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 Translation for 'codswallop' from English to French
NOUN   codswallop | -
SYNO applesauce | codswallop | folderol | ...
bêtise {f}codswallop [Br.] [coll.]
non-sens {m}codswallop [Br.] [coll.]
foutaise {f} [fam.]codswallop [Br.] [coll.]
C'est du flan ! [fam.]That's codswallop! [Br.] [coll.]
C'est du pipeau ! [fam.] [improbabilité]That's a load of codswallop! [Br.] [coll.]
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Usage Examples English
  • Stride described the debacle as "absolute codswallop".
  • One etymology of the term "codswallop" originates from beer sold in Codd bottles, though this is generally dismissed as a folk etymology.
  • Martin also labeled the book as "codswallop".
  • Mike Toole from "Anime News Network" called the show "nigh-unwatchable codswallop", expressing issues with the bad voice acting of its cast, and with its poor animation and writing.
  • One etymology of the term "codswallop" originates from beer sold in Codd’s bottles, though this is generally dismissed as a folk etymology.

  • Leigh Dayton, science writer for "The Australian", expressed dismay at Plimer for having "boarded the denialist ark" and described his arguments, such as his claims that scientists had been playing along with the view of human-induced climate change "in order to keep the research dollars flowing", as "a load of old codswallop".
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