Argot - French Slang - O
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| un oignon
[uh nyo(n)] onion, bulb, bunion Veux-tu des oignons sur ton sandwich ? - Do you want onions on your sandwich? J'ai planté des oignons de tulipe hier - I planted some tulip bulbs yesterday. Informal expressions: Ce n'est pas tes oignons - It's none of your business; Occupe-toi de tes oignons - Mind your own business; être soigné aux petits oignons - to be very well looked after; C'était aux petits oignons - It was the last word in luxury
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| un ordi
(nformal) - computer (short for ordinateur) Je viens d'acheter un nouvel ordi - I just bought a new computer. Related: un ordinateur personnel - personal computer; un ordinateur portable - portable/laptop computer; un ordinateur familial/domestique - home computer; un ordinateur central - mainframe; mettre sur ordinateur - to computerize; la mise sur ordinateur - computerization
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| *Pronunciation
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Due to the limitations of HTML, I cannot use true phonetic symbols. I tried to be as straightforward as possible, but please refer to this chart to understand my pronunciation symbols. Note that this is only a guide to help you get the most out of the sound file. Please refer to a dictionary for the exact pronunciation. |
a | father | ||
| ay | hate | |||
| e | bed | |||
| ee | meet | |||
| euh | full | |||
| o | go | |||
| uh | the | |||
| u | fool | |||
| (n) | nasal n | |||
| zh | mirage |
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