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Boris had rubbed it into me that a plongeur is a slaves slave, and I expected the patron. to treat me like dirt.
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I think one should start by saying that a plongeur is one of the slaves of the modem world.
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The food we were given was no more than eatable, but the patron was not mean about drink; he allowed us two litres of wine a day each, knowing that if a plongeur is not given two litres he will steal three.
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A plongeur is a slave, and a wasted slave, doing stupid and largely unnecessary work.
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I was un plongeur at Le Gerbe de Ble, the finest French restaurant in Worcester, Mass.
In Which Mad Dog Kicks French Women's Bony Butts Con Chapman 2011
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Chapter 5 1983
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Le plongeur réussit, et Antoine eut ainsi, sans aucune peine, les honneurs de la journée.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
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La reine l'avait fait attacher à la ligne d'Antoine par un autre plongeur encore plus diligent que celui du général.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
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Il indiqua une pêche pour un certain jour, remit à ce plongeur un lot de poissons magnifiques, qu'il avait fait d'avance mettre en réserve, et lui commanda de venir sous l'eau attacher successivement chaque poisson au bout de sa ligne.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
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Le fidèle plongeur se trouve à son poste; Antoine le sait: le succès est done sûr.
French Conversation and Composition Harry Vincent Wann
maesepedro commented on the word plongeur
informal French for the person who washes the dishes in a professional kitchen
January 24, 2008
reesetee commented on the word plongeur
Wow. That sounds way better than "person who washes the dishes in a professional kitchen."
January 24, 2008
yarb commented on the word plongeur
I learnt this word from Orwell's "Down and Out in Paris and London". Orwell doesn't exactly sell the profession.
January 24, 2008
she commented on the word plongeur
Pronounced ‹plahn·zhoor›
July 9, 2008
bilby commented on the word plongeur
I doubt it.
July 9, 2008
qroqqa commented on the word plongeur
Pronunciation for the rest of us: /plɒ~ˈʒɜː/, or in ad-hoc symbols plo(ng)·zher.
July 9, 2008
she commented on the word plongeur
Oh yes! Listen to qroqqa. I'm only referencing little well-meaning but indeterminate wordbooks.
July 10, 2008
dontcry commented on the word plongeur
/plɒ~ˈʒɜ�?/
Seriously?
July 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word plongeur
What, you can't say that?
July 10, 2008
dontcry commented on the word plongeur
º§‰‡3
July 10, 2008
reesetee commented on the word plongeur
Well, I never.
July 10, 2008
chained_bear commented on the word plongeur
"Down and Out in Paris and London by George Orwell was a revelation to me when I first turned its pages and encountered Orwell's descriptions of his life as a plongeur (dishwasher) and prep cook at the pseudonymous Hotel "X" in 1920s Paris..."
—Anthony Bourdain, The Nasty Bits (New York: Bloomsbury, 2006), 96
Bourdain is always quoting Orwell's book, but this chapter (a reprinted article) is the first time I've seen him explain the term.
March 25, 2009
bilby commented on the word plongeur
There's not much to it, you can read Down and Out in a day. If you want that much dry gripe in a single day.
March 25, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word plongeur
I'm guessing you never worked in a restaurant kitchen, bilby...
March 26, 2009
bilby commented on the word plongeur
Waiter, dishwasher, room service (breakfast prep).
March 26, 2009