Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

beurrer les coquillettes

Italian translation:

perdere tempo (in chiacchiere) / pettinare le bambole / girare i pollici

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Dec 7, 2019 18:30
4 yrs ago
French term

beurrer les coquillettes

French to Italian Other Other documentaire de géopolitique
En 2007 d’abord,

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le régime renonce à son programme nucléaire dans le cadre des accords de Pékin.

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25 millions de dollars et quelques sacs de riz plus tard,

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la Corée du Nord décide de se moucher avec l’accord

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et relance ses réacteurs.

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En 2012 rebelote,

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un nouvel accord avec l’administration Obama est trouvé.

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Sauf qu’entre temps

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c’est ce bon vieux Kim Jong Un qui a pris le pouvoir.

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Et lui,

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il est moins là pour beurrer les coquillettes

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que pour faire perdurer le rêve atomique
de Papi.

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perdere tempo (in chiacchiere) / pettinare le bambole / girare i pollici

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Peer comment(s):

agree AVAT
50 mins
Grazie mille
agree Daniela B.Dunoyer : anche (juste pour le fun): sfogliare le verze // smacchiare i leopardi (sì, sì!)
1 hr
Grazie mille :-) A volte ho sentito anche la variante "pettinare i cani". :-)
agree zerlina : Bersani a pieno titolo nel lessico ormai :-) :-)))
16 hrs
Grazie mille Zerlina. Comunque la si pensi sugli schieramenti, nessuno nega che sia un simpatico personaggio che ha fatto anche tendenza linguistica. Come del resto Trapattoni,che ha cambiato il proverbio da "non dire quattro..." a "non dire gatto..." :-)
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