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61 manche
I.n. m.1. 'Burk', 'nincompoop', idiot. Il s'est débrouillé comme le manche qu'il est: He went about it all like the fool he is. Etre dégourdi comme un manche: To be a clumsy oaf.2. 'Prick', 'cock', penis. Avoir le manche: To have 'the big stick', to have an erection. S'astiquer le manche: To 'wank', to masturbate.3. Etre du côté du manche: To be well in with the high-and-mighty.4. Branler dans le mamche (of person or venture): To be 'shaky', to be on the proverbial last legs.5. Tomber sur un manche: To 'come a cropper', to suffer a setback.6. Manche a balai:a Joystick, control lever in aircraft.b 'Prick', 'cock', penis (also: manche à couilles).c 'Beanpole', gawky person.II.n. f.1. Tirer quelqu'un par la manche: To 'buttonhole', to pester someone. Se faire tirer par la manche: To need persuading.2. Avoir quelqu'un dans sa manche: To be 'well in with someone', to be on excellent terms with someone.3. Avoir les jambes en manches de veste: To be bandy, to be bow- legged (also: avoir des jambes Louis XV).4. Faire la manche: To go round begging.5. C'est une autre paire de manches! That's a different kettle of fish! — It's another matter!III.adj. Gauche, clumsy. -
62 mignon
n. m. 'Pansy', 'pouf', homosexual. (The name given to the gay courtiers under Henri III seems to have drifted back into fashion.) -
63 mort
I.n. m. Faire le mort: To 'lie low' in order to avoid reprisals. (In the game of bridge, the expression means 'to play dummy'.)II.adj.1. C'est mort! (of project, undertaking): It's had it! — It's all over! (The expression c'est mon et enterré: It's dead and buried, implies more the 'long past, long forgotten' nature of the event.)2. Encore une de morte! (Boozers' slang): Another dead man! — Another empty bottle!III.A mort (adv. exp.): Extremely, to the extreme. Elle m'en veut a mort! She hates my bloody guts! -
64 mou
I.n. m.1. Du mou: Animal lungs cooked as pet-food. (Butchers in France are often asked for 'du mou pour mon chat'.)2. Rentrer dans le mou à quelqu'un: To 'lay into someone', to hit someone hard where the fists are likely to meet little muscular resistance.3. Bourrer le mou a quelqu'un (fig.): To 'fill someone's head with stuff and nonsense', to try and deceive someone. Voilà des mois que tu me bourres le mou! You've been having me on for months!II.adj. (of person): 'Wet', 'gutless', soft. Il est d'un mou, ton frangin! That brother of yours is the original spineless wonder!III.adv. Y aller mou: To go it 'softly-softly', to 'play it by ear', to act in a circumspect manner. -
65 mouiller
I.v. trans.1. To implicate, to compromise. Surtout, ne me mouillez pas dans cette affaire! For heaven's sake keep me out of all this! Il a été salement mouillé dans l'affaire des piastres: He was up to his neck in the IndoChinese currency racket.2. Se mouiller la meule: To 'wet one's whistle', to have a drink.3. Mouiller son froc (fig.): To 'have the shits', to be 'in a blue funk', to be frightened out of one's wits.4. En mouiller pour quelqu'un: To be sexually attracted to someone. (An ancillary meaning to this expression jocularly highlights someone's 'feelings' for a coveted object. Il en mouille drôlement pour ta bagnole: He's just obsessed by your new car.)II.v. intrans.1. To be 'in a cold sweat', to be frightened.2. To 'drool at the thought of something', to strongly desire something. (Originally the verb related to salacious forethoughts, but with time the meaning has broadened.)3. (Gamblers' slang): To 'put one's money where one's mouth is', to dip into one's pocket in the hope of pulling off a coup.III.v. trans. reflex. To compromise oneself, to become implicated. Il s'est drôlement mouillé pour nous: He really stuck his neck out on our behalf. -
66 nase
I.n. m. 'Conk', 'hooter', nose. Il faut toujours qu'il foute son nase partout:He's always poking his nose into other people's business!II.n. f. La nase: Syphilis.III.adj.1. (of person): 'Blotto', 'sozzled', drunk (perhaps because a red nose is indicative of the generous consumption of alcohol).2. 'Bonkers', 'potty', mad.3. (of mechanical contraption): 'Knackered', 'buggered', worn-out. Le moulin était complètement nase: The engine was really clapped-out. -
67 nature
