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Mots-du-jour #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| C'est un vrai coup de pot | What a stroke of luck! |
| un(e) standartiste | a switchboard operator |
| Veuillez patienter quelques instants | please hold |
| Tiens! | Look! Hey! |
| être en réunion | to be in a meeting |
| une pause convivale | a coffee / social break |
| prendre la crémaillère | to have a house warming party |
| le faire-part | the announcement (birth, death, marriage) |
| châtains | chestnut brown hair |
| mettre un bémol à quelque chose | to tone something down |
| un bouchon | traffic jam, cork |
| franc, franche | frank; honest |
| un sac de sport | a sports bag |
| un gîte | a bed and breakfast |
| zapper | to channel hop/surf |
| archi-connu(e) | incredibly well-known |
| la banlieue | the suburbs |
| sage | wise |
| un colis | a package, parcel |
| ci-gît | here lies (gravestone) |
| la pierre tombale | a tomestone |
| se garer | to park the car |
| un portable | a cell phone |
| un casting | an audition |
| une brique | a carton |
| il y a belle lurette! | that was ages ago |
| en perdition | on the wrong path |
| prendre un coup de soleil | to get sunburned |
| enliser sa voiture | to get one's car stuck in the mud |
| un limier | a sleuth, detective |
| qu'est-il arrivé? | What happened? |
| un bain de boue | a mud bath |
| la carte bleue | a credit card |
| la carte de credit | the credit card |
| le destin | destiny, fate |
| (un) être humain | to be human (a human being) |
| entrer dans la légende | to become legendary |
| fadasse | tasteless; dull; bland |
| il l'a eu dans le baba | he was really had, taken |
| la carte de presse | the press pass |