whiskey man

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A man came home after spending time with his mistresssa maîtresse / sa liaison amoureuse. As he walked through the front door, he noticed he smelled like her perfume.

Feeling a wave of panicune vague de panique / un sentiment soudain d’inquiétude, he quickly hatched a planéchafauda un plan / inventa une idée rapide to divert suspicion.

He decided to visit the nearby barle bar du coin / le pub voisin, hoping whiskey would mask the scent of his illicit escapade.

After a few drinks, he staggeredtituba / rentra en vacillant back home, praying his wife wouldn’t catch ondécouvrir / se rendre compte.

Howevercependant / pourtant, his wife was no fool. She met him at the door, took a deep breathune grande inspiration / respira profondément, and said: “You dirty pigsale porc / espèce d’imbécile! You could pour a gallonun gallon / une grande quantité of women’s perfume over yourself… and I’d still know you’ve been to the bar.”

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Vocabulary

mistress: a woman someone has an affair with

staggered: walked unsteadily, as if drunk

catch on: realise or notice something

hatched a plan: made or devised a plan

He tried to hide the smell from his mistressmaîtresse.

After several drinks, he staggeredtituba home.

She didn’t catch onse rendre compte at first.

He hatched a planéchafauda un plan to hide the truth.

Grammar

The joke uses the past simple for narration and would to express a hypothetical outcome.

Past simple: He walked through the door.

Would: He thought whiskey would mask the scent.

Synonyms & Alternatives

mistress: lover, affair partner, companion

staggered: stumbled, tottered, reeled

hatched a plan: plotted, devised, came up with

Mini Dialogue

Lucy (HR): We need to discuss how James hatched a plana conçu un plan to reduce costs.

Ben (Accounting): Yes, but when the auditors arrive, they’ll probably catch ons’en apercevoir.

Lucy: True. If it fails, he’ll just staggervaciller / tituber into another excuse.

Ben: Howevercependant, we’ll see what the director says.

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