maquereau

“Il arrive le maquereau, maquereau frais, maquereau nouveau.”

The Captive 2003

“Voilà le maquereau, mesdames, il est beau le maquereau.”

The Captive 2003

“I hear your latest friends are the half-divorced Mrs. Fawcett and the maquereau Eastwood,” he said to Yvette.

The Virgin and the Gypsy 2003

From curiosity I counted the number of times I was called maquereau during the day, and it was thirty-nine.

Down and Out in Paris and London 1933

With his last sovereign, he may have supper at the Savoy, rubbing shoulders with the best and with the worst; the next night, he may be dining off a _maquereau grille_ in a Greek Street restaurant, jogging elbows with the worst and with the best.

Sally Bishop A Romance 1906

He was Gabrielle's maquereau for years -- when he'd wrung enough out of her he set up for himself -- Well, I ain't through yet, by a long sight.

The Avalanche Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902

Jim was the maquereau and she made him marry her for the sake of the child.

The Avalanche Gertrude Franklin Horn Atherton 1902

"En fait il s'agissai t plutot de rillettes de maquereau …; très ..." janvier 2, 2009 à 09: 51

ExtremeCentre.org 2009

■ — To be corrupted by such a maquereau as Whately would turn the appetite of Moll Flan - ders.

Junius : including letters by the same writer, under other signatures, (now first collected) to which are added, his confidential correspondence with Mr. Wilkes, and his private letters addressed to Mr. H.S. Woodfall ; with a preliminary essay, notes, fac-similes, &c. Good, John Mason, 1764-1827 1812

Oscar scanned the table and purred: “Terrine de queue de bœuf, l’os à moelle, filets de maquereau au vin blanc, les escargots de Bourgogne, les huîtres plates de Cancale, fried eggs à l’anglais.”

Oscar Wilde and the Dead Man’s Smile Gyles Brandreth 2009