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Ouin ouin

French translation: Bonhomme

23:45 Feb 16, 2006
French language (monolingual) [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
French term or phrase: Ouin ouin
Excusez... encore La Haine.
Saïd et Vinz dans un magasin, le proprio es vietnamien, et il ne veut pas leur faire crédit.

Saïd. -Vas-y, tire-lui une balle au ouin ouin, au moins tu pourrais prendre les bons poivrons.

Là, c'est pleurnicheur ? Chinetoque ?
Merci bien.
Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 13:54
Selected answer:Bonhomme
Explanation:
Le bonhomme, le type, le mec... Comme dans "t'es un drôle de ouin-ouin, toi!" :)
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Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 21:54
Grading comment
C'est bon pour moi, merci bien.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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3 +2Bonhomme
Jérôme Haushalter
2snif snif
chaplin


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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Bonhomme


Explanation:
Le bonhomme, le type, le mec... Comme dans "t'es un drôle de ouin-ouin, toi!" :)

Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 21:54
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
C'est bon pour moi, merci bien.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  marie-christine périé: oui, mais plutôt mec ou keum que bonhomme
3 hrs
agree  PFB (X): avec marie-christine
7 hrs
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
snif snif


Explanation:
ne s'agirait-il pas d'une balle lacrymogène qui ferait donc pleurer?

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:54
Native speaker of: French
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