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41 se nourrir
nuʀiʀ vpr/réfl1) (= s'alimenter) [personne] to eat2) fig (= s'inspirer)La fiction se nourrit bien souvent de la réalité. — Fiction is often based on reality.
Le jazz se nourrit d'influences variées. — Jazz is inspired by a variety of influences.
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42 aller
v. intrans.1. Se laisser aller:a To take things easy and relax a little. En vacances on se laisse un peu aller, ça fait du bien! In the hols, we try and ease up a bit!b To become increasingly lax (in a variety of areas). Depuis qu'elle est marida, elle se laisse aller! Since she got hitched, she doesn't seem to give a damn about her appearance!2. Aller à:a (lit.): To suit, to fit. Son costar lui va comme un gant: That suit of his fits him a treat.b (fig., often iron.): To be 'fitting', in keeping with. Ça lui va bien de parler d'honnêteté! He's got a nerve, talking about being honest!4. Y aller de sa réputation: To stake one's good name.5. Comme vous y allez! That's a bit steep! — That's a bit much!6. Va pour! O.K. then! — Alright! Bon, va pour demain, alors! Oh well, then make it tomorrow! (There is a certain 'needs must' reluctance in the expression.)7. Allons donc! (iron.): Come on?! — You can't mean it?! Lui, un doulos?! Allons donc! Him a snitch?! You must be joking!8. Ça va mal, non?! (iron.): Are you nuts or something?! — You must be joking! -
43 anisette
n. f. Anisette de barbillon (joc.): 'Adam's ale', 'corporation pop', water. (Tap water, never a popular drink with the French, comes under a variety of humorous appellations, e.g. sirop de canard, Château-la-pompe.) -
44 appel
n. m.1. Wink, 'come on' nod (also a variety of facial expressions appealing to a person one fancies).2. Faire des appels du pied: To 'play footsy', to reach out under a table with one's foot.3. Faire un appel de phares: To flash one's headlights.4. Faire un appel au peuple (joc.): To scrounge, to ask for money. -
45 B.A.
n. f. (abbr. bonne action) Faire sa B.A. (joc. & iron.): To do one's daily good deed. (The expression originates from the language of Scouting; in colloquial speech, the good deed can have a variety of tongue-in-cheek meanings.) -
46 bleue
n. f.1. La grande bleue: 'The briny', the sea.2. Un paquet de bleues: A packet of ordinary Gauloises or Gitanes cigarettes. (The blue pack contrasts with the green and yellow packs containing nicotine-free or Virginia tobacco.)3. Oh! La belle bleue! This near-untranslatable exclamation is a staple utterance at firework displays and can be found with stronger colloquial undertones in a variety of contexts. -
47 bombe
n. f.1. Binge, 'beano', spree. Faire la bombe: To have one hell of a good time.2. (abbr. bombe glacée): Superlative ice-cream dessert. (This confection containing a variety of flavours is reserved for special occasions and ends culinary extravaganzas with a gastro nomic bang.) -
48 bougnat
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49 boulot
I.n. m.1. Work. (According to context, it can have a variety of connotations.) Abattre du boulot: To get through a pile of work. S'atteler au boulot: To 'pitch in', to get down to it. Décrocher un boulot: To get a job. Etre au boulot: To be 'on the job', to have sex. Se taper un petit boulot facile (Underworld slang): To go on an easy job. Au boulot! Get cracking! (Start earning your keep!)2. C'est pas ton boulot! It's none of your business!II.adj. 'Podgy', plump. Sa femme est plutôt boulotte: His missus isn't exactly featherlight! -
50 brutal
n. m.1. Du brutal:a 'Hard stuff', strong liquor (usually of the 'moonshine' variety).b 'Rough plonk', cheap and nasty red wine.c Coarse bread. (With this meaning, the word is associated with prison life up to the 30s and 40s.) -
51 calendo
n. m. (also: calendos): Camembert cheese. (The very ripe variety is jocularly nicknamed vient-tout-seul.) -
52 casse-gueule
n. m.1. Dangerous enterprise, perilous exercise. Aller sur le toit avec un zef pareil, quel casse-gueule! You're risking your neck on the roof with that kind of wind!3. 'Rot-gut', cheap alcohol (usually of the moonshine variety). -
53 casse-pattes
n. m.1. 'Rot-gut', cheap alcohol (usually of the moonshine variety).2. (Racing cyclists' slang): Difficult climb, awkwardly changing gradient which breaks the rider's rhythm.3. Lob (tennis shot that makes the opponent run for the ball thus creating extra fatigue). -
54 chicorée
n. f.1. Coiffure chicorée: 'Afro hairdo', frizzy hairstyle.2. 'Woolly', pubic hair. Défriser la chicorée: To perform cunnilingus. (Both meanings originate from the name of a variety of frizzy-leafed lettuce popular in France.) -
55 costaud
I.n. m. Athletically-built man, one whose frame is bulging with muscles. (The costauds des Halles, even with the advent of forklift trucks, are still much admired for their strong physique.)II.adj.1. 'Stocky', 'hefty', muscularly built. Il est vachement costaud: He's got muscles on his muscles!2. Ne pas se sentir costaud: To feel 'out of sorts', to feel rather weak.3. Etre costaud en math: To have a brain for maths. ( Etre costaud en¼can refer to excellence in a variety of subjects and skills.)4. Ça, c'est du costaud! (of object): This is really solid stuff!a It's rather difficult. C'est un machin plutôt costaud a expliquer. It's rather tricky to explain.b It's quite pricey—It's rather expensive. Notre loyer est plutôt costaud: The rent here doesn't bear talking about. -
56 couvert
n. m.1. Mettre le couvert (Gambling slang): To set the table for a game of cards.2. Remettre le couvert: To start all over again. (The expression can refer to a variety of activities. The most current usage is in conjunction with sexual intercourse.)3. Couvert trois pieces (joc.): 'Privates', male sexual organs. -
57 essuyer
v. trans.1. Essuyer le coup: To show one's feelings of disappointment at a setback.2. Essuyer les plâtres: To suffer teething problems in a new venture. (Originally the meaning of the expression was literal and referred to the problems experienced by someone moving into newly-built premises.)3. Essuyer lesplanches (th.): To have the difficult task of 'warming up an audience' at a variety show. -
58 loubiats
n. m. pl. White beans (the dried variety you have to boil for hours on- end). -
59 narines
n. f. pl. Prendre quelque chose dans les narines: To 'get one's just deserts' (usually of the unpleasant variety), to get what was coming to one. Et prends ça dans les narines! This should take you down a peg or two! -
60 négresse
n. f.1. 'Bounder', flea (the variety that frequents humans rather than animals).2. Bottle of 'plonk', of cheap dark red wine. (This word only seems to have survived in the expression étouffer une négresse: to down a bottle of plonk.)3. (Restaurateurs' slang): Large capacity chip-fryer. (The only lexicographical reference to this meaning of the word is to be found in François Caradec's DICTIONNAIRE DU FRANÇAIS ARGOTIQUE ET POPULAIRE.)
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