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1 fauteuil
n. m. (Racing slang) Arriver dans un fauteuil: To win 'hands down', to have an easy victory (also: gagner les doigts dans le nez). -
2 promenade
n. f. 'Doddle', 'walkover', easy victory. -
3 tombé
n. m. (joc.): Easy victory. (This word, stemming from the language of wrestling, is a translation of the English 'fall', as in 'two falls or a knockout'.) -
4 mince
mince [mɛ̃s]1. adjectivea. ( = peu épais) thin ; [personne] slimb. ( = faible, insignifiant) [profit] slender ; [chances] slim2. adverb[couper] thinly3. exclamation* * *mɛ̃s
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1) ( fin) [personne, jambe] slim, slender; [cou, bras] slender; [visage] thin; [tranche, lame] thin; [livre] slim2) ( faible) [consolation] small; [espoir, chance] slim; [indice] tenuous; [revenus] meagrece n'est pas une mince affaire — ( difficile) that's no small task; ( important) that's no trivial matter
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(colloq) exclamationmince (alors)! — ( étonnement) wow! (colloq); ( dépit) damn! (colloq)
* * *mɛ̃s1. adj1) (= fin) (couche, feuille) thin2) (personne) slimIl est grand et mince. — He's tall and slim.
Ses chances sont bien minces. — Her chances are very slim.
2. excl*mince alors! — drat! * (surprise) wow! *
* * *A adj1 ( fin) [personne, corps, taille, jambe] slim, slender; [doigt, cou, bras] slender; [visage, lèvre, bouche, nez] thin; [tranche, couche, lame, mur, filet d'eau] thin; [livre] slim; [bande de terre] narrow;2 ( faible) [consolation, succès] small; [espoir, chance, majorité] slim; [indice, preuve, théorie, intrigue] tenuous; [différence] slight; [volume d'affaires, revenus, pension, salaire] meagre; l'avantage/la distance/la tâche n'est pas mince it's no small advantage/distance/task; ce ne serait pas une mince victoire it would be no small victory; ce n'est pas un mince exploit that's no mean feat; ce n'est pas une mince affaire ( difficile) that' s no small task; ( secondaire) that's no trivial matter.[mɛ̃s] adjectif1. [sans épaisseur] thinmince comme une feuille de papier à cigarette paper-thin, wafer-thinun demi-chapitre sur la Révolution, c'est un peu mince half a chapter on the French Revolution is a bit feebleune livre de viande pour quatre, c'est un peu mince a pound of meat for four, that's cutting it a bit fine————————[mɛ̃s] interjection
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