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mikey

29th October 2016, 17:55
Can some one explain malgre lui for 14d please ?

I have googled it and it comes out as meaning "inspite of himself" in French !
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jazzgirl

29th October 2016, 18:15
@mikey
the literal translation is "in spite of himself " but is used as a synonym for "willy nilly"
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mikey

29th October 2016, 18:23
Thanks Jazzy, but I still can't see much of a connection between
willy nilly and in spite of herself
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jazzgirl

29th October 2016, 18:27
"The Willy Nilly Leech" (Le Médecin malgré lui) was a French farce
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