans du beurre to slice through something like a knife through butter2. [pâte]beurre d'arachide ou de cacahuètes peanut butterbeurre de cacao/de muscade cocoa/nutmeg butterbeurre blanc/noir white/black butter sauce
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earner — UK [ˈɜː(r)nə(r)] / US [ˈɜrnər] noun [countable] Word forms earner : singular earner plural earners 1) someone who earns money by working high/low earner: High earners should not be penalized by the tax system. wage earner: There are two wage… … English dictionary
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