Il fait un vent à écorner (or, décorner) un bœuf = The wind is enough to blow one’s head off.
Écot
Chacun a payé son écot = Each paid for himself.
Écouter
Comme cet homme s’écoute! = What care that man takes of himself!
C’est un écoute s’il pleut = He is a man who cannot be relied upon.
[Mills were so called which depended for their motive-power on rain-water and consequently were continually stopping.]
Il n’écoute que d’une oreille = He pays very little attention.
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