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1 bobonne
bɔbɔn nfpéjoratif * (nom donné à l'épouse légitime) missus ** * *[bɔbɔn] nom fémininsa femme, c'est une vraie bobonne his wife's the housewife-in-curlers type -
2 légitime
légitime [leʒitim]adjective* * *leʒitim1) ( selon la loi) [enfant, droit, pouvoir] legitimate; [union, époux, héritier] lawful2) ( justifié) [grief, revendication, action] legitimate; [colère] justifiable3) ( juste) [salaire] fair; [récompense] just•Phrasal Verbs:* * *leʒitim adj1) DROIT lawful, legitimate2) (enfant) legitimate3) fig (mécontentement) legitimate* * *A adj2 ( justifié) [revendication, action] legitimate; [grief, colère] justifiable; il est légitime de dire/faire one can legitimately say/do;B nf ◑ ma légitime the missus○.légitime défense self-defenceGB; agir en état de légitime défense to act in self-defenceGB.[leʒitim] adjectif2. [justifié - revendication] legitimateune colère légitime a justifiable ou justified anger————————[leʒitim] nom féminin[épouse] missuslégitime défense nom féminin -
3 régulier
régulier, -ière [ʀegylje, jεʀ]1. adjectivea. (en fréquence, en force) regular ; [qualité, résultats] consistent ; [progrès, vitesse] steady ; (Transport) [ligne, vol] scheduledb. ( = uniforme) [répartition, couche, ligne, humeur] even ; [façade, traits] regular ; [écriture] neate. [armée, clergé, ordre] regularf. [vers, verbe, pluriel] regular2. feminine noun* * *- ière ʀegylje, ɛʀ adjectif1) ( en fréquence) [versements, intervalles, battement] regular2) ( habituel) [lecteur, client] regular; [train, ligne, service] regular, scheduled3) ( de qualité constante) [rythme, demande, hausse, effort, production] steady; [qualité, progrès] consistent; [épaisseur, surface, ligne] even; [écriture] neat; [vie] (well-)ordered4) ( symétrique) [traits, polygone] regular; [façade] symmetrical5) ( honnête) [affaire] above board (jamais épith); [personne] honest6) ( conforme) [papiers, scrutin] in order (jamais épith); [gouvernement] legitimate7) Linguistique [pluriel, vers] regular8) Armée [troupes] regular9) Religion [clergé] regular* * *ʀeɡylje, jɛʀ adj (-ière)1) regular2) TRANSPORTS (ligne, service) scheduled, regulardes bus réguliers — a scheduled bus service, a regular bus service
3) (vitesse, qualité) steady4) (répartition, pression) even5) (= légal, réglementaire) lawful, in order6) * (= correct) straight, on the level* * *A adj1 ( en fréquence) [versements, arrivages, choc, battement] regular; à intervalle(s) régulier(s) at regular intervals; être en contact régulier avec qn to be regularly in touch with sb;2 ( habituel) [lecteur, client] regular; Transp [train, ligne, service] regular, scheduled; vol régulier scheduled flight;3 ( de qualité constante) [flux, rythme, demande, hausse, effort, production] steady; [pouls, respiration] steady; [qualité, progrès] consistent; [épaisseur, surface, ligne] even; [écriture] regular; [vie] (well-)ordered; être régulier dans ses habitudes to be regular in one's habits; être régulier dans son travail to be a consistent worker;5 ( honnête) [affaire] above board ( jamais épith), legit○; [personne] honest, on the level○ ( jamais épith); être régulier en affaires to be a straight○ person to deal with; ce n'est pas très régulier it's rather irregular;6 ( conforme) [papiers, scrutin] in order ( jamais épith); [gouvernement] legitimate; il est en situation régulière his official documents ou papers are in order;7 Ling [pluriel, verbe] regular;8 Mil [armée, troupes] regular;9 Relig [clergé] regular.1. [fixe] regulardes revenus réguliers a regular ou steady incomemanger à heures régulières to eat regularly ou at regular intervals[permanent] regulararmée régulière regular ou standing armyune écriture régulière regular ou neat handwriting3. [montée, déclin] steady[distribution] even4. [harmonieux - traits] regular[conforme à la loi] legal————————nom masculin————————régulière nom féminin(familier & humoristique)a. [épouse] my missus, my old ladyb. [maîtresse] my girlfriend -
4 dame
dame [dam]1. feminine nouna. ( = femme) lady• vous savez, ma bonne dame ! (inf) you know, my dear!2. compounds* * *dam
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1) ( femme) lady; ( de la noblesse) ladyla dame de son cœur — liter his lady-love
ma bonne or petite dame — (colloq) my dear
2) ( épouse) (colloq) lady3) (dans fables, contes)5) Droit Mrs
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(colloq & dated) exclamationdame oui!/non! — my word yes!/no!
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dames nom féminin pluriel1) Jeux draughts (+ v sg) GB, checkers (+ v sg) US2) ( inscription) ladies3) Sport•Phrasal Verbs:* * *dam1. nf1) (= femme) ladyLa dame qui tient la buvette m'a indiqué le chemin. — The lady who runs the refreshment stall told me the way.
