mal tenue, ''badly disciplined

18. pion, lit. a pawn at cbess. The word is applied by the pupils of the French lycées and collèges to the ushers or proctors whose duty it is to keep a watchful eye over them while they are preparing their lessons or playing in the grounds. The officiai title of such a f nnctionary is maître d*études or maître répétiteur.

25. eit-il rasant, ' ' isn't he a bore I " Slang nse of the verb raser, which means literally " to shave.'*