I.n. f.1. Une nature:a A 'one-in-a-million' character (the kind of person you will never forget).b One who speaks his/her mind without fear of consequences.c 'Gull', gullible so-and-so, nai've person.2. Petite nature (iron.):a 'Cotton-wool' character, one who complains about the slightest inconvenience or ailment. Quelle petite nature, celui-là! He certainly believes in mollycoddling himself!b Fainthearted, squeamish character.3. Etre une force de la nature: To be 'a real ball of fire', to be a powerhouse of energy.4. Disparaître dans la nature: To 'vanish into thin air', to disappear.II.adj.1. Etre nature:a To be as honest and straight as one looks.b To be a bit of a rough diamond.2. Boire quelque chose nature: To drink something neat. Lui, il aime le pastis nature: He never puts water in his Pernod. Un café nature: Straight coffee (one that isn't laced with brandy or rum).III.adv. (abbr. naturellement): Obviously, naturally. Et moi nature, je lui ai filé du fric: And me being the fool I am, I gave him a sub. -
68 nicher
I.v. trans. To store away. Je ne sais pas où j'ai niche ça! I don't know where the hell I've put it! (As the above expression illustrates, the original intention is not to hide something purposely, although the net result is that the item is seldom found again.)II.v. intrans. To 'hang out', to live, to dwell. Où que tu niches ces temps-ci? And where's your pad these days?III.v. pronom. To find oneself in a place where one is unlikely to be discovered. Dieu sait où il se niche! Heaven knows where he is now! (This verb can sometimes refer to 'impossible' geographical locations. Te dire où ça se niche? Alors là?! Don't ask me where that place is! I've not the foggiest!) -
69 pépère
I.n. m.1. 'Gramps', grandpa, grandfather.2. 'Old codger', easy-going old man. (This word is more often than not used in a friendly, vocative context. Alors, comment ça va, pépère? Well, dad, how's things?)II.adj.1. 'Easy-going', amenable. Il est tout ce qu'il y a de pépère, le directeur! That boss of ours is no stickler for rules!2. 'Whopping', large. Il s'est tapé un sandwich plus que pépère: He was chomping his way through a ginormous sandwich.III.adv. In a happy-go-lucky manner, gently. Les affaires vont pépère: Business is ticking over nicely. On a roulé pépère: We drove at a leisurely pace. -
70 piquer
I.v. trans.1. To 'jab', to inject. (The verb is only really encountered with this meaning when it refers to the 'putting to sleep' of a pet dog or cat. Elle a dû faire piquer son chien: She had to have her dog put down.)2. To stab, to knife.3. To 'cop', to catch (a disease). Il a piqué une chtouille maison! He caught a right dose of clap!4. Piquer une sale note (sch.): To get a rotten mark. (In schools and colleges, the verb piquer with reference to an assessment can sometimes have a positive connotation as with piquer un quinze sur vingt: To get a first-class mark.)a To 'skedaddle', to 'make tracks', to run away.b (fig.): To be off and away when something unpleasant has occurred.6. En piquer un: To 'have a kip', to 'take some shuteye', to steal a few minutes for a snooze (also: piquer un roupillon).7. To 'nick', to 'pinch', to steal. Elle m'a piqué tout mon fric. She filched all my dough.8. To 'nab', to 'collar', to arrest. A ce train-là, on va se faire piquer par les cognes! If we keep this up, the fuzz'll do us!9. Piquer le dix (Prison slang): To pace up and down a cell like a bear in a cage.II.v. intrans. Piquer à quelque chose:a To 'get the hang of something', to understand the workings of something.b To get 'hooked' on, to have a compulsive liking for something.III.v. trans. reflex.1. (Drugs): To 'mainline', to inject intravenously.2. Se piquer le nez: To 'get pickled', to get drunk. (The expression reflects the habitual nature of the act whereby the subject is well on the road to dipsomania.) -
71 plein
I.n. m. Faire le plein: To take a tankful, to fill a petrol tank with fuel.II.adj.1. 'Pissed to the eyeballs', 'sozzled', rolling drunk.2. Plein aux as: 'Rolling in it', stinking rich.3. En avoir plein le dos (also: les bottes or le cul): To be sick and tired of someone or something.III.adv.2. A plein tube:a As loud as hell. Il branche toujours sa chaîne hi-fi à plein tube: When he plays his music centre, you have to put earplugs in!b 'Full-pelt', at top speed. A plein tube qu'on a traversé la ville! We certainly burnt rubber crossing the town! -
72 porter
I.v. trans. En porter (also: porter des cornes): To be a cuckold, to have an unfaithful wife.II.v. intrans.1. Porter sur les nerfs à quelqu'un: To 'get on someone's wick', to 'aggravate', to be irritating to someone.2. Porter à droite, à gauche: To 'dress' on the right, on the left. ( Porter à gauche can also have the meaning: To be a randy so-and-so. Why the way in which a man wears his trousers should have a bearing on his sexuality is a mystery.)III.v. pronom. Un/ une¼ qui se porte bien: A rare old¼Recevoir un savon qui se porte bien: To get a telling-off one won't forget in a hurry. -
73 poser
