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1 papier
n. m.2. 10 francs. (Sometimes the note, but more often than not a multiple of that amount as redefined in the 1958 currency. Ça lui a coûté 500 papiers: It cost him 5000 francs.)3. (Racing slang): 'Form-sheet' (where runners and riders are listed and the horses' past performance is given to the punter). Faire son papier: To make out one's bet.4. (pl.): Playing cards. Taper les papiers: To have a game of cards.5. (pl.): 'Papers', I.D. documents. Avoir des papiers en règle: To have legit papers.6. Papier à douleur (iron.): 'Stinger', unexpectedly heavy bill which the recipient will be reluctant to pay.7. Connaître le papier: To 'know the score', to be well-informed about something. Pas de problème! Lui, il connaît le papier! Don't give it another thought, he knows the ropes!8. Avoir un bon papier. To have a 'good name', an unblemished reputation.9. Etre dans les petits papiers de quelqu'un: To be 'in someone's good books', to be appreciated by someone.10. Rayer quelqu'un de ses papiers: To give someone the 'big elbow', 'the push', to get rid of someone. Rayez ça de vos papiers! I'd give up any thought of that if I were you!11. Faire voler du papier timbré: To issue writs left, right and centre. (In France, most legal documents bear an adhesive stamp representing the State's levy.)a It's as regular as clockwork.b It's as sure as fate. (The predictable and precise nature of sheet music is reflected in this expression.)13. Se faire passer au papier de verre (joc.): To have a skinhead haircut, to have one's skull shaved.14. Avoir une gueule (also: une figure) de papier mâché: To look 'pale around the gills', to have a washed-out complexion.
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