Wednesday 23 June 2010

Dictionary addenda


uk
Chèrgi preunmiéthement par
Martino's doodles
lard (m) rîlyi (n) streaky bacon

en lard (adv) to the quick, raw

And some pork-related ditons par d'ssus l'marchi:

  • ch'n'est ni lard ni couochon = it's neither one thing nor the other
  • nou n'y comprend ni lard ni couochon = can't make head nor tail of it
  • nou n'a pon tréjous lard et fèves = you can't always have jam on it
  • quand les cats ont prîns goût au lard i' r'gardent tréjous sus l'râclyi = give them a taste and they'll keep coming back for more

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