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1 filon
filon [filɔ̃]masculine noun[de minerai] seam* * *filɔ̃nom masculin1) ( de roches) vein, seam, lodeexploiter un filon — lit, fig to mine a seam
2) (colloq) ( pactole) bonanza; ( travail lucratif) cushy number (colloq)* * *filɔ̃ nmvein, lode, fig lucrative line, money-spinner* * *filon nm1 Minér vein, seam, lode; un filon de cuivre/d'or a vein of copper/of gold; exploiter un filon lit, fig to mine a seam;2 ○( pactole) bonanza; ( travail lucratif) cushy number○; un bon filon pour se procurer des faux papiers a good way of getting hold of forged papers; avoir trouvé le bon or un filon to be on to a good thing.[filɔ̃] nom masculin2. (familier & locution)trouver le filon pour gagner de l'argent [moyen]: il a trouvé un filon facile pour gagner de l'argent he found an easy way to make moneyc'est un bon filon it's a gold mine ou a money-spinner -
2 vache
vache [va∫]1. feminine nouna. ( = animal) cow ; ( = cuir) cowhidec. (locutions) c'est une période de vaches maigres pour l'économie française these are lean times for the French economy2. adjective3. compounds* * *vaʃ
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(colloq) adjectif mean, nastycoup vache — mean ou dirty trick
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1) ( animal) cow2) ( cuir) cowhide3) (colloq) ( personne méchante) ( homme) bastard (sl); ( femme) bitch (sl)faire un coup en vache à quelqu'un — to pull a mean ou dirty trick on somebody
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(colloq) vache de locution adjective hell (colloq) ofon m'a offert un vache de bouquin — I was given a hell (colloq) of a good book
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(colloq) la vache exclamation ( admiration) wow!; ( commisération)oh la vache! il a dû se faire mal! — God! that must have hurt!; (agacement, douleur) hell!
Phrasal Verbs:••parler français comme une vache espagnole — (colloq) to speak very bad French
* * *vaʃ1. nf1) (= animal) cow2) (= cuir) cowhidepériode de vaches maigres — lean times pl lean period
2. adj* nasty, meanC'est vraiment vache, ce qu'il a dit. — What he said was really mean.
Il est vache. — He's a mean sod. *
* * *A ○adj [commentaire, personne] mean, nasty; il est vache avec elle he's really mean to her; cette prof, elle est vache! she's really mean, that teacher!; il n'a pas été vache, il aurait pu nous coller une amende he was nice about it, he could have given us a fine; faire un coup vache à qn to pull a mean ou dirty trick on sb.C nf1 ( animal) cow;2 ( cuir) cowhide;3 ○( personne méchante) ( homme) bastard◑, son of a bitch◑; ( femme) bitch◑; ah les vaches, ils sont partis sans moi! the bastards◑, they've gone without me!; faire un coup en vache à qn to pull a mean ou dirty trick on sb; donner des coups de pieds en vache à qn lit to kick sb when no-one is looking; fig to stab sb in the back;D ○ la vache excl ( admiration) wow!; ( commisération) oh la vache! il a dû se faire mal! God! that must have hurt!; (agacement, douleur) hell!vache à eau water bottle; vaches grasses prosperous times; années de vaches grasses prosperous years; vache à lait Agric dairy cow; fig cash cow○, money-spinner○; vache laitière Agric dairy cow; vaches maigres lean times; années de vaches maigres lean years; vache sacrée Relig sacred cow.parler français comme une vache espagnole○ to speak very bad French; avoir l'air d'une vache qui regarde passer un train○ to look vacant ou gormless GB; ⇒ enragé, pisser.[vaʃ] adjectif————————[vaʃ] nom fémininvache laitière ou à lait milker, dairy cowdans la famille, c'est moi qui suis la vache à lait (familier) I have to fork out for everybody in this family2. [cuir] cowhide3. [récipient]4. (familier) [homme] swine[femme] cowah les vaches, ils ne m'ont pas invité! the swines didn't invite me!a. (familier) [étonnement] wow!, gosh!b. [indignation, douleur] oh hell!————————en vache locution adverbiale -
3 vache à lait
Agriculture dairy cow; fig milch cow (dated), money-spinner (colloq)* * *nf fig1) (= personne) milch cow2) (= chose) -
4 defense
n. f.1. Lucrative racket, profitable swindle. Etre tombé sur nne bonne defense: To have cottoned onto a good money-spinner.2. Avoir de la defense: To 'be able to hold one's own', to know how to look after oneself.3. Une defense: Prohibition order preventing a known criminal from entering certain areas. Avoir trois ans de defense: To have a three-year ban, to have one's movements legally restricted for three years (also: interdiction de séjour).
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