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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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interj. Euphemistic equivalent to the expletive merde! expressing surprise, admiration, incredulity. Mince alors! Crumbs! — Golly! — By Jove! Mince de rigolade! What a lark! — How funny! Mince de bouffe! Some nosh!
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