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1 chou
1. masculine nouna. ( = légume) cabbageb. ( = gâteau) choux bunc. ( = forme d'adresse) darling• être dans les choux [projet] to be up the spout (inf) (Brit) to be a write-off ; (Sport) to be right out of the running ; [candidat] to have had it2. compounds* * *pl choux ʃu nom masculin1) ( légume) cabbagechou farci — stuffed cabbage; chèvre II
2) ( pâtisserie) choux bun GB, pastry shell US3) (colloq) ( personne aimable) dear•Phrasal Verbs:••bête comme chou — (colloq) really easy
faire chou blanc — (colloq) to draw a blank
faire ses choux gras de quelque chose — (colloq) to use something to one's advantage
être dans les choux — (colloq) to bring up the rear
rentrer dans le chou (colloq) de quelqu'un — ( physiquement) to beat somebody up; ( oralement) to give somebody a piece of one's mind
* * *ʃu choux pl1. nm1) (= légume) cabbagemon petit chou — sweetheart, my sweetheart
feuille de chou fig (= journal) — rag
2. adj inv* * *B nm1 ( légume) cabbage; soupe aux choux cabbage soup; chou farci stuffed cabbage; ⇒ chèvre, oreille, palmiste;3 ( personne aimable) dear; ferme la porte tu seras un chou be a dear and close the door; tu es un chou you're a little darling.chou de Bruxelles Brussels sprout; chou à la crème cream puff; chou rave kohlrabi; chou rouge red cabbage; chou vert green cabbage.bête comme chou really easy; faire chou blanc○ to draw a blank; faire ses choux gras de qch○ to use sth to one's advantage; être dans les choux○ to bring up the rear; aller planter ses choux○ to go and live in the country; aller planter ses choux ailleurs to go to pastures new; rentrer dans le chou○ de qn ( physiquement) to beat sb up; ( verbalement) to give sb a piece of one's mind.I, choute [ʃu, ʃut] nom masculin, nom féminina. [en demandant un service] there's a dearb. [pour remercier] you're so kind, you're an absolute darling[mignon] cuteII( pluriel masculin choux) [ʃu] nom masculin1. BOTANIQUE2. CUISINE4. (familier & locution)avec cette pluie, son barbecue est dans les choux it's curtains for his barbecue in this rainfaire chou blanc to draw a blank, to be out of lucka. [en voiture] to slam into somebodyb. [agresser] to go for somebody -
2 trimard
n. m. (also: trimar):1. 'Grafter', hardworking individual.2. Tramp, vagabond.3. The open road leading to 'pastures new'.4. The lifc of the country drifter. -
3 trimarder
v. intrans.1. (of vagabond, country drifter): To walk in search of pastures new.2. To 'graft', to work for a crust. (The image is very much one of 'work-for-keep' where the 'here-today-gone-tomorrow' drifter does a few odd jobs for a meal and a bed.)
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