flic

Example Sentences

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This is how I learned that policemen were not “les gendarmes,” as I had been taught, but “le flic,” that short trenches were “sausages” and long ones were “beans” and that soldiers didn’t malinger but instead were said to have “nickel feet.”

From Literature

"I was very independent. I climbed Mount Kilimanjaro. Now I need help washing my hair," says Flic, who contracted long Covid whilst working as a children's physiotherapist in the NHS.

From BBC

Flic is published by Editions Goutte d’Or, a niche company that produces three books a year.

From The Guardian

Flic hits French bookshops as the police force faces criticism on several fronts.

From The Guardian

Among her best known films are crime thrillers That Man George and Flic Story, and the romantic tragedy A Few Hours of Sunlight.

From BBC