fille du port

French

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /fij dy pɔʁ/
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Noun

fille du port f (plural filles du port)

  1. (euphemistic, slang) a prostitute who works in harbours, harbour girl
    • 1959, “Milord”, Georges Moustaki (lyrics), Marguerite Monnot (music), performed by Édith Piaf:
      Je vous connais, Milord / Vous n’m’avez jamais vu / Je n’suis qu’une fille du port / Qu’une ombre de la rue.
      I know you, Milord, you've never seen me. I'm nothing but a harbor girl, a shadow of the street.
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