giroflée
French → English
(botany) Wallflower: a fragrant garden plant with yellow, orange, or red flowers
Les giroflées embaumaient tout le jardin dès que le soir tombait.
(English) The wallflowers filled the whole garden with fragrance as soon as evening fell.
Elle a cueilli un bouquet de giroflées rouges pour décorer la table.
(English) She picked a bouquet of red wallflowers to decorate the table.
(slang) A wallop: a hard slap across the face, often jokingly referred to
S'il continue à m'insulter, il va recevoir une giroflée à cinq feuilles.
(English) If he continues to insult me, he's going to get a five-leafed slap.
Le père a menacé son fils d'une giroflée s'il ne rentrait pas immédiatement.
(English) The father threatened his son with a slap if he didn't come home immediately.
Entry ID: fr:en:giroflée · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary