whether the name was inspired by some French or French patois word such as pourboire, but they denied that was the case. One New Orleans historian finds the...
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comparable to the use of alstublieft in Dutch. Dringuelle (Standard French "pourboire"), "tip", from the Dutch word drinkgeld, but it is less commonly used...
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Bismarck flatly refused what he disdainfully termed France's politique des pourboires ("tipping policy"). He then communicated Napoleon's written territorial...
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wife 1999 Afraid of Everything Anne 1999 Bruno n'a pas d'agent 1999 Le pourboire (ou la pitié) Béatrice 2000 Confusion of Genders Laurence Albertini 2000...
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mobylette moped bonnard sympa or bien nice Informal term. bonne-main pourboire tip (gratuity) Literally "good-hand". borne hydrante bouche d'incendie...
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referred to the execution of Admiral John Byng. pourboire lit. "for drink"; gratuity, tip; donner un pourboire: to tip. prairie lit. "meadow"; expansive natural...
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pardon lardonpem to talk parler larlépem manager patron latronpuche tip pourboire lourboirpem bag sac lacsé expensive cher lerche; lerchem (often in the...
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Garden of Effort, Burning Deck (Providence, RI), 1975. Windfall Losses, Pourboire Press, 1977. The Space of Half an Hour, Burning Deck (Providence, RI)...
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drama 1858: Les mœurs d'aujourd'hui : le tabac, le jeu, le canot, le pourboire, la blague, la pose, le chantage, le loyer, la boutique, l'exil, Coulon-Pineau...
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