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1 mouise
n. f.1. Never-ending streak of bad luck.2. Poverty. Depuis qu'il est mort, ils sont dans la mouise: Since he snuffed it, they're virtually on the breadline. -
2 vase
I.n. m.1. Le vase: The arse-hole, the anal sphincter.2. Avoir du vase: To have the luck of the devil. Il a eu un vase terrible ces temps-ci au P.m.U.! Lately he's had an incredible winning streak with the gee-gees! (It is interesting to note that sodomy and good fortune are often associated in modern colloquial French as exemplified in expressions such as avoir du fion, avoir un cul terrible.)II.n. f.1. Rain. Il nous est tombé une de ces vases! It just poured buckets!2. 'Corporation pop', 'Adam's ale', water.3. Etre dans la vase: To be 'in the shit', 'in the soup', to be in a fix.
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