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1 queer
queer [kwɪə(r)]∎ he's a queer fish! c'est un drôle d'individu!;∎ he's got some queer ideas il a de drôles d'idées, il a des idées bizarres;∎ she's a queer-looking person elle a une drôle de tête;∎ she has a queer-sounding name elle a un drôle de nom(b) (suspicious) suspect, louche;∎ there've been some queer goings-on around here il s'est passé des choses bizarres ici∎ he's a bit queer in the head il lui manque une case∎ American pejorative as queer as a three-dollar bill pédé comme un phoque∎ to be in queer street être dans une mauvaise passe2 nounvery familiar (homosexual) pédé m, pédale ffamiliar gâter□, gâcher□ ;∎ British to queer sb's pitch couper l'herbe sous les pieds de qn►► American familiar queer money (counterfeit) fausse monnaie□ f -
2 queer
queer [kwɪər]1. adjectivea. ( = strange) bizarre ; ( = suspicious) louche2. noun* * *[kwɪə(r)]1) ( strange) étrange, bizarre2) ( suspicious) louche, suspect3) (dated) GB ( ill) patraque (colloq)4) (colloq) injur ( homosexual) pédé (sl) offensive, homosexuel/-elle•• -
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B adj1 ( strange) étrange, bizarre ;2 ( suspicious) louche, suspect ;to queer sb's pitch contrecarrer les plans de qn ; to be in Queer Street GB être dans une mauvaise passe.
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