le cirage

shoe polish, a daze, a fog

s i . ʁ a ʒ

cir to polish, to wax + age action, process, or result of

noun · masculine Rare #50,260

shoe polish Usually used to polish shoes.

FR: J'ai besoin de cirage pour mes chaussures.

EN: I need shoe polish for my shoes.

a daze, a fog In the expression être dans le cirage, meaning to feel dazed or out of it.

FR: Après cette nuit blanche, je suis dans le cirage.

EN: After that sleepless night, I'm in a daze.

The dick is covered in shoe polish!

— Get Out Your Handkerchiefs (1978)

I'm begging you, I'm completely out of it.

— L'ironie du sort, ou profitez de votre bain ! (1976)

Where is the shoe polish?

— Haider (2014)

So, damn it, this shoe polish box?

— Les Affranchis (1990)

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