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| gueule de bois |
| 1. n-f. (informal) hangover |
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| French > French |
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| gueule de bois |
| 1. n-f. (Figuré) (Familier) Malaises matinaux (mal de tête, vertiges, etc.) dus à un abus d'alcool. |
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| — Ah ! vous avez envie d'un John Collins ! Excellente idée ! Prenons un John Collins Tout à fait fameux pour le… wooden mouth ! Comment dites-vous en français ? |
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| Analysis |
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| gueule |
| 1. n-f. gullet, snout, face (of an animal) |
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| 2. n-f. (informal) mug (person's face) |
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| 3. n-f. (informal) mouth |
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| 4. v. first-person singular present of gueuler |
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| 5. v. third-person singular present of gueuler |
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| gueuler |
| 1. v. (slang) to yell, to scream |
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| de |
| 1. prep. of (expresses belonging) |
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| Paris est la capitale de la France. - Paris is the capital of France. |
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| 2. prep. of (used to express property or association) |
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| Œuvres de Fermat - Fermat’s Works |
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| Elle est la femme de mon ami. - She is my friend’s wife. |
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| bois |
| 1. n-m. wood (substance making up the central part of the trunk and branches of a tree) |
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| 2. n-m. wood (wood of a particular species of tree) |
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| 3. n-m. wood, woodland (forested or wooded area) |
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| 4. n-m. antler (branching and bony structure on the head of deer, moose and elk, normally in pairs) |
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| 5. n-m. (music) woodwind instrument, woodwind |
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| boire |
| 1. v. to drink |
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