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n. m.1. (pl.): Sheets, bed-sheets. Se mettre dans les torchons: To 'hit the sack', to go to bed.2. 'Rag', trashy newspaper (the kind that collects as much mud as it slings).3. Scruffylooking report (one that looks as though it has been used to wipe the floor).4. 'Slut', dirty and slovenly woman. (This appellation is quite hardy; when referring to their maid, the Josserand family in Zola's POT- BOUILLE call her 'ce torchon d'Adèle'.)5. Coup de torchon:a 'Clean sweep', drastic change (by a 'newbroom' character who intends to sweep very clean).b (pol.): 'Swoop', dragnet operation.c 'Punch-up', fight. Ils se sont filé un sacré coup de torchon en sortant du notaire: They got to blows after the reading of the will.d (also: coup de tabac): 'Spot of bad weather' at sea.6. Le torchon brûle! It's a 'daggers-drawn' situation! (Originally the expression referred exclusively to smouldering rows and dissensions within a marriage, but is now used more widely when referring to any state of violent disagreement.)
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