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couille dans le pâté (testicle in the pâté) nom {f}

fly in the ointment(something which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant)
noun
[UK: flaɪ ɪn ðə ˈɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ˈflaɪ ɪn ðə ˌɔɪnt.mənt]

couille dans le potage (testicle in the soup) [both vulgar] nom {f}

fly in the ointment(something which ruins or spoils everything else, or makes it less pleasant)
noun
[UK: flaɪ ɪn ðə ˈɔɪnt.mənt] [US: ˈflaɪ ɪn ðə ˌɔɪnt.mənt]

couille molle nom {f}

chickenshit◼◼◼(coward)
noun
[UK: tʃˈɪkɪnʃˌɪt] [US: tʃˈɪkɪnʃˌɪt]

douchebag(slang: jerk, idiot)
noun
[UK: dˈuːʃɪbˌaɡ] [US: dˈuːʃɪbˌæɡ]

couille molle nom

poltroon(an ignoble or arrant coward)
noun
[UK: pɒl.ˈtruːn] [US: pɒl.ˈtruːn]

couille molle [colloquial] adjectif

wishy-washy(wavering or lacking in commitment, certainty, or support)
adjective
[UK: ˈwɪ.ʃɪ wɒ.ʃi] [US: ˈwɪ.ʃɪ wɒ.ʃi]

couilles nom {f pl}

balls◼◼◼(testicles)
noun
[UK: bɔːlz] [US: ˈbɒlz]
She has balls. = Elle a des couilles.

balls◼◼◼(bravery)
noun
[UK: bɔːlz] [US: ˈbɒlz]
She has balls. = Elle a des couilles.

bollocks◼◼◻(testicles)
noun
[UK: ˈbɒl.əks] [US: ˈbɑːl.əks]

cojones◼◻◻((slang) courage)
noun

cojones◼◻◻((slang) testicles)
noun

crypto-verrouilleur nom {m}

cryptovirus(malware)
noun

cuisses de grenouilles nom {f pl}

frog legs◼◼◼(hind legs of frog as food)
noun

débarbouillette nom {f}

washing mittnoun

décider / agir / ... au doigt mouillé verbe

fly by the seat of one's pants(to improvise a course of action)
verb

dépouille nom {f}

remains [remains]◼◼◼(what is left after a person (or any organism) dies; a corpse)
noun
[UK: rɪ.ˈmeɪnz] [US: rə.ˈmeɪnz]

pelt◼◻◻(skin of an animal with the hair or wool on)
noun
[UK: pelt] [US: ˈpelt]

booty(plunder)
noun
[UK: ˈbuː.ti] [US: ˈbuː.ti]

dépouillé adjectif

deprived◼◼◼(subject to deprivation)
adjective
[UK: dɪ.ˈpraɪvd] [US: də.ˈpraɪvd]

unadorned◼◻◻(Having no additional decoration)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈdɔːnd] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈdɔːrnd]

dépouille nom {m}

rake [rakes]◼◻◻(rake angle, see also: )
noun
[UK: reɪk] [US: ˈreɪk]

dépouiller verbe
{m}

strip [stripped, stripping, strips]◼◼◼(to take away, to plunder)
verb
[UK: strɪp] [US: ˈstrɪp]

dépouiller verbe

skin [skinned, skinning, skins]◼◼◻(to remove the skin of)
verb
[UK: skɪn] [US: ˈskɪn]

fleece [fleeced, fleecing, fleeces]◼◻◻(to con or trick someone out of money)
verb
[UK: fliːs] [US: ˈfliːs]

scrutinize [scrutinized, scrutinizing, scrutinizes]◼◻◻(to audit accounts)
verb
[UK: ˈskruː.tɪ.naɪz] [US: ˈskruː.tə.ˌnaɪz]

strip down◼◻◻(to remove inessentials from)
verb

dépouilles nom {f pl}

spoil [spoils]◼◼◼(plunder taken from an enemy or victim)
noun
[UK: spɔɪl] [US: ˌspɔɪl]

dépouilles opimes nom {f pl}

spolia opimanoun

dérouiller verbe

brush up◼◼◼(to improve a rusty or underdeveloped skill)
verb
[UK: brʌʃ ʌp] [US: ˈbrəʃ ʌp]

déverrouillé adjectif

unlocked◼◼◼(not secured by a lock)
adjective
[UK: ʌn.ˈlɒkt] [US: ʌn.ˈlɑːkt]
It's unlocked. = C'est déverrouillé.

déverrouiller verbe

unlock [unlocked, unlocking, unlocks]◼◼◼(give access to something)
verb
[UK: ʌn.ˈlɒk] [US: ʌn.ˈlɑːk]
The door was unlocked. = La porte était déverrouillée.

unlock [unlocked, unlocking, unlocks]◼◼◼(to undo or open a lock)
verb
[UK: ʌn.ˈlɒk] [US: ʌn.ˈlɑːk]
The door was unlocked. = La porte était déverrouillée.

unbolt◼◻◻(unlock by undoing bolts)
verb
[UK: ʌn.ˈbəʊlt] [US: ʌnˈboʊlt]

douille nom {f}

shell [shells]◼◼◼(casing of an artillery projectile)
noun
[UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel]

brass [brasses]◼◼◻(spent shell casings)
noun
[UK: brɑːs] [US: ˈbræs]

douille nom

socket [sockets]◼◼◼(mechanical opening)
noun
[UK: ˈsɒkɪt] [US: ˈsɑːkət]

douiller verbe

shell [shelled, shelling, shells]◼◼◼(informal: to disburse or give up money, to pay)
verb
[UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel]

douillet adjectif
{m}

cosy [cosier, cosiest]◼◼◼(affording comfort and warmth)
adjective
[UK: ˈkəʊ.zi] [US: ˈkoʊ.zi]

douillet adjectif

snug [snugger, snuggest]◼◼◻(comfortable; cosy, cozy)
adjective
[UK: snʌɡ] [US: ˈsnəɡ]

cushy [cushier, cushiest]◼◼◻(comfortable, often in a way that will suit a person’s body, see also: ergonomic)
adjective
[UK: ˈkʊ.ʃi] [US: ˈkʊ.ʃi]

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