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121 rideau
n. m.1. Faire rideau (also: passer an rideau): To 'do without', to 'have to go without', to miss out on somemething. Pour la bouffe, les gars, il va falloir faire rideau! I think you'll have to tighten your belts, lads, because there's no grub!2. Rideau! Well, that does it! — I don't want to hear another word!3. Ça a été rideau (of project, etc.): That was it—That was the end of it. Quand la banque a cessé de payer, ça a été rideau: It was curtains when the bank withdrew its support.4. Tomber en rideau: To break down in a motorized vehicle. On est tombés en rideau a dix kilomètres de Paris! The car died on us seven miles from Paris!5. En lever de rideau (joc.): For starters—To begin with. En lever de rideau, on s'est tapé la vaisselle! Washing up was the first item on the agenda! -
122 semi
n. m. (abbr. semi-remorque): 'Artic', articulated heavy goods vehicle. -
123 slalom
n. m. Faire du slalom (of vehicle): To weave in-and-out of the traffic. -
124 stop
n. m.1. 'Stoplight', brake light on motorized vehicle or trailer.2. Le stop (abbr. l'autostop): Hitch-hiking. Il va falloir qu'on fasse du stop si on veut être à l'heure! We're going to have to thumb a lift if we want to be home on time! -
125 tire-bouchon
n. m. (pol.): Highway patrol vehicle entrusted with the clearing of 'bouchons' or 'bottlenecks' occurring at peak travelling times. -
126 tonneau
n. m.1. Faire un tonneau (of car): To turn a somersault. (There appears to be no accurate word in English to describe this roll-oversomersault action, where a driver having lost control, the vehicle turns a 360° spiral course on its side. The expression originates from the 'victory roll' executed by aviators.)a (of people): To be 'birds of a feather', to be singularly alike. (When used with a pejorative implication, the 'tarred with the same brush' image is more apt.)b (of things): To be 'much of a muchness', to be so alike as to be indistinguishable. -
127 veau
n. m.1. (Racing slang): 'Nag', inferior racehorse.2. Car definitely lacking in accelerating power, the kind of vehicle that just trundles along at a leisurely pace.3. (also: tête de veau): 'Burk', 'nincompoop', fool.4. Pleurer comme un veau: To 'blubber', to 'cry one's eyes out', to weep. -
128 Argus, L'
Famous French car magazine, listing the resale prices of used cars. The "côte de l'argus" is used as a benchmark when buying or selling a used vehicle.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Argus, L'
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