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101 embellie
n. f. 'Lucky break', stroke of luck. -
102 ficher
I.v. trans. & intrans.(This verb is the euphemistic equivalent of foutre, and a surprising alternative infinitive ( ormfiche is quite often to be found.)1. To be up to (with pejorative connotation), to do (very little). Et qu'est-ce qu'il fiche ici quand il se donne la peine de venir?! And can you tell me what he does here, if and when he bothers to clock in? Ne rien ficher (also: nepas en ficher un coup): To 'do bugger-all', to 'sit on one's backside', not to do a stroke of work.2. To 'bung', to 'stick', to put. Où est-ce que vous avez fiché ma valise? Where did you dump my suitcase?3. Ficher quelqu'un dedans: To 'land someone in it', to get someone into trouble.4. Ficher quelqu'un à la porte: To chuck someone out.5. Ficher le camp: To 'bugger off', to 'piss off', to go away.7. Je t'en fiche (also: je vous en fiche) mon billet! You can bet your bottom dollar on this! — You can take it from me that¼8. Envoyer faire fiche quelqu'un: To send someone away with a flea in his ear. Va te faire fiche! Go to hell!9. Faire quelque chose à la va- tefaire-fiche: To do something 'any old how', to do something in a slapdash manner (also: à la va-comme-je-te-pousse).10. Je t'en fiche! You must be joking! — Nothing of the sort! — Not remotely' likely.11. Ça la fiche mal! That doesn't look good! — That certainly makes a bad impression! Ça la fiche mal, un patron qui fait de la taule! A director in the clink certainly doesn't enhance the company image.II.v. pronom.1. Se ficher de:a 'Not to give a fuck', not to care a damn about something. Il se fiche éperdument de ce que vous pouvez bien lui dire: He couldn't care two hoots what you say.b To 'poke fun at', to 'pull someone's leg', to make fun of someone or something. Je sais qu'il se fiche de moi derrière mon dos! I know he's always taking the mickey out of me!2. Se ficher dedans:a To 'make a boo-boo', to make a blunder.b To 'land oneself in it', to get oneself into trouble.a To get killed. Il s'est fichu en l'air sur l'autoroute: He got shunted to kingdom come on the motorway.b To 'bump oneself off', to commit suicide.4. Se ficher sur la gueule: To 'have a ding-dong set-to', to 'have a punch-up', to have a fight.a To fall flat on one's face, to go sprawling.b To 'come a cropper', to fall foul of one's luck. -
103 flube
n. m.1. 'lnfo', piece of information.2. Stroke of luck. Il a eu un de ces flubes! You won't believe the luck he's had!3. Avoir lesflubes: To 'have the shits', to be 'in a blue funk', to be petrified. Il lui a foutu les flubes: He scared the pants off him. -
104 foutre
I.n. m. 'Spunk', sperm, semen.II.v. trans.1. To 'bung', to 'chuck somewhere', to put. On l'a foutu en taule: He was clapped into jail. Il a foutu ça dans un coin: He chucked it in a corner. On l'a foutue à la porte: She got the sack. Foutre quelque chose en l'air: To throw something away.2. To do (usually with derogatory connotations). Qu'est- ce que tu fous ici? What the hell are you doing here? Il n'a jamais rien foutu de sa vie: He's ncver done a stroke of work.3. Foutre un coup de poing sur la gueule de quelqu'un: To punch someone in the face.4. Foutre le camp: To 'bugger off', to leave (usually in haste).5. Foutre la paix à quelqu'un: To leave someone in peace. Fous-moi la paix! Leave me alone!III.v. trans. reflex.1. Se foutre par terre: To fall flat on one's face, to fall to the ground (also: se foutre la gueule par terre).2. Se foutre dedans: To 'make a cock-up', to make a mistake. Il s'est drôlement foutu dedans avec la dernière commande: He made a real balls of that last order.3. Se foutre m l'air: To 'top oneself', to 'do oneself in', to commit suicide.IV.v. pronom. Se foutre de quelqu'un: To 'take the mickey out of', to poke fun at someone.V.interj. Cripes! — Bloody hell! (A less potent alternative is fichtre!) -