Mouche-toi et dis bonjour à la dame. — Blow your nose and say hello to the lady.
les toilettes des dames — the ladies' toilets, the ladies'
une grande dame de qch — a grande dame of sth, a great lady of sth
dame nature; Dame Nature — Mother Nature
2) CARTES, ÉCHECS queen2. dames nfpl(= jeu) draughts sg Grande-Bretagne checkers sg USA3. dames adj invSPORT women's* * *A nf1 ( femme) lady; ( de la noblesse) lady; une vieille dame an old lady; la première dame de France France's First Lady; les dames des postes the post office ladies; il a du succès auprès des dames he's very popular with the ladies; la dame de son cœur liter his lady-love; de dame [chapeau, parapluie] lady's; pour dames [vêtements, coiffeur] ladies'; jouer les grandes dames to behave like a princess; c'est une grande dame du cinéma she's a grande dame of the screen; ma bonne or petite dame○ my dear;2 ○( épouse) lady;4 Jeux (aux cartes, échecs) queen; ( aux dames) King; aller à dame ( aux dames) to crown a King; mener un pion à dame ( aux dames) to crown a King; ( aux échecs) to queen a pawn;5 Jur Mrs; (la) dame Durand Mrs Durand;6 Tech ( pour damer) rammer.B ○†excl upon my word!; dame oui!/non! my word yes!/no!C dames nfpl1 ⇒ Les jeux et les sports Jeux draughts (+ v sg) GB, checkers (+ v sg) US; jouer aux dames to play draughts GB ou checkers US; faire une partie de dames to have a game of draughts GB ou checkers US;2 ( inscription) ladies;3 Sport le simple/la finale dames the women's singles/final;4 ( prostituées) euph ladies of the night.dame catéchiste (Catholic) Sunday school teacher; dame de charité lady who does charity work; dame de compagnie live-in companion; dame d'honneur lady-in-waiting; dame de nage Naut rowlock; dame patronnesse lady who does good works; une dame de petite vertu a woman of easy virtue; dame pipi○ (female) toilet attendant; la Vieille Dame (du quai Conti) the French Academy.[dam] nom féminin1. [femme] ladyah, ma bonne ou pauvre dame (familier) , les temps ont bien changé! ah, my dear, times have changed!2. (familier) [épouse]votre dame your missus ou old lady3. [titre] ladysa dame, la dame de ses pensées his ladylovealler à la ou mener un pion à dame to crown a king[aux cartes et aux échecs] queen5. NAUTIQUE————————[dam] interjectiondame oui! yes, indeed!————————dames nom féminin pluriel————————de dames locution adjectivale,pour dames locution adjectivale[bicyclette] ladies' -
5 légitimé
légitime [leʒitim]adjective* * *leʒitim1) ( selon la loi) [enfant, droit, pouvoir] legitimate; [union, époux, héritier] lawful2) ( justifié) [grief, revendication, action] legitimate; [colère] justifiable3) ( juste) [salaire] fair; [récompense] just•Phrasal Verbs:* * *leʒitim adj1) DROIT lawful, legitimate2) (enfant) legitimate3) fig (mécontentement) legitimate* * *A adj2 ( justifié) [revendication, action] legitimate; [grief, colère] justifiable; il est légitime de dire/faire one can legitimately say/do;B nf ◑ ma légitime the missus○.légitime défense self-defenceGB; agir en état de légitime défense to act in self-defenceGB.DROIT [enfant] legitimized————————, légitimée [leʒitime] nom masculin, nom féminin -
6 patron
patron [patʀɔ̃]1. masculine noun• le patron est là ? is the boss in?• (taille) demi-patron/patron/grand patron small/medium/large (size)2. compounds► patron voyou ( = entreprise) crooked company (inf) ; ( = chef d'entreprise) crooked company boss (inf)* * *
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- onne patʀɔ̃, ɔn nom masculin, féminin (directeur, gérant) manager, boss (colloq); ( propriétaire) owner, boss (colloq)
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nom masculin1) ( en couture) pattern2) ( taille) large•Phrasal Verbs:* * *patʀɔ̃, ɔn patron, -ne1. nm/f1) (= chef) boss, manager (manageress)le grand patron de... — the big boss of...
