the buffets of life /of fate
id.
les coups du sort
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buffet
(=meal) (British) buffet m
→ a cold buffet
(=bar) buffet m
→ We sat in the station buffet sipping tea.
[wind, storm] secouer
→ Their plane had been severely buffeted by storms.
→ Turbulent winds buffeted competitors
to be buffeted by waves être ballotté (e) par les vagues
→ The vessel was buffeted by huge waves.
(=harass)
[+government, minister, economy] secouer, ébranler → Mr Blunkett, who has been buffeted all week by rows over police reform
buffet car
n (British) voiture-buffet f
buffet lunch
n lunch-buffet m
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