pif in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for pif in the French»English Dictionary

I.pif [pif] N m

1. pif (nez):

pif sl

nose

pif sl

conk Brit inf

pif sl

schnozzle Am inf

2. pif (flair):

pif sl

intuition

j'ai eu du pif

I had a hunch inf

au pif mesurer

roughly

au pif trouver

by chance

au pif décider

just like that

II.pif [pif] INTERJ

1. pif (détonation):

pif

bang!

2. pif (gifle):

pif

whack!

III.pif [pif]

avoir qn dans le pif inf

to have it in for sb inf

Translations for pif in the English»French Dictionary

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schnoz

pif m inf

conk

pif m sl

hooter inf

pif m inf

nozzle inf

pif m inf

snitch

pif m inf

pif in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for pif in the French»English Dictionary

pif¹ [pif] N m inf

pif

hooter

Phrases:

au pif

at a rough guess

estimer qc au pif

to make a guesstimate of sth

pif² [pif] INTERJ

pif! pif [ou paf]! (bruit d'une gifle)

slap! slap!

pif! pif [ou paf]! (bruit d'une détonation)

bang! bang!

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snout

pif m

to follow one's nose inf

y aller au pif

to take a shot in the dark inf

répondre au pif

pif Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

au pif

at a rough guess

estimer qc au pif

to make a guesstimate of sth

pif! pif [ou paf]! (bruit d'une gifle)

slap! slap!

pif! pif [ou paf]! (bruit d'une détonation)

bang! bang!

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

French

Il atterrit « au pif » en 1977 mais la machine se casse en arrivant.

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J’aurais pourtant bien aimé qu’il ait un gros pif, ou quelque chose du genre !

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