adegos - Del's effort at adios. Spanish for goodbye. a fait acopian - Del's French for "don't upset yourself". Ajax - an expression of greeting usually to someone from the Netherlands. al dente! - Spanish for "there you go!" allemagne dix points - phrase similar to "such is life", possibly Del picked this up from European Song Contest. apres moi la deluge - French meaning, "when I'm dead, all others may die too". argent comptant - French from Cannes meaning, "brill". au contraire - French for "hang on a minute" au revoir - French for "hello". au fait - Del likes using this but pronounces it "oh fate". bain marie - no problem. boeuf a la mode - phrase similar to "you win some and lose some" bonjour - French for "goodbye!" bonnet de douche - French and impressive. bonetti bonetti - Del's best Italian. bon appetit - French for "I hope you choke on the potatoes" catalogue raisonne - Hold on, as they say in Beritz. Chateauneuf du Pape! - Reserved for an explosive situation. chasse de forme - meaning, "the diamonds are good" in French. conseil d'etat - He helps me, I help him as they say in Grenobles. creme de la menthe - French for the "very best" di stefano - Italian for "well done". Don Ochetti - Del used this as a greeting, until he realised it was the name of a Mafia boss. fabrique belgique - I agree or approve in Belgium. fromage frais! - Like Eureka! (when the penny has dropped)
| | je suis je reste - superb according to Del. joie de vivre! - an exclamation that impresses or French for putting a bit of life back into your own life. Juan - the name of all Spanish waiters. mais oui - no problem, my pleasure. mange tout- my pleasure, variation like above. menage a trois - an exclamation of surprise. Miguel - Del's name for all Portuguese barmen. münchengladbach - German for "hello". Moet Champagne- The only champagne Del knows, and prounces like poet champers. moi - French and classy way of saying "me". Mon dieu!- exclamation implying, "you idiot". oeuf sur la plat - French for "it's clear cut". oh mai oui, mon pleasure - French, sophisticated Del. Pas de Calais- approving or divine. Pate foie gras - French for liver sausage, goes well with Moet Champers. Pot Pourri! - French for "I don't believe it!" plume de ma tante - expression of exasperation like "Gordon Bennett". polizia - Del can say police in more than one language. puscas puscas - approval, it's alright in Spanish. rein a dire, rein a faire - Perplexing French Del picked up from Lordes. raisse de chassie - more French Del picked up from Dieppe. Revenons a nos moutonst - apparently a quote from the guv'nor of Bastille. French for 'I've got to do something quick.' servir frais mois non glace - French for "it could of been on the top floor". si danke schon, bonjour - proves how multi-lingual Del is (Spanish, German and French) tel aviv - Del reckons the French use this for "you can never tell". tete de veau- Del reckons the French use this for "every ones a winner". tete-a-tete - A head to head meeting with drug barons. tres bien ensemble - French for possessing a sense of occasion. Vive la France- it's what you say with respect to the American national anthem. tres bien ensemble - French for possessing a sense of occasion. Voila! - The French say it after T-cutting a square inch of the Capri Ghia, it's a way of encouraging Rodney to finish the rest of the car off.
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