justement : ' Just as it happened

32.5. Dame ! : A mild expletive which anyone may use anywhere. It represents the Old French ' damne,' Latin Domine !

32.6. son entretien : ' Keep, maintenance' The same word may also mean ' conversation.'

32.7. rogner : Lit. to pare off, to trim, hence ' to knock ofï,' ' to economize by doing without.'

32.8. il n'y a pas à dire : ' There is no gainsaying it,' ' there is no getting away from it.'