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21 coup
n. m. When one takes a broad look at the word coup, it soon becomes obvious that its many diverse uses and combined expressions come under three main categories.(A): Blow (in the literal and figurative).1. En venir aux coups: To come to blows.2. Coup de boule: 'Head-butt', blow inflicted with the head in opponent's belly.3. Le coup du lapin: Blow on the back of the neck.4. Coup de Jarnac: Treacherous blow, disloyal attack.5. Le coup du père François: Strangulation.6. Coup de Trafalgar: Disastrous turn of events.7. Coup de châsse: 'Quick butchers', peep, quick look.8. Coup de filet: Dragnet, police raid.10. Coup de torchon: 'Barney', heated argument.11. Tirer un coup: To fuck, to 'screw', to have intercourse. Coup de Bourse (joc.): Intercourse. (The pun here is on the word Bourse meaning both the Stock Exchange and testicle; the standard non-colloquial expression denotes a successful flutter on the Stock Exchange.)12. Coup de fil: 'Buzz', 'ring', telephone call.13. Coup dur: Serious setback. La vie pour lui a été une succession de coups durs: It's just been one blow after another for him all his life.15. Faire les quatre cents coups: To 'burn the candle at both ends', to lead a fast life.(B): Dose, measure, quantity.1. Boire un coup: To have a drink.2. En avoir un coup (also: avoir un coup dans l'aile): To be 'squiffy', 'tipsy', to be slightly drunk.3. En mettre un coup (of work): To 'do one's darnedest', to 'put one's back into it', to make an extra effort.4. Tenir le coup: To stand the pace, to weather the storm. Il n'a qu'à tenir le coup comme les autres: He'll just have to grin and bear it like the rest of us.5. Faire quelque chose en trois coups de cuiller a pot: To do something 'in two shakes of a lamb's tail', double-quick.6. Ne pas en ficher un coup: To do 'fuck-all', to be darned lazy.7. Coup de pot: Stroke of luck.8. Prendre un coup de vieux: To age considerably over a short period of time.9. Coup de fusil (at restaurant): Exorbitant bill. On a eu droit à un de ces coups de fusil carabinés: The bill we got looked like the balance of payments deficit!10. Coup de pouce: Help, assistance. Donner un coup de pouce a quelqu'un: To give someone a shove in the right direction. (C): Knack, trick.11. Avoir le coup: To have the knack. Il a le coup pour draguer les nanas! He certainly knows how to pull the birds!12. Etre au coup: To 'know the score', to 'know the ropes', to be familiar with the workings of something.13. Etre dans le coup: To be 'in on something', to be involved in something.14. Expliquer le coup (to accomplices): To divulge the plan.15. Faire le coup a quelqu'un: To play the trick on someone. Il m'a fait le coup du 'portefeuille dans l'autre veston': He got money out of me with that age-old 'I forgot my wallet' dodge.16. Monter un coup: To engineer a confidence trick. On a monté un coup fumant: That con was a cracker!17. Coup d'arnac: Fraud, swindle.18. Le coup classique: That old, old trick.19. Coup fourré: 'Major cock-up', big blunder. -
22 déboucleur
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23 lot
n. m.1. Gagner le gros lot: To 'hit the jackpot', to strike it rich. (Originally Gros Lot referred to the top prize in the draw of the Loterie Nationale.)2. Un beau petit lot (joc.): A 'right little cracker', a 'shapely bird', a pretty woman. -
24 pochette-surprise
n. f. Avoir eu son permis de conduire dans une pochette- surprise (iron.): To be a lousy driver. (The pochette-surprise is to the French what the Christmas cracker is to the British, its contents a constant source of bewilderment as to how anyone can be thrilled with what falls out!) -
25 perceur de coffre-forts
safe-cracker (or safe-artist)Dictionnaire juridique, politique, économique et financier > perceur de coffre-forts
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26 pétard
COS furganu, musculottu, maschiottuEN cracker, petard
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