quid
/kwɪd/ nom C1En français : essence, contrepartie
- The inherent nature of something.
- A member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)
- Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
Pluriel quids
Dans la bibliothèque
Give up a hundred thousand quid?"
Penelon rolled his quid in his cheek, placed his hand before his mouth, turned his head, and sent a long jet of tobacco-juice into the antechamber, advanced his foot, balanced himself, and began.
Morrel,” said he, again turning his quid, “as for that——”
Penelon nearly swallowed his quid; fortunately he recovered.
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