jiggery-pokery in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for jiggery-pokery in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

jiggery-pokery [Brit ˌdʒɪɡ(ə)rɪˈpəʊk(ə)ri, Am ˌdʒɪɡəriˈpoʊkəri] N Brit inf

Translations for jiggery-pokery in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

I.cuisine [kɥizin] N f

II.cuisines N fpl

III.cuisine [kɥizin]

See also grand

I.grand (grande) [ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d] ADJ

10. grand (intense, extrême, fort):

grand (grande) bonté, lâcheté, pauvreté, amitié, chagrin, faim, danger, différence, intérêt
great
grand (grande) bruit
great, loud
grand (grande) froid
severe
grand (grande) chaleur
intense
grand (grande) vent
strong, high
grand (grande) tempête
big, violent
avec grand plaisir
with great ou much pleasure
dans le plus grand secret
in great secrecy
d'une grande bêtise/timidité
very ou extremely stupid/shy
à ma grande honte/surprise
much to my shame/surprise
sans grand espoir/enthousiasme
without much hope/enthusiasm
sans grande importance
not very important
il n'y a pas grand mal à cela/à faire
there isn't much harm in that/in doing
avoir grand faim/soif
to be very hungry/thirsty
avoir grand besoin de
to be badly in need of
ça te ferait le plus grand bien
it would do you a world of good
à grands cris
loudly

II.grand (grande) [ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d] N m (f)

III.grand (grande) [ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d] ADV

IV.grand N m

V.en grand ADV

VI.grand (grande) [ɡʀɑ̃, ɡʀɑ̃d]

grand argentier HISTORY
royal treasurer
grand argentier hum
keeper of the nation's purse, Finance minister
le grand art
alchemy
grand banditisme
organized crime
grand bassin (de piscine)
main pool
grand bassin ANAT
upper pelvis
grand cacatois
main royal sail
grand caniche
standard poodle
le grand capital ECON
big money, big investors pl
grand commis de l'État
top civil servant
grand coq de bruyère
capercaillie
grand corbeau
raven
grand couturier
couturier
grand débutant
absolute beginner
grand duc ZOOL
eagle owl
grand écart
splits sing
faire le grand écart
to do the splits
le grand écran
the big screen
grand électeur (en France)
elector who votes in the elections for the French Senate
grand électeur (aux États-Unis)
presidential elector
grand ensemble
high-density housing complex
la vie dans les grands ensembles
high-rise living
grand d'Espagne
Spanish grandee
grand foc
outer jib
grand frais METEO
moderate gale
grand hunier
main topsail
grand hunier fixe
lower main topsail
grand hunier volant
upper main topsail
grand invalide civil, GIC
civilian who is registered severely disabled
grand invalide de guerre, GIG
ex-serviceman who is registered severely disabled
le grand large NAUT
the high seas pl
grand magasin
department store
grand maître (aux échecs)
grand master
grand maître de l'ordre des Templiers HISTORY
Grand Master of the Knights Templar
grand mât NAUT
mainmast
le grand monde
high society
le Grand Nord GEOG
the Far North
Grand Œuvre
Great Work
grand officier de la Légion d'Honneur
high-ranking officer of the Legion of Honour Brit
le Grand Orient
the Grand Lodge of France
grand panda
giant panda
Grand Pardon
Day of Atonement
grand patron MED
senior consultant Brit
grand patron MED
head doctor Am
grand perroquet NAUT
main topgallant sail
grand prêtre REL fig
high priest
grand prix SPORTS
grand prix
le grand public
the general public
COMM produit grand public
consumer product
grand quart NAUT
six-hour watch
Grand quartier général, GQG MIL
General Headquarters, GHQ
grand quotidien JOURN
big national daily
grand roque GAMES (aux échecs)
castling long
le Grand Siècle HISTORY
the 17th century (in France)
grand teint
colourfast Brit
grand tétras
capercaillie
grand tourisme MOTOR
GT, gran turismo
le Grand Turc
the Sultan
grand veneur HUNT
master of the hounds
grande Armée HISTORY
Grande Armée (Napoleon's army)
grande Baie Australienne GEOG
Great Australian Bight
la grande banlieue
the outer suburbs pl
Grande Barrière de Corail, Grande Barrière GEOG
Great Barrier Reef
la grande bleue
the sea
la grande cuisine FOOD
haute cuisine
grande distribution ECON
volume retailing
grande école
higher education institution
la Grande Guerre HISTORY
the First World War
grande gueule inf
loud mouth inf
grande hune NAUT
maintop
la grande muette
the army
la grande muraille de Chine GEOG
the Great Wall of China
grande personne
grown-up, adult
la grande presse JOURN
the popular dailies pl
grande puissance POL
superpower
grande roue (de foire)
big wheel Brit
grande roue (de foire)
Ferris wheel Am
grande série COMM
mass production
fabriqué en grande série
mass-produced
grande surface
supermarket
grandes eaux
fountains
grandes eaux (pleurs) fig
waterworks
dès qu'on la gronde, ce sont les grandes eaux
the minute you tell her off, she turns on the waterworks
grandes lignes RAIL
main train routes
grandes marées
spring tides
grandes ondes RADIO
long wave sing
Grandes Plaines GEOG
Great Plains
les grands blessés
the seriously injured
grands corps de l'État ADMIN
senior branches of the civil service
grands espaces ECOL
open spaces
grands fauves ZOOL
big cats
grands fonds NAUT
ocean depths
les grands froids
the cold of winter
Grands Lacs GEOG
Great Lakes
grands singes ZOOL
great apes

jiggery-pokery in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for jiggery-pokery in the English»French Dictionary

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But among consumers, the perception is that there is some kind of actuarial jiggery-pokery going on and the insurers are keeping the money for themselves.
www.iii.co.uk
Clearly there is jiggery-pokery going on.
www.listener.co.nz
With a little jiggery-pokery and a lightening quick reflex, you can minimise the mortification into little more than a raised eyebrow.
www.joe.ie
She describes a "passion for truth" as her primary motivation, and art world jiggery-pokery has become her forte.
www.telegraph.co.uk
But they aren't allegations about corporate malfeasance, about financial wrongdoings, about the jiggery-pokery of people that nobody trusts or wants in place.
www.heraldscotland.com
Luckily there were a few frames of him with outstretched arms, which has now become the standard regeneration pose - and with a little jiggery-pokery that became the cover.
www.denofgeek.com
While it may seem like the developers are making a big fuss about separate threads for user interface and page rendering the fact is all the technical jiggery-pokery is working.
www.theinquirer.net
And, to be fair, there was a lot of political jiggery-pokery doing the rounds this week.
www.irishmirror.ie
Thanks to some clever jiggery-pokery, the one sensor can also be used to monitor all of your plants from just the one pot.
www.pocket-lint.com
Some people think the concept of corporate personality is a bunch of legal jiggery-pokery.
business.financialpost.com

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