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1 tire-au-flanc
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2 tire-au-flanc
tire-au-flanc (inf) [tiʀoflɑ̃]invariable masculine and feminine noun* * *(colloq) tiʀoflɑ̃ nom masculin invariable shirker, skiver (colloq) GB* * *tiʀoflɑ̃ nm invpéjoratif shirker, skiver Grande-Bretagne* * *[tiroflɑ̃] nom masculin invariable -
3 fumiste
fumiste [fymist]1. masculine noun( = réparateur, installateur) heating engineer ; ( = ramoneur) chimney sweep2. masculine noun, feminine noun* * *fymistnom masculin, féminin2) ( technicien) ( pour cheminées) chimney specialist; ( de chauffage) stove fitter* * *fymist1. nm(= chauffagiste) heating engineer2. nm/f* * *A ○adj pej être un peu fumiste ( peu sérieux) to be a bit of a joker○; ( charlatan) to be a bit of a phoney○; ( paresseux) to be a bit of a skiver○ GB ou laggard US.B nm,f2 ⇒ Les métiers et les professions ( technicien) ( pour cheminée) chimney specialist; ( pour appareil de chauffage) stove fitter.[fymist] nom masculin1. [installateur] heating specialist2. [ramoneur] chimney sweep————————[fymist] adjectif————————[fymist] nom masculin et féminin -
4 embusqué
embusqué, e [ɑ̃byske]• être embusqué [soldats] to lie in ambush* * *ɑ̃byske embusqué, -e1. adj2. nmpéjoratif shirker, skiver Grande-Bretagne* * *A pp ⇒ embusquer., embusquée [ɑ̃byske] nom masculin, nom féminin -
5 inspecteur des travaux finis
(colloq) hum skiver (colloq) GB, shirker (colloq)Dictionnaire Français-Anglais > inspecteur des travaux finis
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6 cacou
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7 embusqué
n. m.1. One who has a 'cushy number', character who through favouritism is landed with an easy job.2. 'Skiver', 'shirker', character who dodges work successfully. -
8 filoneur
n. m. (also: filonneur): 'Shirker', idle so-and-so. (The kind of character who always seems to land the jobs where little work is entailed.) -
9 flanchard
I.n. m. 'Quitter', 'shirker', character who gives up too readily.II.adj. 'Sickly', weakish, unwell. -
10 fricoteur
n. m.1. 'Wangler', 'string-puller', character who spends his time manipulating events and people.2. 'Shirker', work-shy character. -
11 jeter
v. trans.1. To 'bounce', to 'chuck out', to kick someone out. Il s'est fait jeter en beauté! He got the heave-ho, no messing!2. Jeter quelqu'un dedans: To 'drop someone in it', to land someone in trouble.3. S'en jeter un derrière la cravate: To toss back a drink.5. N'en jetez plus, la cour est pleine! (joc. & iron.): Whoa with the compliments! — That's more than enough praise! (This expression is usually directed at someone bestowing lavish praise or compliments. It originates from the world of street-singers who, when times were hard, performed in the backyards of apartment blocks hoping that the flat-dwellers would throw them a few coins. A glut of coins seems an unlikely occurrence!)6. En jeter. To 'graft', to work hard. Pour en jeter, il en jette, il ne craint pas la besogne, lui! You've got to hand it to him, he's no shirker!7. La jeter mal: To 'look bad', to give a bad impression. Elle la jetait mal dans ses fringues rapiécées: She certainly looked no fashion model in her stitched-up hand-medowns!8. Ça, c'est jeté! That's the stuff to give 'em! — That's telling them! -
12 planqué
n. m.1. Character who has a 'cushy number', person who through favouritism has landed an easy job.2. 'Skiver', 'shirker', person who dodges work successfully. -
13 tire-au-cul
n. m. 'ldle git', shirker, character who always successfully dodges chores and hard work (also: tire-au-flanc).
См. также в других словарях:
Shirker — Shirk er, n. One who shirks. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
shirker — 1799, agent noun from SHIRK (Cf. shirk) … Etymology dictionary
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shirker — noun see shirk … New Collegiate Dictionary
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shirker — noun a) One who shirks a duty or responsibility. b) One who is lazy. Syn: goldbrick … Wiktionary
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