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brownie ['braʊnɪ]1 noun∎ chocolate brownies brownies mpl au chocolat∎ Brownie ® (camera) Brownie ® m Kodak ®≃ jeannette f;∎ to join the Brownies s'inscrire aux jeannettes, devenir jeannette∎ to win or get brownie points se faire bien voir;∎ doing the ironing should earn you a few brownie points tu seras bien vu si tu fais le repassage -
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six [sɪks]1 noun(a) (number, numeral) six m inv;∎ British to be at sixes and sevens être sens dessus dessous;∎ I'm at sixes and sevens as to what to do je ne sais absolument pas quoi faire;∎ familiar it's six of one and half a dozen of the other, it's six and half a dozen c'est blanc bonnet et bonnet blanc, c'est kif-kif;(c) (in cricket) six points mpl;∎ he scored five sixes il a marqué cinq fois six points;∎ British familiar figurative to knock for six (person → knock down) étendre□ ; (→ flabbergast) abasourdir□ ; (enemy, opponent) battre à plate(s) couture(s)2 pronounsixsix;∎ familiar to be six feet under être six pieds sous terre, manger les pissenlits par la racine►► the Six Counties (les six comtés mpl de) l'Irlande f du Nord;History the Six Day War la guerre des Six-Jours;Sport the Six Nations (Tournament) le Tournoi des Six Nations
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