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1 baratineur
baratineur, -euse (inf) [baʀatinœʀ, øz]1. masculine noun, feminine noun2. masculine noun( = dragueur) smooth talker* * *(colloq), - euse baʀatinœʀ, øz nom masculin, féminin ( beau parleur) smooth talker (colloq); ( menteur) liar* * *baʀatinœʀ, øz nm/f (-euse)* (= beau parleur) smooth talker, (= bavard) chatterbox, person with the gift of the gab ** * *1. [menteur] smooth-talking2. [vantard] big-mouthed————————1. [séducteur] smooth talker2. [menteur] fibber3. [vantard] big mouth -
2 bavacheur
I.n. m. 'Gasbag', 'yapper', over- talkative person.II.adj. 'Gassy', over-talkative. -
3 mitrailleuse
n. f.1. 'Gasbag', character who jabbers non-stop.2. Letter-franking machine. -
4 platine
n. f. Quelle platine! What a gasbag! (The advent of stereograms and music centres has all but killed the 'vaccinated with a gramophone needle' image and thus the platinum stylus has entered colloquial speech.) -
5 rouleur
n. m.1. 'Here-today-gone-tomorrow' character, one who never seems to be able to settle.2. 'Gasbag', character who prattles on and on.3. (abbr. rouleur de mécaniques): 'Swank', show-off (one who struts about). Il se prend au sérieux, ce rouleur! That pompous burk certainly takes himself seriously!4. 'Con-man', swindler. -
6 vacciné
adj.1. Forearmed through previous experience. Après deux mariages, côté bonnes femmes, je suis vacciné! Having been hitched twice, I know what to expect from women!2. Avoir été vaccine avec une aiguille de phono: To be 'something of a gasbag', to be an endless prattler.3. Avoir été vaccine avec une queue de morue: To have a 'sloping gullet', to be fond of one's tipple, to have more than a liking for alcoholic beverage. (The origin of the expression lies in the salt-fish nature of cod in days gone by, when morue salée was a popular cheap dish likely to bring on thirst.)
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gasbag — ► NOUN informal ▪ a person who talks idly and excessively … English terms dictionary
gasbag — [gas′bag΄] n. 1. a bag to hold gas, as in a balloon ☆ 2. Slang a person who talks too much … English World dictionary
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gasbag — UK [ˈɡæsbæɡ] / US [ˈɡæsˌbæɡ] noun [countable] Word forms gasbag : singular gasbag plural gasbags informal someone who talks all the time but says nothing important … English dictionary
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gasbag — noun Date: 1827 1. a bag for holding gas 2. an idle or garrulous talker … New Collegiate Dictionary
gasbag — /gas bag /, n. 1. a bag for holding gas, as in a balloon or dirigible. 2. Slang. a talkative, boastful person; windbag. [1820 30; GAS + BAG] * * * … Universalium
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