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1 clou
n. m.1. Etre maigre comme un clou: To be as thin as a rake.2. Traverser dans les clous: To use a pedestrian crossing. (Although 'zebra crossings' are common in France now, a double row of large metal studs used to indicate such protected walkways).3. Clou de cercueil (joc.): Small cigarillo.4. Clous de girofle: Set of decayed teeth.5. Bouffer des clous: To have nothing to eat, to go hungry.6. Ne pas valoir un clou: To be worth 'fuck-all', to be worthless.7. Des clous! Not on your nelly! — Not bloody likely! — Certainly not!8. Mettre au clou: To 'hock', to pawn.9. Coller quelqu'un au clou: To sling someone into jail.10. Un vieux clou: An 'old jalopy', a decrepit motor-car.
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