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English: boffin

French translation: accro du labo







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English term or phrase:boffin
French translation:accro du labo
Entered by:DocteurPC
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Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / thriller
English term or phrase: boffin
I leave it to the boffins
I suppose it means something like the specialists for police work, but I'm not too sure of the exact definition
DocteurPC
Canada
accro du labo
Explanation:
... could be considered an official accessory of a nerd, white lab coat, glasses and
clipboard would be the equivalent for a boffin. The term first appeared as a ...
www.wordsmith.org/words/boffin.html - 7k - En cache - Pages similaires
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NancyLynn
Canada
Note from asker to answerer
great reference also
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5 +2accro du labo
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accro du labo

Explanation:
... could be considered an official accessory of a nerd, white lab coat, glasses and
clipboard would be the equivalent for a boffin. The term first appeared as a ...
www.wordsmith.org/words/boffin.html - 7k - En cache - Pages similaires


NancyLynn
Canada
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PRO pts in category: 17
Note from asker to answerer
great reference also

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