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1 Légion étrangère
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2 Légion étrangère, La
the French Foreign Legion. A vestige of the colonial era, the Foreign Legion was founded in 1831 as a unit for foreign nationals wanting to enlist in the French army. Originally it was based in Algeria, and its main function was (along with other regiments) to protect French colonies. After the Second World War, it is alleged that many ex-SS troopers signed up for the Legion, where discretion was assured, in order to escape from their past. The Legion had the reputation, in the past, of being a place where people on the run could create themselves a new identity.A legionnaire can apply for French nationality after three years' service, or less if he has been injured fighting for France.Today's legion is still mostly formed of foreign nationals, from many different countries, though the majority of officers are French. The Legion's headquarters are now in Aubagne, near Marseilles. The Legion is an active fighting unit in the French Army, and its regiments are regularly deployed on missions round the world.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Légion étrangère, La
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3 légion
légion [leʒjɔ̃]feminine noun━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━Created by Napoleon in 1802, the Légion d'honneur is a prestigious order awarded for either civil or military achievements. The order is divided into five « classes »: « chevalier » (the lowest), « officier », « commandeur », « grand officier » and « grand-croix » (the highest). Full regalia consists of medals and sashes but on less formal occasions these are replaced by a discreet red ribbon or rosette (according to rank) worn on the lapel.* * *leʒjɔ̃1) Histoire, Armée legion2) ( multitude) army (de of)•Phrasal Verbs:* * *leʒjɔ̃ nfla Légion d'honneur — the Legion of Honour Grande-Bretagne the Legion of Honor USA
* * *légion nf2 ( multitude) army (de of); ils sont légion they are legion.la Légion (étrangère) the Foreign Legion; la Légion d'honneur the Legion of HonourGB.ⓘ Légion d'honneur The system of honours awarded by the state for meritorious achievement. The Président de la République is the Grand maître. The basic rank is Chevalier. Holders of the Légion d'honneur are entitled to wear a small red lapel ribbon or une rosette.[leʒjɔ̃] nom féminin1. MILITAIRE2. [décoration]4. [grand nombre] -
4 boudin
n. m.1. Cosh, truncheon (also: goumi).2. 'Prick', 'cock', penis.3. Tyre. On s'est retrouvés en pleine cambrousse avec deux boudins crevés: We were stranded in the middle of nowhere with two flat tyres.4. (pej.): 'Biddy', ungainly woman. Chaque fois qu'on sort ensemble, il se leve toujours un affreux boudin! Whenever we go out on a foursome, he always manages to land the ugliest girl going!5. 'Prozzie', low-class prostitute.6. Avoir du boudin: To have an unbeatable hand at cards.7. Faire du boudin: To sulk and sulk.9. 'Tiens— voilà du boudin': Humorous yet meaningless words associated with the tune of the slow march of the French Foreign Legion. -
5 crever
I.v. trans.1. To 'drive someone into the ground', to wear someone out. Il me crève avec toutes ses jérémiades: His constant moaning drives me round the bend.2. Crever la paillasse à quelqu'un: To 'do someone in', to commit murder.3. Ça crève les yeux: It's staring you in the face—It's blatantly obvious.II.v. intrans.1. (Cycling, motoring): To get a puncture.2. To 'snuff it', to 'croak', to die.3. Crever de faim: To starve, to be terribly hungry.4. Crever la faim (also: la mver): To lead a life of poverty. Depuis que son vieux est mort, elle la crève: Since her old man died, she's not had two ha'pennies to rub together.5. Tu peux toujours crever! To hell with you! Qu'il crève! Sod him!6. Marche ou crève! It's a case of 'do-or-die'. (This expression originally referred to the French Foreign Legion and its near-inhuman training methods.)7. Bouffer a en crever: To 'stuff one's face', to eat immoderately.8. Crever de rire: To split one's sides with laughter.III.v. trans.reflex. Se crever de boulot: To 'work oneself into an early grave', to kill oneself with work. -
6 légobiffin
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7 Le Pen, Jean-Marie
(adj Lepéniste)Born 1928.Founder and long-time leader of the right-wing Front National (FN) (National Front) party. In his youth, le Pen was involved with a number of extreme right-wing youth movements, and enjoyed a reputation as a brawler. A lawyer by training, le Pen served with the Foreign Legion in Algeria during the war for Algerian independence. He was first elected to the French parliament in 1956, at the age of 28, on a right-wing populist ticket. In 1972, his rise to national prominence began after he created the National Front party. Campaigning on an anti-immigration and anti-European Union platform, the FN picked up seats in municipal, regional, parliamentary and European elections. Le Pen himself was elected to the European parliament in 1984; then in 1986 he was re-elected to the French National Assembly, along with 33 other FN deputies, when proportional representation was (briefly) introduced into the election process. Since 1994, he has always been reelected to the European Parliament.Le Pen's most remarkable achievement, however, was in 2002, when, as a candidate in the Presidential election, he scored 16.86% of the vote, becoming one of the two candidates to go through to the second round - where he lost heavily to Jacques Chirac..During his turbulent life, Le Pen has had a number of run-ins with the law, including the following examples and several more. In 1971 he was found guilty of "apologies for war crimes". In 1987 he received the first of several condemnations for inciting racial hatred. In the same year, he caused outrage by sugggesting that the Auschwitz gas chambers were merely "a detail of history". In 1991 he was condemned for "banalising crimes against humanity". In 2008 he was condemned to a suspended prison sentence for apologising for war crimes and denying crimes against humanity.Dictionnaire Français-Anglais. Agriculture Biologique > Le Pen, Jean-Marie
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