I.v. trans. & intrans.1. Faire poser quelqu'un: To 'keep someone hanging around', to keep someone waiting.2. Ça vous pose: It gives you standing. Ça les pose drôlement d'avoir une téloche! Having a telly seems to put them a cut above the rest!3. Poser ça là: To 'down tools', to stop working.II.v. pronom. Se poser là:a To be 'really up to it', to be very capable. Comme cuistot il se pose un peu là! He's no mean cook, I can tell you!b (iron.): To be totally useless, to be inept. (Only the full context involving this expression, or the intonation in a conversation, reveals whether it is 'straight' or ironic.)III.v. trans. reflex. Se poser chez quelqu'un: To 'land' oneselfon someone, to arrive at someone's home unexpectedly (and unwanted). -
74 promener
I.v. trans. Promener ses tatanes ( dans le coin): To 'mooch about', to loaf around a past habitual haunt.II.v. intrans. Envoyer promener quelqu'un: To 'send someone packing', to tell someone to go away. Envoyer tout promener: To 'throw it all in', to opt out of everything.III.v. trans. reflex. Se promener partout (of objects): To be 'kicking about', lying around, to be all over the place. -
75 rabattre
I.v. trans. Rabattre les oreilles à quelqu'un: To 'witter on' about something to someone, to harp on ad nauseam. (This is a corruption of the accepted expression rebattre les oreilles à quelqu'un which is losing ground to the colloquial one.)II.v. intrans. To come back, to return (often with unfriendly intentions).III.v. pronom.1. (of motorist, etc.): To swerve back onto the correct side of the road to avoid oncoming traffic.2. To return to an old haunt, to come back to familiar surroundings. -
76 rapide
I.n. m.1. Character who is sharp, quick to understand.2. Opportunist. C'esl un rapide, lui! He doesn't miss a trick!II.adj. (of person):1. 'Quick on the uptake', prompt to understand.2. Opportunist.III.adv. (abbr. rapidement): 'Pronto', at the drop of a hat, quickly. (This abbreviation is itself a contraction of the jocular expression 'Rapide, vite fait sur le gaz!') -
77 rebecter
I.v. trans. (also: rebecqueter):1. To engineer a reconciliation.2. To nurse back to health.3. To prop up financially, to help out of a tight monetary spot.II.v. pronom. (also: rebecqueter): To get back on one's feet physically or financially.III.v. trans. reflex. (also: rebecqueter): To 'kiss and make up', to 'make it up', to become reconciled. -
78 relaxe
I.n. m. 'Easy-chair', reclining chair.II.n. f. (also: relax): Rest and relaxation.III.adj. inv. (also: relax): 'Unflappable', easygoing. C'est un mec tout ce qu'il y a de relaxe: He's the most unruffled chap you could expect to meet. -
79 rincer
I.v. trans. (In colloquial usage, the verb is nearly always encountered in the passive.) Se faire rincer.a To get drenched, to get soaked to the skin.b To be 'stood a few drinks', to consume lots of alcohol at someone else's expense.c (Gambling slang): To get 'taken to the cleaners', to lose all one's money more 'by crook than by hook'.d To get 'worked over', to be beaten up.II.v. intrans. To stand a round of drinks. C'est moi qui rince! It's my shout!III.v. trans. reflex.1. Se rincer l'œil: To 'feast one's eyes', to get a salacious eyeful.2. Se rincer la dalle: To 'wet one's whistle', to have a drink. rincette n. f. 'Chaser', small glass of alcohol taken at the end of a hearty meal, usually after the traditional cup of coffee. -
80 rond
I.n. m.1. 'Brass', 'loot', money. Ça a dû te coûter des ronds! It must have cost you a packet! J'ai eu ça pour deux ronds! I got it for next to nothing! Ne pas avoir un rond: To be 'skint', 'broke', to be penniless. Il n'ajamais le rond! He never has two brass farthings to rub together!2. Ne pas être¼ pour deux ronds: Not to be in the least¼Il n'est pas mechant pour deux ronds! There's not an ounce of meanness in him!3. Faire des ronds dans l'eau: To while away the hours doing bugger-all, to be idle.4. En rester comme deux ronds de flan: To be 'knocked all of a heap', to be 'flabbergasted', to be dumbfounded.5. Le rond (also: la pièce de dix ronds): The arse-hole, the anal sphincter. Prendre du rond: To engage in sodomous intercourse. (The expression se manier le rond refers more generally to the behind and can be translated as to 'put one's skates on', to get a move on, to hurry up.)II.adj. 'Sozzled', 'sloshed', drunk. Il est rond comme une bourrique: He's pissed out of his tiny little mind.III.adv. Tourner rond: To go 'without a hitch', to run smoothly. Depuis qu'on a des commandes, ça tourne rond à l'usine: Since orders have been coming back in again, we seem to be holding our own at the factory. (The expression ça ne tourne pas rond when referring to a person suggests an unbalanced state of mind. Ça ne tourne pas rond avec lui, ces temps-ci! He's seemed to be going off his rocker lately!)
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