téléphone arabe
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le téléphone arabe
A noun phrase is a group of words that acts like a noun in a sentence or phrase (e.g., un je ne sais quoi).
1. (colloquial) (rapid spread of a piece of news)
A word or phrase that is commonly used in conversational speech (e.g., skinny, grandma).
a. grapevine
Comment tu as su que Baptiste et Karine se séparaient ? - Ça, c’est le pouvoir du téléphone arabe !How did you know that Baptiste and Karine were splitting up? - That's the power of the grapevine!
2. (game)
a. telephone (United States)
Regionalism used in the United States.
J’adore le jeu du téléphone arabe ! La phrase de départ finit toujours par être complètement déformée.I love the game of telephone! The original sentence always ends up being completely distorted.
b. Chinese whispers (United Kingdom)
Regionalism used in the United Kingdom.
Pour détendre l’atmosphère, j’ai proposé une partie de téléphone arabe.To lighten the mood, I suggested a game of Chinese whispers.
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