le métèque
English translation: outsider, stranger
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| na | The Outsider |
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| na | The foreigner/the stranger |
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| na | parvenu |
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The Outsider Explanation: I'm improvising a translation of this word, to make a good song title. The MEANING of the word is: foreigner, wop, wop, dago, etc. That is, this is *not* a nice word! Harrap's Standard French/English Dict. (Mansion, Led�sert) |
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The foreigner/the stranger Explanation: I personally like these terms best... Dic.Larrousse |
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parvenu Explanation: in the sense of "usurper" - another meaning given by Larousse. |
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