"copain comme cochon" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [French]

IPA: /kɔ.pɛ̃ kɔm kɔ.ʃɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-copain comme cochon.wav Forms: copine comme cochonne [feminine], copains comme cochons [masculine, plural], copines comme cochonnes [feminine, plural]
Head templates: {{fr-adj|f=copine comme cochonne|fp=copines comme cochonnes|mp=copains comme cochons}} copain comme cochon (feminine copine comme cochonne, masculine plural copains comme cochons, feminine plural copines comme cochonnes)
  1. (simile, colloquial, chiefly in the plural) very close friends; thick as thieves Tags: colloquial, in-plural
    Sense id: en-copain_comme_cochon-fr-adj-MC0VxxWM Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French similes

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          "text": "Le vicomte Riley se prénommait Frances. Et était copain comme cochon avec le duc de Clarence, héritier du trône d'Angleterre. Lequel duc signait le registre du club du prénom de sa mère : Victoria.",
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