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101 dessus
I.n. m.1. Kept woman's procurer of finance. C'est son dessus: He's her meal-ticket.2. Dessus de châsses: 'Wrinkle-board', forehead.II.adv.1. Tomber dessus:a To come across someone or something unexpectedly. Il m'est tombé dessus comme j'allais faire les commissions: He popped up out of nowhere as I was off shopping.b To 'go for', to attack physically or verbally. Il m'est tombé dessus pour avoir oublie le courrier: He played merry hell with me for forgetting the mail.2. Il nefaut pas cracher dessus: It's not to be sneezed at—It's certainly worth taking seriously.3. 'y a qu'à souffler dessus (joc.): There's nothing to it! — It's no great problem! -
102 entretenir
v. trans. Elle se fait entretenir: She's a kept woman. -
103 fil
n. m.1. 'Tape', finishing line. Etre coiffé sur le fil: To get pipped at the post. (Although the expression originated in the sporting world, it is often used figuratively in other contexts.)2. Le fil (abbr. lefilage): Card-sharp's manipulation of a deck enabling him to cut the pack where he wishes.3. Avoir le fil: To be 'on the ball', to be sharp.4. Avoir un fil à la patte: To have matrimonial ties. Se mettre un fil a lapatte: To get 'spliced', 'hitched', to get married.5. Un vrai fil: A mere slip of a girl, a hyperslender woman.6. Donner du fil a retordre a quelqu'un: To 'lead someone a merry dance', to give someone a lot of trouble.7. Sécher sur le fil: To be 'stood up', to be kept waiting.8. Coup de fil: 'Buzz on the phone', telephone call. Il m'a donné un coup de fil: He gave me a tinkle. 'Y a ta mere au bout du fil: It's your Mum on the phone.9. C'est cousu de fil blanc (of plot): You can see right through it—It's not a very discreet ploy.10. Ne pas avoir inventé le fil à couper le beurre: To be more than a trifle dim (also: ne pas avoir inventé la poudre). -
104 fourrière
n. f.1. 'Pound', dogs' and cats' refuge, place where stray animals await their fate.2. (pol.): Compound, place where impounded motor vehicles are kept by the police till the owners pay up to retrieve them. -
105 gaffer
I.v. intrans.1. To 'make a boob', to make a blunder.2. To 'crow', to keep a look-out. On a eu beau gaffer, on les a pas vus venir dans la brume: We kept our eyes peeled, but they still caught us unawares with all that mist.II.v. pronom. To be wary of, to be on one's guard. Je me suis bien gaffé de l'inviter à dîner, tu connaîs son appétit! I took no chances inviting him to dinner, he'd eat us out of house and home! -
106 grue
n. f.1. 'Tart', loose woman (the kind who frequents bars and likes to sit on a stool showing off her long legs).2. Faire le pied de grue: To 'hang about', to be kept waiting. -
107 ivrogne
n. m. Serment d'ivrogne: 'New Year's resolution', promise that has little chance of being kept. -
108 lever
I.n. m. Faire un lever (of prostitute): To hook a client.II.v. trans.1. To 'lift', to 'nick', to steal.2.a To 'chat up', to sweet-talk a potential girlfriend.b (of prostitute): To 'hook' a client, to make a pick-up.3. To 'nab', to 'collar', to arrest.4. Lever un lièvre:a (of idea): To come up with something interesting.b To uncover a hitherto well-kept and embarrassing secret.5. Faire quelque chose au pied levé: To do something at the drop of a hat. Il m'a pris au pied leve: He caught me on the hop. -
109 lievre
n. m.1. 'Bright spark', character who is quick on the uptake.2. (Racing slang): 'Pacemaker', horse whose task it is to lead the field from the start of the race.3. Courir comme un lièvre: To 'run like the clappers', to hare along.4. Lever un lièvre:a To come up with an interesting idea.b To uncover a hitherto well- kept and embarrassing secret. -
110 mariner
v. intrans. To 'wait and wait', to be kept waiting. -
111 maronner
v. intrans.1. To 'bleat', to 'belly-ache', to grumble.2. To 'wait and wait', to be kept waiting. -
112 michetonneuse
n. f.1. Housewife resorting occasionally to prostitution to make ends meet.2. Kept woman.3. 'Easy-lay', 'randy bird', promiscuous woman. -
113 pointé
past part. Rester pointé: To be kept in police custody. -
114 poireau
n. m.1. 'Mug', 'sucker', gullible fool.2. 'Prick', 'cock', penis. Souffler dans le poireau: To practise fellatio.3. Le poireau (joc.): The Mérite Agricole, decoration given by the French Government to those who have distinguished themselves in the field of agriculture.4. Faire le poireau: To 'cool one's heels', to be kept waiting. -
115 poireauter
v. intrans. To 'kick one's heels', to be kept hanging about, to waste time waiting. -
116 rouchie
n. f. (pej.):1. Kept woman.2. Low-class prostitute. -
117 soleil
n. m.1. Piquer un soleil: To turn bright red, to blush.2. Ça craint le soleil! (of goods): They're best kept out of sight! (because they have been stolen). -
118 sommiers
n. m. pl. (pol.) Les sommiers: Place where criminal records and police files on individuals are kept. (The casier judiciaire only records sentences imposed, whereas files at the sommiers can be far more instructive where abortive investigations and non-lieu findings are concerned.) -
119 sultane
n. f. Mistress. (The appellation has not got the connotation of 'kept woman' but stresses more the isolation and esteem in which she appears to be held.) -
120 Fête patronale
a tradition that is often kept up in rural parts of France. Festivities organised on the occasion of the annual patron saint's day of the village church. Depending on the organisers, fêtes patronales can be anything from a vin d'honneur or a meal in the village hall ( salle des fêtes) or a restaurant, to a full blown village fête or dance.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Fête patronale
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