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21 rade
I.n. m.1. Bar (in pub or café). Prendre un verre au rade: To have a drink at the bar.2. (Prostitutes' slang): Pavement. ( Faire le rade can have two meanings, either to solicit perched on a bar stool, or more prosaically to 'pound the beat'.)II.n. f. Etre en rade: To be 'stranded', to be left to cope on one's own. Tomber en rade:a (of motorist): To break down.b (fig., of plans, projects, etc.): To 'grind to a halt', to come to nothing. (These expressions make colloquial use of the French word for harbour; a maritime-flavoured translation of être laissé en rade could be 'to be left high and dry'—like a ship at low tide.) -
22 soucoupe
n. f.1. Bill in café or restaurant (because the 'billet doux' informing the client how much he owes is delivered in a saucer—a worthy receptacle for a tip. Cellard and Rey in their DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS NONCONVENTIONNEL mention that up to 1940, amounts owed in bistrots were actually inscribed on the saucer itself).2. (Cycling slang): 'Chain-wheel', sprocket-wheel to which the pedals are attached. (Gaston Esnault in his DICTIONNAIRE DES ARGOTS exemplifies the use of this word in the expression appuyer sur la soucoupe: to use the larger chain-wheel in order to develop maximum pedal-ratio.)3. (pl.): 'Flappers', 'lug-holes', ears. -
23 soupe
n. f.1. 'Grub', food. Etre de soupe (mil.): To be on cookhouse fatigue. Aller à la soupe: To go for one's nosh.2. 'Slush', wet and very soft snow.3. Un gros plein de soupe (pej.): A big fat slob. (The derogatory nature of the appellation lies not so much in contempt for outsize people, as in the erroneous assumption that they are big-heads and that they 'throw their weight about'!)4. Etre trempé comme une soupe: To be 'wringing wet', to be soaked to the skin.5. Etre soupe au lait: To get into a huff at the drop of a cross word (literally to rise at the slightest provocation like milk on the boil).7. Servir la soupe (th.): To hold a very minor part in a production (to be something like a standard- bearer in a Shakespearean drama).8. Etre le dernier pour la soupe (joc. & iron.): To miss out where the better things of life are concerned. (This expression is very much in tune with the hackneyed story of the private complaining to his sergeant that he did not often get a leave-pass, adding: 'My name is Wimpole'— to this the sergeant replied 'lf your name had been Arse-hole, Bum-hole or Cunt- hole you'd have had a chance, but being Wimpole you come last!')9. Par ici la bonne soupe! (iron.): (If it's a fight you're after) come and get it! (This belligerent taunt is usually uttered by hotheads, boastful bullies and the like.)10. Marchand de soupe (pej.):a Restaurateur. (As the appellation suggests, hardly the keeper of a three-star establishment.)b Headmaster of a crammer. (Academic whose objective seems to be a healthy turn-over of pupils, i.e., large profits rather than the imparting of knowledge.)c Any businessman whose primary objective is a large turn-over and quick profits.11. Faire de la soupe (Musicians' slang): To prostitute one's talents by working for a sub-standard band or outfit churning out Muzak-like tunes for popular consumption.12. Donner la soupe à quelqu'un: To show a clean pair of heels to an adversary in the race for success.13. Avoir soupe de¼: To be fed-up with¼, to have had enough of someone or something. J'en ai soupe de sa fiole! I'm sick and tired of seeing his face around!14. La soupe sera bonne! (joc. & iron.): This incongruous remark is directed at anyone who is picking his nose or scratching his behind.15. (also pl.): Abominable substances ingurgitated by perverts and the scatologicallyminded. -
24 strobus
n. m. (Junk/antique dealers' slang): 'White elephant', unsaleable item. (François Caradec's DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS ASGOTIQUE ET POPULAIRE is the only work to formally lexicalize this otherwise seldom encountered word.) -
25 taxi
n. m.1. Mode of transport (plane, car, etc.). Il a pris un taxi pour les States: He took a plane for the U.S.A. Son vieux taxi est toujours en panne: That old banger of his always seems to be in for repairs.2. 'Prozzy', prostitute. (The word is usually used by pimps when referring to their 'personnel'. J'ai encore deux petits taxis qui m'arrondissent mesfins de mois! I've still got a couple of good little earners to keep me in clover!)3. (Underworld slang): 'Go-between', intermediary. -
26 tumec
n. m. 'Plonk', 'vino', (cheap) red wine. (Georgette Marks in Harrap's DICTIONARY OF SLANG AND COLLOQUIALISMS appears to be the only person to lexicalize this word, which is a jocular transcription of tue-mec, itself equatable with étouffe-chrétien.) -
27 Instituteur
until the 1990s, the word 'instituteur' referred to teachers in France's primary schools, or écoles primaires. Following the upgrading of the qualifications required to teach in the primary sector in France(alicence degree is now required), the title has been officially replaced by ' Professeur des écoles'. However, particularly in rural France, local primary school teachers are still commonly referred to as 'instituteurs' - sometimes shortened (particularly in spoken slang) to instite.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Instituteur
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