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1 anodin
anodin, e [anɔdɛ̃, in]adjective[détail] trivial ; [propos] innocuous• s'il a dit cela, ce n'est pas anodin if he said that, he meant something by it* * *anodine anɔdɛ̃, in adjectif ( insignifiant) [personne] insignificant; ( sans risques) [substance] harmless; [remède] mild; [sujet] safe, neutral; [question] innocent* * *anɔdɛ̃, in adj anodin, -e1) (pratique, substance, blessure) harmless2) (question, détail) insignificant, trivialanodin en apparence — seemingly insignificant, seemingly trivial
* * *anodin, anodine adj ( insignifiant) [personne] insignificant; ( sans risques) [substance] harmless, innocuous; [remède] mild; [sujet] safe, neutral; [question, plaisanterie] innocent.( féminin anodine) [anɔdɛ̃, in] adjectif1. [inoffensif] harmless2. [insignifiant - personne, propos] ordinary, commonplace ; [ - détail] trifling, insignificant ; [ - événement] meaningless, insignificant -
2 inoffensif
inoffensif, -ive [inɔfɑ̃sif, iv]adjective* * *- ive inɔfɑ̃sif, iv adjectif harmless* * *inɔfɑ̃sif, iv adj (-ive)harmless, innocuous* * *inoffensif, - ive adj harmless.( féminin inoffensive) [inɔfɑ̃sif, iv] adjectif[animal] harmless[remarque] innocuous -
3 châtrer
châtrer [∫αtʀe]➭ TABLE 1 transitive verb* * *ʃɑtʀeverbe transitif ( castrer) to neuter [chat]; to geld [cheval]; to castrate [homme, taureau, chien]* * *ʃɒtʀe vt[mâle] to castrate, [femelle] to spay, [cheval] to geld, fig to mutilate* * *châtrer verb table: aimer vtr1 ( castrer) to neuter [chat]; to geld [cheval]; to castrate [homme, taureau, chien]; faire châtrer un chat to have a cat neutered; un cheval châtré a gelding;3 Hort to remove the runners from [fraisier].[ʃatre] verbe transitif1. [étalon, homme, taureau] to castrate[verrat] to geld2. [article] to make innocuous -
4 ami
n. m.1 Faire ami-ami: To 'click', to strike up a friendship easily.2. Petit ami: Boyfriend. Petite amie: Girlfriend. (It is worth noting that these innocuous-looking appellations refer to sexual partners, whereas grand ami/ grande amie have no such connotation and tend, if anything, to mean the opposite, i.e. someone for whom one has little affection.) -
5 lait
n. m.1. Avoir encore du lait dans le nez: To be 'still wet behind the ears', to lack maturity.2. Boire du ( petit) lait (where complimentary comments are concerned): To 'lap it all up', to take it all in eagerly.3. Ça se boit comme du petit lait (of innocuous-looking yet potent alcoholic drink): It's so good it just slips down your gullet.4. Etre soupe au lait: To be quick-tempered. Monter comme une soupe au lait: To flare up (usually over trifles).6. Etre une vache à lait (of man or woman): To be a 'soft-touch', to be generous to the point of stupidity where subs and gifts are concerned.7. Lait de poule (Drink): Egg-flip. -
6 n.d.D.
interj. (abbr. nom de Dieu!): Darnation! —Damn and blast! (This relatively innocuous form of swearing is obviously only to be found in veiled reported-speech sequences.) -
7 niches
n. f. pl. Pranks. Faire des niches à quelqu'un: To play gentle and innocuous tricks on someone. -
8 type
n. m. 'Bloke', 'chap', fellow. (According to context, the appellation can be derogatory, innocuous or complimentary.) Pauvre type, va! You silly burk! C'est un type que j'ai rencontré à la gare: I met this bod in the station. Elle a épousé un type vraiment sensass! She got herself a really super husband! Tu es un chic type! You're a trump! -
9 vache
I.n. f.1. (pej.): 'Copper', policeman. Les vaches: 'The fuzz'. (This seemingly injurious appellation, as well as the expression Mort aux vaches!, has nothing to do with the bovine species. Mort aux vaches! is said to have originated after 1870 in occupied AlsaceLorraine where the German military police force, die Wache (the watch), focused discontent among the occupied, and the jeer was originally Mort à la Wache!)2. (also: peau de vache): 'Pig of a character', very awkward so-and-so.3. Coup de pied en vache (fig.): Dirty trick, sly and malicious act.4. Vache à lait: 'Sucker', wealthy dupe, the kind of rich gullible fool who keeps cadgers and hangers-on in food and money.5. Vache laitière (pej.): 'Big fat biddy' (the kind of 'silly moo' whose ample mammaries are her dominant feature).6. Etre plein comme une vache: To be 'pissed to the eye-balls', to be rolling drunk.7. Il pleut comme vache qui pisse! It's raining cats and dogs!8. Bouffer de la vache enragée: To have to rough it, to go through a tough period in life. (The image here is of the impoverished individual whose meat rations, when he can afford them, are of the 'shoe-leather' variety.)9. Oh, la vache! Damn and blast! — Drat! (This exclamation and its English equivalents are equally innocuous and dated.)10. Vache de¼! This colloquial intensifier can either be damning as in Quel vache de temps! What bloody (awful) weather! or loaded with admiration as in C'est un vache de mec! He's one hell of a guy!11. La croix des vaches: Punishment inflicted by old-time pimps on recalcitrant prostitutes or by members of the underworld on a traitor. These deep facial cuts in the shape of a cross made with a razor blade, were encouraged to fester and leave a scar by the application of a chemical.II.adj.1. (of person): Weak, all limp. Je me sens tout vache aujourd'hui! I'm really feeling weak at the knees today!2. (of person): 'Beastly', 'mean', nasty. Son père est drôlement vache avec lui, côté discipline! His father's a right Colonel Blimp! Sois pas vache, prête-moi des sous! Come on, be a pal, lend us some money! Tu es vraiment vache, ces temps-ci! You're a right swine these days!3. (of problem, poser): 'Stinking difficult', awkward and loaded with (intentional) snags. Ses questions d'examen sont toujours vaches! The papers he sets are right stinkers!4. Un vache¼, une vache ¼: An incredible¼(When the adjective precedes the noun, it acts as an intensifier nearly always with a positive connotation. Une vache nana: A smashing bird. Il m'est arrivé une vache histoire! You won't believe what happened to me!)5. Amour vache: Tempestuous sort of love affair (the kind where the partners seem to be exchanging as many blows as kisses). -
10 inoffensif
harmless, innocuous, inoffensive
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