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121 époque
n. f. Ça fait époque: It's certainly dated —It's more than old-fashioned. -
122 étincelles
n. f. pl.1. Faire des étincelles: To be sparklingly witty.2. Ça a fait des étincelles! Sparks were certainly flying! (This expression is usually uttered in the context of a verbal confrontation.) -
123 étouffer
v. trans.1. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. On m'a étouffé mon larfeuil: Someone's made off with my wallet.4. Ce n'est pas la politesse qui l'étouffe! (iron.): He could certainly do with a few lessons in manners! -
124 fader
v. trans.1. To 'do in', to kill.2. To punish, to treat severely. Le juge l'a drôlement fadé: He certainly got a stiff sentence from the judge.3. To 'fuck up', to ruin, to make a mess of.4. To give someone his 'whack', his cut, his share in a successful venture. -
125 fagoté
adj. Frumpishly, dowdily dressed. Il était drôlement mal fagoté: He was certainly no fashion-plate. -
126 faire
v. trans. & intrans.1. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. On m'a fait mon larfeuii. Someone's pinched my wallet.2. To 'have someone on', to 'hoodwink', to mislead. On l'a fait de première: He was bamboozled good and proper.3. Faire a l'influence: To 'try and pull rank', to try and impose one's seniority.4. Faut pas me lafaire! Don't come the old soldier with me! — Don't try it on, it won't work!5. To 'look', to seem. Ça fait chic! It looks trendy! Il fait bien son âge! He certainly looks his age!6. (of commercial traveller): To be an agent in a given area. Il fait la region parisienne: He reps in and around Paris.7. A vous de faire! (Cards): It's your go! — It's your turn!8. Il faut lefaire! (joc. & iron.): It's not as easy as it sounds!9. Ça commence à bien faire! That's about as much as I can stand!10. Laisser faire et voir venir. To 'leave things be', to let things take their natural course. Je vais laisserfaire et voir venir! I'm going to have a little think about it all! -
127 ficelé
adj.1. Etre drôlement ficelé (of person): To be frumpishly, dowdily dressed.2. Ça m'a l'air mal ficelé! (of task, project): It certainly looks like a botched job! -
128 fichtre
interj.1. Expressing surprise. Cripes! —Crumbs! — Good gracious! Fichtre! Toi ici?! Fancy meeting you here!2. Expressing admiration. Une Rolls?! Fichtre! Tu ne te refuses rien! A Rolls, no less?! You've certainly got on in life!3. Expressing annoyance. Damn! — Blast! — Hell! Fichtre, alors! Foutez-moi la paix pendant l'heure du déjeuner! Bloody hell! Isn't a man entitled to his lunch break?!4. Expressing pain. Ow! — Ouch! Fichtre! T'aurais pu te couper les ongles! Ouch! Those nails of yours aren't half sharp!5. Used as an 'intensifier' within a sentence. (In the affirmative) Ra-ther! — You bet! —Too right! (In the negative) No fear! — Not bloody likely! Je n 'en sais fichtre rien! I'll be hanged if I know!
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certainly — [sʉrt′ nlē] adv. 1. beyond a doubt; surely 2. yes … English World dictionary
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