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1 torchon
torchon [tɔʀ∫ɔ̃]masculine noun* * *tɔʀʃɔ̃nom masculin1) gén cloth; ( pour la vaisselle) tea towel GB, dish towel USdonner or passer un coup de torchon sur — to give [something] a wipe [vaisselle, meuble]
coup de torchon — (colloq) ( épuration) purge, clean-up (colloq)
2) (colloq) ( journal) pej rag (colloq)3) (colloq) ( travail mal présenté) messy piece of work••le torchon brûle (entre eux) — (colloq) it's war (between them)
* * *tɔʀʃɔ̃ nm(à vaisselle) tea towel Grande-Bretagne dish towel USA (pour le ménage) cloth* * *torchon nm1 gén cloth; ( pour la vaisselle) tea towel GB, dish towel US; donner or passer un coup de torchon sur to give [sth] a wipe [vaisselle, meuble]; coup de torchon○ ( lutte) scrap○; ( épuration) purge, clean-up○; ⇒ serviette;2 péj ( journal) rag○; ( travail mal présenté) messy piece of work; c'est un vrai torchon! it's a mess!;3 Belg ( serpillière) floor cloth.le torchon brûle (entre eux)○ it's war (between them).[tɔrʃɔ̃] nom masculin1. [linge de maison]a. [dans un parti, un gouvernement, une entreprise] tempers are getting frayedb. [dans un couple, entre des collègues, des amis] there's a bit of friction between them2. (familier) [écrit mal présenté] messqu'est-ce que c'est que ce torchon? [devoir scolaire] do you call that mess homework?3. (familier) [mauvais journal] rag
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