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adegos - Del's effort at adios. Spanish for goodbye.
a fait acopian - Del's French for "don't upset yourself".
Ajax - an expression of greeting usually to someone from the Netherlands. 
al dente! - Spanish for "there you go!" 
allemagne dix points - phrase similar to "such is life", possibly Del picked this up from European Song Contest. 
apres moi la deluge - French meaning, "when I'm dead, all others may die too". 
argent comptant - French from Cannes meaning, "brill".
au contraire - French for "hang on a minute"
au revoir - French for "hello". 
au fait - Del likes using this but pronounces it "oh fate". 
bain marie - no problem. 
boeuf a la mode - phrase similar to "you win some and lose some" 
bonjour - French for "goodbye!" 
bonnet de douche - French and impressive.
bonetti bonetti - Del's best Italian. 
bon appetit - French for "I hope you choke on the potatoes"
catalogue raisonne - Hold on, as they say in Beritz.
Chateauneuf du Pape! - Reserved for an explosive situation.
chasse de forme - meaning, "the diamonds are good" in French.
conseil d'etat - He helps me, I help him as they say in Grenobles.
creme de la menthe - French for the "very best"
di stefano - Italian for "well done". 
Don Ochetti - Del used this as a greeting, until he realised it was the name of a Mafia boss.
fabrique belgique - I agree or approve in Belgium.
fromage frais! - Like Eureka! (when the penny has dropped)


je suis je reste - superb according to Del.
joie de vivre! - an exclamation that impresses or French for putting a bit of life back into your own life.
Juan - the name of all Spanish waiters. 
mais oui - no problem, my pleasure. 
mange tout- my pleasure, variation like above. 
menage a trois - an exclamation of surprise.
Miguel - Del's name for all Portuguese barmen. 
münchengladbach - German for "hello". 
Moet Champagne- The only champagne Del knows, and prounces like poet champers.
moi - French and classy way of saying "me".
Mon dieu!- exclamation implying, "you idiot".
oeuf sur la plat - French for "it's clear cut". 
oh mai oui, mon pleasure - French, sophisticated Del.
Pas de Calais - approving or divine. 
Pate foie gras - French for liver sausage, goes well with Moet Champers. 
Pot Pourri! - French for "I don't believe it!"
plume de ma tante - expression of exasperation like "Gordon Bennett". 
polizia - Del can say police in more than one language. 
puscas puscas - approval, it's alright in Spanish.
rein a dire, rein a faire - Perplexing French Del picked up from Lordes.
raisse de chassie - more French Del picked up from Dieppe.
Revenons a nos moutonst - apparently a quote from the guv'nor of Bastille. French for 'I've got to do something quick.'
servir frais mois non glace - French for "it could of been on the top floor".
 
si danke schon, bonjour - proves how multi-lingual Del is (Spanish, German and French)
tel aviv - Del reckons the French use this for "you can never tell". 
tete de veau- Del reckons the French use this for "every ones a winner".
tete-a-tete - A head to head meeting with drug barons.
tres bien ensemble - French for possessing a sense of occasion.
Vive la France- it's what you say with respect to the American national anthem.
tres bien ensemble - French for possessing a sense of occasion.
Voila! - The French say it after T-cutting a square inch of the Capri Ghia, it's a way of encouraging Rodney to finish the rest of the car off.
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