je suis moulu, ' I am dead beat

1. 11. imitant T accent méridional de Masséna, ' mimicking Masséna's Southern accent'. Masséna was a native of Nice and spoke PVench with a strong Provencial accent. Ile entered the army as a private soldier in 1775 and rose to be Marshal of France and Duke of Rivoli. His chief characteristics as a gênerai were obslinacy and 'pluck'.