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41 Dabe
Proper name. Le Dabe: God Almighty, God the Father. J'aime pas ceux qui cherchent du suif au Dabe: I've no time for those who go knocking religion (also: Dabuche). -
42 Dauphine
Proper name. Small family saloon car manufactured by Renault in the 50s and 60s. -
43 Dédé
Proper name. (corr. André): Andy, Andrew -
44 Défense
Proper name. La Défense: High vantage point and densely-populated suburban area of Paris. -
45 Deibler
Proper natne. Une coupe a la Deibler (joc.): 'Short back and sides', close-crop hairstyle. (The expression has a certain amount of sick humour in that Deibler was a famous executioner operating the guillotine.) -
46 Dépôt
Proper name. Le Dépôt: Place of temporary incarceration within the Paris Palais de Justice. -
47 Diane
Proper name. Un prix de Diane: A 'pretty filly', a 'good-looking lass', an attractive young girl. (The Prix de Diane is a famous flat race for fillies run at the Longchamp race-course.) -
48 Dieu
Proper name. The plethora of swear locutions invoking the name of God is hardly relevant to a dictionary dealing with modern colloquial French. It is worth noting, however, that expressions involving the mild substitute bleu for dieu seem to be regaining popularity: parbleu, sacrebleu have a quaint comical connotation making them acceptable today. -
49 Dyna
Proper name. Family saloon car manufactured by Panhard between the 50s and late 60s. -
50 Epinal
Proper name. C'est tout Epinal! (iron.): He doesn't miss a cliché! (The expression is usually uttered when reference is made to a cheap piece of journalism.) -
51 Etienne
Proper name. A la tienne, Etienne! Mud in your eye! — Here's looking at you! — Bottoms up! (This rhyming catch-phrase is often used when toasting someone with a drink.) -
52 Eve
Proper name. Ne connaître quelqu'un ni d'Eve ni d'Adam: Not to know someone from Adam. (There is a jocular corruption of this expression: Ne connaître quelqu'un ni des levres ni des dents which carries its own humorous message.) -
53 Fiacre
Proper natne. Le Fiacre: Popular 'gay' night-club in Paris. -
54 Fifi
Proper name. Diminutive of the Christian name Delphine. -
55 Fouilly-les-Oies
Proper name. 'Hick-town', little place in the back of beyond. (This is a jocular nickname to describe an unimportant little town, another one being Trifouillis-les-Oies.) -
56 Franchecaille
Proper name. La Franchecaille: 'Frogland', France. -
57 François
Proper name. Le coup du Père François:a (lit.): Deadly stranglehold involving the breaking of the cervical vertebrae.b (fig.): 'Below-the-belt' blow, unfair attack. -
58 Frégate
Proper name. Family saloon car made by Renault in the late 50s and 60s. -
59 Furax
Proper name. C'est signé Furax! (joc.): There's no prizes for guessing who did that! ( Signé Furax was a famous radio comedy series of the 50s and early 60s.) -
60 Gégène
Proper name. Nickname for Eugène.
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