ne’er-do-well in Anglais

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    "Probable contraction de never (« jamais ») do (« faire ») well (« bien »)"
  ],
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    {
      "form": "ne’er-do-wells",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈnɛə.duˌwɛlz\\"
      ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
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          "ref": "Stephen Fry, Fry's Ties, Michael and Joseph, 2021, page 203",
          "text": "Arthur English was famous for his portrayal of his low-life ne’er-do-well; his spiv had a cockney accent and was always outrageously dressed, normally with a huge kipper tie."
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        "Bon à rien"
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  "categories": [
    "Lemmes en anglais",
    "Noms communs en anglais",
    "anglais"
  ],
  "etymology_texts": [
    "Probable contraction de never (« jamais ») do (« faire ») well (« bien »)"
  ],
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "ne’er-do-wells",
      "ipas": [
        "\\ˈnɛə.duˌwɛlz\\"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
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          "text": "Arthur English was famous for his portrayal of his low-life ne’er-do-well; his spiv had a cockney accent and was always outrageously dressed, normally with a huge kipper tie."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Bon à rien"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
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      "ipa": "\\ˈnɛə.duˌwɛl\\"
    }
  ],
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}

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"ne’er-do-well" meaning in Anglais

Noun

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