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41 caver
v. trans. To 'con', to 'rook', to swindle. Il s'est fait caver en beauté: He fell for it hook, line and sinker. -
42 couiller
v. trans. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. On s'est fait couiller en beauté: We was truly done! -
43 coup
n. m. When one takes a broad look at the word coup, it soon becomes obvious that its many diverse uses and combined expressions come under three main categories.(A): Blow (in the literal and figurative).1. En venir aux coups: To come to blows.2. Coup de boule: 'Head-butt', blow inflicted with the head in opponent's belly.3. Le coup du lapin: Blow on the back of the neck.4. Coup de Jarnac: Treacherous blow, disloyal attack.5. Le coup du père François: Strangulation.6. Coup de Trafalgar: Disastrous turn of events.7. Coup de châsse: 'Quick butchers', peep, quick look.8. Coup de filet: Dragnet, police raid.10. Coup de torchon: 'Barney', heated argument.11. Tirer un coup: To fuck, to 'screw', to have intercourse. Coup de Bourse (joc.): Intercourse. (The pun here is on the word Bourse meaning both the Stock Exchange and testicle; the standard non-colloquial expression denotes a successful flutter on the Stock Exchange.)12. Coup de fil: 'Buzz', 'ring', telephone call.13. Coup dur: Serious setback. La vie pour lui a été une succession de coups durs: It's just been one blow after another for him all his life.15. Faire les quatre cents coups: To 'burn the candle at both ends', to lead a fast life.(B): Dose, measure, quantity.1. Boire un coup: To have a drink.2. En avoir un coup (also: avoir un coup dans l'aile): To be 'squiffy', 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.3. En mettre un coup (of work): To 'do one's darnedest', to 'put one's back into it', to make an extra effort.4. Tenir le coup: To stand the pace, to weather the storm. Il n'a qu'à tenir le coup comme les autres: He'll just have to grin and bear it like the rest of us.5. Faire quelque chose en trois coups de cuiller a pot: To do something 'in two shakes of a lamb's tail', double-quick.6. Ne pas en ficher un coup: To do 'fuck-all', to be darned lazy.7. Coup de pot: Stroke of luck.8. Prendre un coup de vieux: To age considerably over a short period of time.9. Coup de fusil (at restaurant): Exorbitant bill. On a eu droit à un de ces coups de fusil carabinés: The bill we got looked like the balance of payments deficit!10. Coup de pouce: Help, assistance. Donner un coup de pouce a quelqu'un: To give someone a shove in the right direction. (C): Knack, trick.11. Avoir le coup: To have the knack. Il a le coup pour draguer les nanas! He certainly knows how to pull the birds!12. Etre au coup: To 'know the score', to 'know the ropes', to be familiar with the workings of something.13. Etre dans le coup: To be 'in on something', to be involved in something.14. Expliquer le coup (to accomplices): To divulge the plan.15. Faire le coup a quelqu'un: To play the trick on someone. Il m'a fait le coup du 'portefeuille dans l'autre veston': He got money out of me with that age-old 'I forgot my wallet' dodge.16. Monter un coup: To engineer a confidence trick. On a monté un coup fumant: That con was a cracker!17. Coup d'arnac: Fraud, swindle.18. Le coup classique: That old, old trick.19. Coup fourré: 'Major cock-up', big blunder. -
44 dauffer
v. trans.1. To sodomize, to commit buggery.2. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. On s'est drôlement fait dauffer! We was done! -
45 debout
adv.1. Ne plus tenir debout: To be 'knackered', 'dead-tired', to be exhausted.2. Ça ne tient pas debout (of argument): It doesn't hold water—It doesn't make sense.3. Avoir quelqu'un lout debout: To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle someone. Il s'est fait avoir tout debout: He went for that hook, line and sinker. -
46 defense
n. f.1. Lucrative racket, profitable swindle. Etre tombé sur nne bonne defense: To have cottoned onto a good money-spinner.2. Avoir de la defense: To 'be able to hold one's own', to know how to look after oneself.3. Une defense: Prohibition order preventing a known criminal from entering certain areas. Avoir trois ans de defense: To have a three-year ban, to have one's movements legally restricted for three years (also: interdiction de séjour). -
47 dindonner
v. trans. To 'pull a fast one on someone', to 'con', to swindle. -
48 échauder
v. trans. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Se faire échauder: To get fleeced. -
49 empaqueter
v. trans.1. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. (The word is usually found in the passive. Il s'est fait empaqueter comme un gosse! He got done, it was like taking sweets off a kiddy!)2. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal.3. To 'collar', to arrest. -
50 empaumer
v. trans.1. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle.2. To 'collar', to arrest. -
51 empiler
v. trans. To 'rook', to 'con', to swindle. Il s'est fait empiler en beauté: He got done good and proper. -
52 enfiler
I.v. trans.1. To 'screw', to fuck, to have coition with. Va te faire enfiler! Get stuffed!2. To 'con', to swindle, to dupe. Il s'est fait enfiler de première: He got done good and proper!3. Enfiler des perles (joc.): To 'do bugger-all', to loafabout.II.v. pronom.1. To get through quite a lot of food or drink. Il s'est enfilé une tripotée d'apéros: He was knocking back Martinis as if they were going out of fashion!2. To be lumbercd with an unpleasant task. Il a dû s'enfiler la vaisselle, la lessive et le ménage: He got stuck with all the household chores. -
53 enfler
v. trans.1. To get someone in the 'pudding club', to make pregnant.2. Se faire enfler. To 'get done', 'double-crossed', to be the victim of a swindle. -
54 enfoirer
v. trans.1. To 'stuff', to 'screw', to have coition with.2. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. -
55 enfoncer
v. trans.1. To 'lick', to get the better of someone. Ils se sont fait enfoncer dans les grandes largeurs: They got beaten hollow. Ça enfonce tout!That caps it all! — That certainly beats the competition!2. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Un peu qu'il s'est fait enfoncer! He got done good and proper!3. Enfoncer des portes ouvertes: To 'whip a willing horse', to act forcefully where no force is needed. -
56 entaulage
n. m. (also: entôlage): 'Con-trick', swindle. Quel entaulage! What a rip-off! -
57 entourer
v. trans. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Fais gaffe de ne pas te faire entourer! Watch out you don't get taken for a ride! -
58 entourlouper
v. trans. To 'take someone for a ride', to 'play a con-trick on someone', to try and swindle someone. -
59 entrouducuter
v. trans. (joc.):1. To sodomize, to commit buggery with.2. To 'con', to 'diddle', to swindle. Il s'est drôlement fait entrouducuter: He really got taken for a ride. -
60 entubage
n. m. 'Con-trick', 'swindle', fraud.
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