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[quebec] meaning in English

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pouce vert [Quebec] nom {m}

green thumb◼◼◼(skill)
noun

procureure de la Couronne [Quebec] nom {f}

Crown prosecutor(state prosecutor)
noun

puits [Québec] nom {m}

pit [pits]◼◼◼(service area at a motor racetrack)
noun
[UK: pɪt] [US: ˈpɪt]

quétaine [Quebec] adjectif

kitsch◼◼◼(of questionable aesthetic value)
adjective
[UK: kɪtʃ] [US: ˈkɪtʃ]

tacky◼◼◻(colloquial: in bad taste)
adjective
[UK: ˈtæk.i] [US: ˈtæk.i]

unfashionable(not fashionable)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈfæ.ʃnəb.l̩] [US: ʌn.ˈfæ.ʃə.nəb.l̩]

quêteux [Quebec] nom {m}

beggar [beggars]◼◼◼(person who begs)
noun
[UK: ˈbe.ɡə(r)] [US: ˈbe.ɡər]

rondelle [Québec] nom {f}

hockey puck◼◼◼(puck used in hockey)
noun

salle de montre [Quebec] nom {f}

showroom [showrooms]◼◼◼(room for display of products)
noun
[UK: ˈʃəʊ.ruːm] [US: ˈʃoʊ.ruːm]

se crosser [Quebec] verbe

bash the bishop(slang for masturbate (male))
verb

séraphin [Quebec] nom {m}

miser [misers](skinflint or scrooge)
noun
[UK: ˈmaɪ.zə(r)] [US: ˈmaɪ.zər]

slaquer ses bobettes [Quebec] verbe

get one's knickers in a twist(to become overwrought or unnecessarily upset over a trivial matter)
verb

sucette [Quebec] nom {f}

love bite(swelling on the skin, see also: hickey)
noun

tabarnak [Quebec] interjection

fuck◼◼◼(expression of dismay or discontent)
interjection
[UK: fʌk] [US: ˈfək]

tabarnak de [Quebec] adjectif

motherfucking(an intensifier)
adjective

tank [Quebec] nom {m}

tank [tanks]◼◼◼(closed container for fluids)
noun
[UK: tæŋk] [US: ˈtæŋk]

tantôt [Québec] adverbe

anon◼◼◼(straight away, at once)
adverb
[UK: ə.ˈnɒn] [US: ə.ˈnɒn]

téléroman [Québec] nom {m}

soap opera [soap operas]◼◼◼(television serial)
noun
[UK: ˈsəʊp.ˈɒ.pə.rə] [US: ˈsəʊp.ˈɒ.pə.rə]

ti-Jo Connaissant [Quebec] nom {m}

know-it-all [know-it-alls](someone who obnoxiously claims to be knowledgeable on a subject)
noun
[UK: nəʊ ɪt ɔːl] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈɪt ɔːl]

toutou [Quebec] nom {m}

soft toy◼◼◼(toy made of a soft material)
noun

travaux communautaires [Quebec] nom {m pl}

community service◼◼◼(alternative penalty)
noun

véhicule récréatif [Quebec] nom

recreational vehicle [recreational vehicles]◼◼◼(vehicle or trailer)
noun
[UK: ˌre.krɪ.ˈeɪ.ʃnəl ˈviːɪk.l̩] [US: ˌre.kri.ˈeɪ.ʃə.nəl ˈviː.hɪk.l̩]

voui [Quebec] ouin nom

yep◼◼◼(informal "yes")
noun
[UK: jep] [US: ˈjep]

zucchini [Quebec] nom {m}

courgette [courgettes]◼◼◼(a small marrow/squash)
noun
[UK: kʊə.ˈʒet] [US: kʊə.ˈʒet]

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