Débrouillard
According to George Orwell (Down & Out in London & Paris), a Débrouillard could be described as the following.
“It is the pride of the drudge—the man who is equal to no matter what quantity of work. At that level, the mere power to go on working like an ox is about the only virtue attainable. Débrouillard is what every man wants to be called. A débrouillard is a man who, even when he is told to do the impossible, will se debrouiller—get it done somehow.”
C’est pas moi, ca.
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