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paillasse  


      nf  
   (=matelas)   straw mattress
   [+évier]   draining board
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n.
clown
n.
chaff-cutters
n.
straw ; straw (for adj.)
nfpl.
straw potatoes
adj.
straw
adj.
straw-colored
exp.
straw-coloured
exp.
straw-colored
adv.
1. on the straw (lit) 2. down and out ; flat broke (fig)
[Fam.] dans la misère
n.
flash in the pan
nf.
wheat straw
nm.
straw
nf.
bale of straw
n.
wisp
n.
straw hat
n.
wisp of straw
n.
man of straw
n.
palliasse
n.
stack of straw
n.
straw mat
n.
steel wool
n.
rice straw
n.
tropicbird
n.
straw bale
n.
front manager
[Bus.]
vi.
die penniless
[Fam.] Il est mort seul, sur la paille. He died penniless and alone.
v.
reduce to poverty
exp.
a bundle of straw
exp.
a straw hat
exp.
a wisp of straw

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