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5 - S’enfarger : 
Je me suis enfarger au passage.
There is no literal translation possible... It means to stumble, to almost fall. 
In French from France, trébucher.
A common expression comes from it: "S’enfarger dans les fleurs du tapis : to stumble over the carpets flowers" : to complicated a situation with insignificant details...

6 -Tiguidou! 
C'est tigidou.
It's alright.
Interjection which indicates that everything is ok.


 

7 - Vire son capot de bord : 
Les politiciens virent tout le temps leur capot de bord.
Politicians always turn their jakets inside out.
It means to change opinion.
Un capot is an old word for coat or jacket. 
In français de France, one would say : retourner sa veste. 

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