105 main
n. f.1. Avoir la main heureuse: To 'have a knack with things', to be lucky by nature.2. Avoir la main baladeuse: To 'have wandering hands', to have a tendency to 'paw'.3. Avoir un poil dans la main: To be an 'idle git', to be a lazy so-and-so.4. Etre en main (of prostitute): To be with a client.5. Se faire la main: To 'try one's hand at something', to practise.6. Ça fait ma main! It suits me to a T! — That's fine by me!a To make a swoop for, to 'pinch', to steal.b To give a woman a sly stroke on the behind.8. Se prendre en main (joc.): To 'pull one's wire', to masturbate.9. Se prendre par la main: To pluck up courage, to act in a confident manner.10. Ne pas y aller de main morte: To 'make no bones about something', to be ruthlessly frank and aggressive.11. Passer la main dans le dos à quelqu'un: To 'butter up', to flatter someone. Il aime bien se passer la main dans le dos: He likes to pat himself on the back.12. Avoir un enfant de la main gauche: To have an illegitimate child.13. Ne pas se moucher de la main gauche (iron.): To 'fancy oneself', to have no mean opinion of oneself.14. C'est du cousu main: It's done to a turn—It's perfectly done.15. Passer la main:a To 'give in', to let someone else handle things.b To 'let things ride', to be amenable.16. La main de ma sœur dans la culotte d'un zouave: This jocular catch phrase has no specific meaning, but implies that whatever has been said or done is highly ridiculous. -
106 mimi
n. m.1. 'Puss', pussy, cat.2. 'Pussy', 'fanny', vagina.3. (Term of endearment): 'Pet', darling. Mon mimi: My lovey-dovey.4. Faire mimi (Child language): To cuddle, to stroke. (The word, as its first meaning suggests, is a corruption of minet, itself a colloquial alternative for chat.) -
107 patiner
I.v. trans. To 'paw', to stroke with salacious intentions.II.v. pronom. To 'skedaddle', to 'make tracks', to run away. -
108 pétoire
n. f.1. ( Slightly pej.): Moped or light motorcycle (more often than not, the noisy two-stroke type).2. 'Rod', 'shooter', handgun. -
109 pétrus
n. m. 'Arse', 'bum', behind. Je ne l'ai jamais vu autrement qu'assis sur son pétrus! I can't say I've ever seen him do a stroke of work! L'avoir dans le pétrus (fig.): To have been 'diddled', 'conned', to have been fooled. -
110 secousse
n. f.1. Ne pas en foutre une secousse: To do 'bugger-all', to not do a stroke of work, to stay idle out of choice.2. L'hôtel des cent mille secousses (joc.): The 'knocking-shop'. (As the name suggests, the kind of hotel where sleep is not the clientèle's aim!) -
111 tapant
adj. (of time): 'On the dot', precisely. Arriver à l'heure tapante: To arrive bang on time. A minuit tapant, il faut qu'on décarre! We'll have to leave on the stroke of midnight! -
112 top
n. m. 'Time-pip'. 'Au quatrième top, il sera exactement¼': 'At the third stroke, it will be exactly¼' -
113 veine
n. f. Luck, good fortune. (This colloquial meaning of the word is said to have originated from the language of mining where encountering a vein of ore is equatable with success.) Avoir une veine de cocu: To have the luck of the devil. C'est bien ma veine! (iron.): Just my luck! Pas de veine! Tough! — Hard luck! Une veine que tu sois là! It's a stroke of luck you being here! -
114 attaque
attack, dose, fit, stroke -
115 caresse
caress, stroke -
116 caresser
caress, fondle, pet, stroke -
117 coup
bash, blast, blow, coup, hit, jab, knock, poke, shot, stroke -
118 coup de maître
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119 d’un seul coup
all at once, at a stroke -
120 effort
effort, exertion, haul, stroke
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