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   From: nospam@de-ster.demon.nl   
      
   Hibou  wrote:   
      
   > Le 27/12/2025 à 20:41, Sam Plusnet a écrit :   
   > > On 27/12/2025 18:50, athel.cb@gmail.com wrote:   
   > >>   
   > >> One consequence of the cold is that I learned a new word today: greloter   
   > >> means shiver.   
   > >   
   > > Does it also have the other meaning of "shiver" - to break into small   
   > > fragments as in "shiver me timbers"?   
   >   
   > Non, hélas. 'To shiver into pieces' is 'se fracasser' or 'voler en éclats'.   
   >   
   > It's this sort of thing that stops double meanings moving abroad.   
      
   Those customs officials you may meet on the way   
   do try to stop false friends,   
      
   Jan   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)