benitier
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benitier
A basin for holy water, usually set at the entrance to a church.
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(3) Mais enfin ces gens seraient plutot des antitheses des grenouilles de
benitier qui vouent le cinema aux gemomes.
We favoured Le
Benitier, which faced an aquamarine lagoon and served up the freshest of lobsters and juiciest of giant prawns.
Au grand plaisir du Notaire, Francois se debattra comme un diable dans un
benitier. Soucieux de sauver sa peau, il envoie partout des messages.
In French, grenouille de
benitier denotes a pious woman (from her proximity to the holy water in the
benitier).
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