humorous / jocular

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Terms for subject Humorous / Jocular (226 entries)

il se porte plutôt bien!	he doesn't look as if he's starving!
il se shoote au café	he has to have his fix of coffee
il va bientôt falloir le rationner!	we'll have to put him on (short) rations soon!
il y en a, là-dedans!	now THAT'S a clever idea!
ils lui ont subtilisé sa montre	they relieved him of his watch
ils utilisent des techniques moyenâgeuses	they use methods out of the Dark Ages
incontinence verbale	verbal diarrhoea
j'ai décidé de te dévergonder, tu ne vas pas travailler aujourd'hui	I've decided to lead you astray, you're staying off work today
j'ai dit!	I have spoken!
j'ai failli attendre	so you decided to come, did you?
j'ai fait une infidélité à mon coiffeur	I deserted my usual hairdresser
j'en suis fort aise!	I'm very pleased to hear it!
j'essaie désespérément de placer mon vieux canapé!	I'm desperately trying to find a home for my old sofa!
je cuisine, viens ici, je ne peux pas me dédoubler!	I'm cooking, come here, I can't be everywhere at once!
je lui ai charitablement conseillé d'abandonner le chant	I advised her in the kindest possible way to give up singing
je lui ai opposé un refus héroïque	I heroically refused his offer
je m'en pourlèche les babines à l'avance	my mouth is watering already
je me déglingue	I'm falling to pieces
je me ferai une joie de lui dire ses quatre vérités	I shall be only too pleased to tell him a few home truths
je ne peux plus fournir, moi!	I can't cope anymore!