ABSTRACT
Alfort Proper name (abbr. Maisons-Alfort) Il fait ses études à Alfort: He is studying to be a vet. (One of the principal veterinary surgeon train ing schools is at Maisons-Alfort near Paris.) Alfred Proper name. Avoir le bonjour d’Alfred (iron.): To be left in the lurch (when someone else has scarpered). algarade n. f. ‘Barney’, quarrel. Avoir une algarade avec quelqu’un: To have a ding-dong row with someone. aligner v. trans. Aligner le pèze (also: les aligner): To pay up. D’entrée on lui a dit qu’s’il voulait avoir ses faux fafs pronto, faudrait qu’il les aligne! He was told straight that if he wanted phoney I.D.s quick, he’d have to cough up! aligner v. trans. reflex. 1 Tu peux toujours t’aligner! (iron.): You don’t stand a chance! 2 S’aligner avec: To ‘have a barney with’, to quarrel violently with someone.
