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I.

adv.

1. Y aller de ¼: To do something. (Colloquial expressions using this spoken format can usually be found under the heading of their complement, e.g. Y aller de cinq: To shake hands. Y aller de sa goualante:

  a To sing a song.

  b To voice a complaint. Y aller de la sienne: To tell a funny joke, etc.)

2. Y passer (of sexual partner): To succumb to advances.

3. Y tâter: To be quite good at something, to be more than proficient. Le golf, il y tâte depuis longtemps: He's no mcan golfer these days.

II.

pers. pron. (corr. il) Y faut pas faire ça! You mustn't do that! Y m'a bien dit que t'étais un salaud! He sure as hell told me you were a swine! (Only lax pronunciation can explain this surprising deviation from the norm which is sadly filtering into the written language.)