portefeuille
Friday, July 29, 2005
The Tuesday market in Lorgues (southeast France)
le portefeuille (pohr-tuh-fuhy) noun, masculine
1. wallet, billfold, pocket-book; portfolio
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Expressions:
avoir un portefeuille bien garni = to be well-off
mettre la main au portefeuille = to fork out (money)
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Citation du Jour:
L'homme a perdu son âme et la cherche au fond de son portefeuille...
Man has lost his soul and looks for it deep inside his wallet...
--Normand Rousseau
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A Day in a French Life...
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*References: cent soixante euros = one hundred sixty euros; le billet (m) = banknote; rapé = grated; la confiture (f) = jam; deux pour un = two for one; le congélateur (m) = freezer; ouf! = phew!; le four (m) = oven; le thon (m) = tuna; la crevette (f) = shrimp; mais, non! = absolutely not!; le portefeuille (m) = wallet
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