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1 gâteux
1. adjective( = sénile) [vieillard] senile2. masculine noun• (vieux) gâteux ( = sénile) doddering old man ; (pejorative = radoteur, imbécile) silly old duffer (inf)3. feminine noun* * *
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- euse gɑtø, øz adjectif ( avec l'âge) senileil est gâteux (colloq) avec sa fille — fig he's dotty about his daughter (colloq)
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nom masculin, féminin senile personvieux gâteux — (colloq) old dodderer (colloq)
* * *ɡɒtø, øz adj (-euse)* * *2. (familier) [stupide] gagale bébé les rend tous gâteux they are all completely besotted by the baby, they all go gaga over the baby————————, gâteuse [gatø, øz] nom masculin, nom féminin -
2 gaga
adjective* * *
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nom masculin et féminin dodderer (colloq)* * *ɡaɡa adj *gaga ** * *gaga○B nmf dodderer○.[gaga] (familier) adjectif————————[gaga] (familier) nom masculin et féminin -
3 cacochyme
cacochyme† adj doddery.[kakɔʃim] (littéraire) adjectif————————[kakɔʃim] (littéraire) nom masculin et féminin -
4 ramolli
ramolli, e [ʀamɔli][biscuit, beurre] soft ; [personne] ( = avachi) soft* * *ramollie ʀamɔli adjectif1) [substance] ( devenu mou) soft; ( rendu mou) softenedavoir le cerveau ramolli — (colloq) pej to be soft in the head
* * *ʀamɔli adj ramolli, -e* * *2 ○[personne] ( avachi) limp; ( apathique) spineless; ( gâteux) soft in the head; il est complètement ramolli ( gâteux) he's completely gaga○; avoir le cerveau ramolli○ péj to be soft in the head.1. [mou] soft2. (familier) [gâteux] soft3. (familier) [sans énergie]————————, ramollie [ramɔli] nom masculin, nom féminin -
5 ramollo
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6 chnoc
n. m. 'Burk', 'nincompoop', fool. Vieux chnoc: Old dodderer. -
7 crabe
n. m.1. (mil.): 'Corp', corporal.2. 'Screw', prison warder.3. Vieux crabe:a 'Old fogey', old dodderer.b (th.): Old actor long past his prime.4. (pl.): 'Crabs', crab-lice.5. Panier de crabes: 'Dog-eat-dog' situation, inextricable set-up. -
8 croûte
n. f.1. 'Grub', 'eats', food. La croûte ne valait pas cher: The grub wasn't up to much. Casser la croûte: To have a bite to eat, to have a snack.2. Gagner sa croûte: To 'bring home the bacon', to earn a living.3. 'Old dodderer', old fogey.4. 'Daub', inferior painting. Il s'imagine que ses croûtes valent une fortune: He's convinced those canvases of his are worth a bomb.5. Faire croûte (joc.): To be a 'wallflower', to sit through a whole ball without being invited to dance. -
9 croûton
n. m.2. Vieux croûton: 'Old fogey', old dodderer. -
10 encroûté
n. m.1. 'Stick-in-the-mud', character who is deeply set in his ways.2. 'Old fogey', old dodderer. -
11 gaga
I.n. m. 'Yoghurt brain', old dodderer.II.adj. 'Soft in the head', doddering, in a state of senile decay. -
12 schnock
n. m. 'Burk', 'nincompoop', fool. Vieux schnock: Old dodderer.
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