2) (= propriétaire) owner, proprietor (proprietress)3) (= employeur) employer4) MÉDECINE senior consultantpatron de thèse UNIVERSITÉ — supervisor (of postgraduate thesis)
5) RELIGION patron saint2. nmCOUTURE pattern* * *A nm,f1 Comm, Entr (directeur, gérant) manager, boss○; ( propriétaire) owner, boss○; ( artisan) être son propre patron to be one's own boss○; les patrons et les salariés management and workers;2 ○( responsable) boss○; chez lui, c'est lui le patron○ at home, he's the boss○; le patron○ du service the boss○ of the department; ⇒ grand;B nm1 Cout pattern;2 ( taille) large; grand patron extra-large;patron d'industrie captain of industry; patron de pêche skipper, master; patron de presse newspaper proprietor; patron de thèse○ thesis supervisor.I, patronne [patrɔ̃, ɔn] nom masculin, nom féminin1. [d'une entreprise - propriétaire] owner ; [ - gérant] manager ( feminine manageress) ; [ - directeur] employer ; [ - de café, d'auberge] owner, landlord ( feminine landlady)3. UNIVERSITÉpatron de thèse (doctoral) supervisor ou director4. [d'un service hospitalier] senior consultant————————nom masculin1. [d'une entreprise] bossII[patrɔ̃] nom masculin2. [vêtement]4. IMPRIMERIE [plaque] stencil (plate) -
7 barboter
I.v. intrans. To be in a muddle, to be confused. Après que sa bonne femme ait eu mis les bouts, il barbotait en plein cafard: After his missus left him he was so depressed and muddled he didn't know which way to turn.II.v. trans. To 'nick, to 'pinch', to steal. Il s'est fait barboter sa toquante: He got his watch nicked. -
8 bobonne
n. f.1. 'The missus', the wife. Il faut que j'en parle à bobonne: I'll have to talk it over with my better half.2. Ma bobonne: My pet, my darling. -
9 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! -
10 bourgeoise
n. f. Ma bourgeoise: 'The missus', the wife. -
11 castor
n. m.1. Gigolo, kept man. (This jocular nickname arises because, like beavers, 'ils travaillent avec leur queue'.)2. 'Nipper', kid, small child. Lui et sa bonne femme ont une tripotée de castors: He and his missus have a string of kids.3. Ship's boy, young cabin attendant. -
12 chouette
I.n. m.1. Le chouette de¼ The great thing about¼ Le chouette de l'affaire, c'est qu'on lui a prêté son propre fric: The really hilarious thing about it all was that we lent him his own money.3. (pl.): Genuine I.D. papers. Marcher sous ses chouettes: To go about under one's true identity.4. Prendre du chouette: To indulge in sodomous intercourse.II.n. f. Il était tout à la chouette à l'idée de revoir sa bonne femme: He was full of the joys of spring at the thought of seeing his missus again.III.adj.1. 'Swell', 'great', fine. C'est une chouette personne, ta frangine: Your sister is a really nice person.a To be 'in someone's good books', to be held in esteem by someone.b To 'have a crush on someone', to be enamoured with someone.IV.interj. Good-ho! — Smashing! — Great! Chouette alors! Well, that's really super! (The French and English are equally twee.) -
13 cinquante-pour-cent
n. m. Mon cinquante-pour-cent (joc.): 'My better half', 'the missus', my wife.Dictionary of Modern Colloquial French > cinquante-pour-cent
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14 dame
n. f.1. Faire la dame: To 'queen it', to put on airs and graces.2. Vot' dame: 'Your missus', your wife. Et comment va vot' dame? And how's your good lady wife? (The use of this expression in colloquial French betrays lack of education. Pierre Daninos in SNOBISSIMO highlights this point when his sergeant, rebuffing him for saying 'Comment va votre femme', tells him 'Vous ne pourriez pas dire vot' dame comme tout le monde?!)3. Entrer en dame avec quelqu'un: To 'chat up', to strike up a conversation with someone.4. Aller à dame:a To 'hit the deck', to fall down.b To 'come a cropper', to suffer a setback.5. Dame! You bet! — And how! Certainly! -
15 donner
I.v. trans.1. To inform on, to denounce someone.2. (Cards): To deal. C'est à vous de donner. It's your turn to deal. (In this case the verb is only transitive by implication.)3. C'est donné! (iron.): It's cheap at the price! — I wouldn't call that expensive!4. On t'en donnera! (iron.): You'll be lucky! — You're setting your sights a bit high!II.v. intrans.1. Donner dans:a (also: donner dans le panneau): To 'fall for something hook, line and sinker', to be totally fooled by a ploy.b To become, to undergo a change of character. Depuis la mort de sa femme, il donne dans le grincheux: He's become a real misery guts since his missus passed away.2. Donner à pleins tubes: To give one's all, to make an all-out effort.III.v. trans. reflex.1. S'en donner (of pleasurable activity): To 'get some in', to get one's fill. On va s'en donner du bon temps! We're going to let our hair down!2. Se donner peur: To panic without reason.IV.v. pronom. Se la donner. To have one's suspicions, to be 'cagey', to be wary about something. On se la donnait qu'il était flic: It was thought he might be a cop working undercover. -
16 femme
n. f.2. Les bonnes femmes (pej.): Women in general (with all their faults!) Ah, les bonnes femmes, mon vieux! You don't need to tell me how infuriating women can be!3. Femme du capitaine: Inflatable rubber dummy. -
17 greluche
n. f. 'Biddy', 'bird', woman. ( Ma greluche more often means 'the missus', my wife, than girlfriend.) -
18 Julie
n. f.1. 'Regular bird', girlfriend.2. 'Biton-the-side', 'fancy-woman', mistress.3. 'Missus', 'better-half', wife.4. Faire sa Julie: To act the 'proper little madam', to put on prudish airs and graces. -
19 lamdé
n. f.1. Lady, woman.2. 'Missus', wife. -
20 lamfe
n. f.1. Woman.2. 'Missus', wife.
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