Left him slim jim.

French translation: l\'a amaigri /aminci

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English term or phrase:Left him slim jim.
French translation:l\'a amaigri /aminci
Entered by: Marie-Josée Labonté (X)

00:23 Aug 11, 2006
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Medical - Medical (general)
English term or phrase: Left him slim jim.
Phrase retrouvée dans des notes prises par un médecin.
Marie-Josée Labonté (X)
Local time: 07:29
l'a amaigri /aminci
Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-08-11 03:32:16 GMT)
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fortement amaigri /tout mince

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Local time: 06:29
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1slang to say that he became very skinny and thin
Uma Hariharan
4l'a amaigri /aminci
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
left him slim jim.
slang to say that he became very skinny and thin


Explanation:
Although I find a different meaning for it in this slang dictionary!

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=slim jim

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-11 02:32:32 GMT)
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Sorry, I thought this was in the English section.. are you looking for an equivalent French slang or just a translation to convey the meaning?

Uma Hariharan
Local time: 15:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
left him slim jim.
l'a amaigri /aminci


Explanation:
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Note added at 3 hrs (2006-08-11 03:32:16 GMT)
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fortement amaigri /tout mince




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