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1 planque
n. f.1. 'Stash', hiding-place where a precious object is stored.2. 'Nest- egg', savings. Il a une gentille petite planque pour ses vieux jours: When he pulls out, he'll be able to live on what he's got stashed away.3. Hide-out, hiding- place.4. Place, spot (one that holds pleasant memories).5. 'Cushy number', 'plum job', undemanding employment. Il est jardinier chez des vieux, c'est la planque des planques! The job he's got as gardener for some old toffs must be the plummest thing going!6. Etre en planque ( pol): To be on a 'stake-out', to keep a place under surveillance after a tip-off. -
2 œuf
n. m.1. 'Pill', 'pillock', fool. Faire l'œuf: To arse about. Cesse de faire l'œuf! Stop mucking about!2. Aux œufs: 'A-1', 'champion', firstclass. Comme boulot, c'est aux œufs! That's what I'd call a plum job!3. Casser son œuf: To have a miscarriage.4. Avoir des œufs sur le plat: To have 'poached-egg-on-toast boobs', to have an insignificant bust.a (lit.): To walk carefully (because of pain).b (fig.): To tread warily.6. Sortir de l'œuf: To be 'as green as they come', to be totally lacking experience (where life is concerned).7. Etouffer quelque chose dans l'œuf: To 'nip something in the bud', to abort an enterprise or rumour in its early stages.8. Etre chauve comme un œuf: To be as bald as a coot.9. 'I'ondre des œufs: To be a 'skinflint', to be as mean as they come.10. Qui vole un œuf vole un bœuf: Once a thief, always a thief!11. Aller se faire cuire un œuf: To 'get knotted', to go to blazes. Va te faire cuire un oeuf! Get stuffed! (The expression aller se faire cuire un œuf, because of its very nature, is quite interjection-loaded.)12. Plein comme un œuf: 'As tight as a tick', as drunk as a lord.13. L'avoir dans l'œuf: To have been 'conned', 'diddled', to have been swindled.14. (pl.): 'Nuts', 'balls', testicles.15. Œuf corse! (joc.): Absoballylutely! — Of course! -
3 parachuter
v. trans. To land an outsider in a plum job. (The expression is very often used in politics when favoured politicians are given easy seats to contest in a General Election.) -
4 filon
n. m.1. 'Spot of luck', 'lucky break', fortunate occurrence.2. 'Plum', 'cushy number', easy task. Il a décroché un sacré filon: He's certainly landed the plummest job around. Tenir lefilon: To be onto a good thing. -
5 planquouse
n. f.1. (of object): 'Stash', hiding-place.2. Hide-out, hiding-place.3. 'Cushy job', 'plum' occupation, employment where little effort is required.
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