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argot
     1. n-m. slang
     2. n-m. cant (secret language)
tirer
     1. v. to draw, drag, pull
     2. v. to shoot
     3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
     4. v. to leave a place
     5. v. to set free, to deliver
tirer
     1. v. to draw, drag, pull
     2. v. to shoot
     3. v. to draw (conclusions), to consider (consequences)
     4. v. to leave a place
     5. v. to set free, to deliver
un
     1. art. an, a
     2. num. number box, fr
     3. num. one
     4. pron. one, someone
     5. n-m. one (the number or figure)
coup
     1. n-m. blow, hit, strike
     2. n-m.          sound of the action
                   coup de tonnerre - crash of thunder
     3. n-m.          physical consequences of the action (marks)
                   marqué de coups - scratched
     4. n-m. (by extension) fast and instantaneous action
           jeter un coup d'œil - to have a look
           boire un coup - to have a drink
     5. n-m. (firearm) load, shot
           pistolet à six coups - six-shot pistol
     6. n-m. bit (small quantity)
           mettre un coup de peinture - to put a stroke of paint
     7. n-m. planned action
           préparer son coup - to make preparations
     8. n-m. (slang) lay
           Cette meuf, c'était le meilleur coup de ma vie. - This bird was the best shag of my life.
           un bon coup - a good lay
tirer un coup
     1. v. (slang) to get one's leg over; to shoot one's load; to get laid
           T'as pas envie de tirer un coup ?
un coup
     1. adv. (colloquial) (used to soften an order)
           Passe un coup le sel !
     2. adv. (colloquial) once, one time.
           J’ai eu du chagrin de savoir que ton neveu s’était fait refuser aux postes encore un coup. —(Marcel Aymé, La jument verte, Gallimard, 1933, republished Le Livre de Poche, p. 25)
             It made me sad to know that your nephew had got himself refused once again in the postal service.
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