fly-by-night in Anglais

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    "Composé de fly et de night."
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    "Le mot fait référence à une organisation, pas à un individu."
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        "Voyou, filou."
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        "Voyou, filou."
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"fly-by-night" meaning in Anglais

Adjective

Inflected forms