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Which seems to be on the same lines as a series of "translations" from French to English that were current when I was a youngster: for instance -
Couop de grace = lawnmower
hors de combat = a war horse
hors d-ouevres = work horse
Tant pis = show Auntie to the bathroom
I don't remember any others, of hand (probably just as well, come to think of it!)
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