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81 numéro
n. m.1. 'Character', 'card', person who stands out from the crowd. Quel numéro, celui-là! You won't see two like him! Un drôle de numéro: A bit of an oddball.2. Maison à gros numéro: 'Cat-house', brothel.3. Vendre au numéro (Artists' jargon): To have a ready market where certain canvas sizes are concerned.4. Quel numéro! (of prowess): What a feat! — What an exploit!5. Un bon numéro: 'Some valuable info', good advice.6. Avoir tiré le bon numéro: To have struck it lucky. (The expression originates from the days when conscripts were designated for National Service by a lottery system.)7. Je retiens votre numéro! You've not heard the last of this! — You'll be hearing from me! (Although the expression suggests hate and animosity, it is usually uttered with restrained jocularity.)8. Le numéro cent: The 'karzey', the 'bog', the W.C. (The appellation is said to have its origin in the misreading of the word 'loo' on the door of a battle-weary field-latrine during W.W.I.) -
82 œillères
n. f. pl. Avoir des œillères: To be narrow-minded (literally, to wear blinkers where life and society are concerned). -
83 paillasson
n. m. (pej.):1. 'Easy-lay', 'promiscuous bird', easily wooed woman.2. Lowclass 'prozzy', prostitute long past her prime.3. 'Doormat', character who submits to all indignities where pride and personality are concerned. Chez lui, c'est un vrai paillasson: She wears the pants at home, he lets her walk all over him.4. 'Snowshoe', clapped-out tennis racket.5. 'Woolly', woman's pubic hair. Brouter le paillasson: To perform cunnilingus. -
84 passion
n. f. Homme à passions: 'Randy soand-so', highly-sexed male. Femme à passions: 'Hot-stuff', 'thunder-thighs', highly-sexed woman. (Unlike femme à passions, which has only one meaning, homme à passions can also denote one who is 'kinky' where sexual matters are concerned.) -
85 pistonneur
n. m. Powerful 'string-puller', person who holds influence and uses it where another's promotion prospects are concerned. -
86 poubelle
n. f.1. 'Tip', dirty and very untidy dwelling. ( Poubelle, eponymous with the Préfet de la Seine who made dustbins compulsory in 1884, really refers in colloquial French to any filthy confined space.)2. (joc.): 'Bone-shaker', 'banger', motor vehicle with little to commend it where comfort or performance are concerned. -
87 purée
n. f.1. Etre dans la purée: To be 'in the soup', to be in a fix (usually where financial matters are concerned).2. Purée de nous autres! Heaven help us! — Luck is never on our side! (This expression originated in Algeria with the pied- noir community. With the exodus of the European settlers, it is moving into everyday colloquial French.)a To fire a hail of bullets.b To 'juice off', to ejaculate. -
88 quarante-quatre
n. m. Filer a quelqu'un un quarante-quatre maison: To give someone a good kick up the jacksey. (Where French shoe sizes are concerned, 44 is definitely on the large side, hence the humour of the expression. See fillette.) -
89 quoi
(A)(rel. pron.):1. Avoir de quoi: To be 'well-padded', to be well-off where money is concerned.2. Il n'y a pas de quoi! Don't mention it! (There's no need to thank me.)(B) (interr. pron.):De quoi ( je nte mele)?! And what's it got to do with you?! (This defiant and aggressive expression is usually directed at interfering busybodies.) (C) (interj.): On est là, quoi! Well, here we are! Enfin, quoi, c'est la vie! Well, that's life! -
90 requin
n. m. 'Shark', ruthless individual where business matters are concerned. -
91 ribouler
v. intrans.1. To 'whoop it up', to lead a fast and furious life where over- eating and drinking are concerned.2. Ribouler des calots: To gawp, to gaze (at someone or something) in amazement. -
92 ripailleur
n. m. One who is forever living it up where good food and drink are concerned. -
93 sabot
n. m.1. 'Old tub', seagoing vessel long past its prime.2. Inefficient and worthless bit of machinery.3. 'Bungler', 'botcher' (literally a character who unwittingly 'sabotages' whatever task he undertakes).4. (Gambling): 'Shoe', box from which cards are dispensed to players in games such as baccarat.5. Il joue comme un sabot! He can't play for toffee!6. Voir venir quelqu'un avec ses gros sabots (iron.): To be no mug where trickery is concerned. Je l'ai vu venir avec ses gros sabots! I could see what his little game was! (He certainly wasn't fooling me!)a To be 'always on,the go', to be full of energy.b To be 'on the ball', not to be lacking the spirit of enterprise. -
94 scrogneugneu
I.n. m. 'Old fuddy-duddy', doddering old martinet. (Where military men are concerned, a 'Colonel Blimp' type.)II.adj. Grumpy and officious. -
95 soigner
v. trans. reflex. To 'mollycoddle oneself', to 'do oneself well', to look after oneself well (where personal comforts are concerned). -
96 soudure
n. f. 'Brass', 'loot', money. Envoyer la soudure: To 'cough up', to pay up. Faire la soudure:a To have just about enough money to tide one over.b To overlap where work-shifts are concerned. -
97 tafanard
n. m. 'Botty', 'bum', behind (usually where salacious thoughts or acts are concerned). -
98 tagada
n. m.1. 'Botty', 'bum', behind (usually where salacious thoughts or acts are concerned). La vie pour lui n'est qu'une grande partie de tagada! Sex seems to be his only preoccupation in life!2. Le tagada tsoin-tsoin: The 'oompah- oompah' musical beat of brass bands and other syncopated music. -
99 torpilleur
n. m.1. Character whose greatest delight in life is to fire critical broadsides where projects, 'good ideas', etc. are concerned.2. 'Sponger', 'cadger', near-professional borrower.3. 'Rep', door-to-door salesman. -
100 к тому времени когда
я был рад, когда это кончилось — I was glad to get that over
часы, когда все сотрудники должны быть на работе — core time
когда речь, идёт о детях — where the children are concerned
Русско-английский большой базовый словарь > к тому времени когда
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