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2015-02-27 Great White North

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Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-27 02:56|| || Front Page|| [8 views ] Top

#1 Grom. It is "Enlève ton foulard salope!" (Take off your scarf, bitch!) or "Laisse ton foulard dehors, salope!"). "Let your scarf outisde, bitch".

Note to Tw, Deacon Blues, Sargent Mom and al: Apologies for using such a rude language in front of a lady.

Posted by JFM 2015-02-27 07:52|| 2015-02-27 07:52|| Front Page Top

#2 What can I say---I used Google translate.

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2015-02-27 07:55|| 2015-02-27 07:55|| Front Page Top

#3 Yes, that is the direct translation ie word to word but Google translate is usually smarter.

Posted by JFM 2015-02-27 09:41|| 2015-02-27 09:41|| Front Page Top

#4 The translation to English is one of the more tame translations. The translation does not dishonor the ladies at Rburg but rather describes the woman before the judge and her insistence on wearing the hijab.

Posted by JohnQC 2015-02-27 10:01|| 2015-02-27 10:01|| Front Page Top

#5 Judge - Please remove your head scarf in court.

What the Muslim lady heard

Décoller votre cœur doux vêtements et nous devons obtenir un meilleur regard sur vous
Dame chaude !

Translation of what the Muslim lady heard

Take off your clothes sweet heart and let us get a better look at you
Hot Lady !

Posted by Grusotch the Florid7905 2015-02-27 10:11|| 2015-02-27 10:11|| Front Page Top

#6 Apologies for using such a rude language in front of a lady.

You are ever the gentleman, cher JFM. However, I look upon such things as a matter of linguistic curiosity and the patching of large holes in my knowledge -- very often I know only the technical language for things, not the vulgar vocabulary. Mr. Wife has derived considerable amusement over the years translating the English for me, the side effect of growing up with parents in the biosciences for whom English was the third or later language.

It's a family tradition: Mama's first husband geve her a vocabulary list (soldier --> medical Latin) before she went to work at the VA hospital as an occupational therapist. It worked well: the first soldier who tried to shock her was answered with such considerable interest that the entire ward, to a man, turned bright red and behaved like lambs for the rest of her tenure. Mama claims she can't remember the details of the exchange. But she is always a perfect lady.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-02-27 11:14|| 2015-02-27 11:14|| Front Page Top

#7 Thanks to all of you. I've ben trying to come up with an appropriate name for exploding women.

What do you think of "salop de kaboum"?

It sounds so much classier than "boom bitch." It's kinda like printing the entire menu in French: you can charge ten dollars more.

Posted by Fred 2015-02-27 11:59|| 2015-02-27 11:59|| Front Page Top

#8 I appreciate the apology, JFM, but I ain't no lady.

Posted by Deacon Blues 2015-02-27 12:03|| 2015-02-27 12:03|| Front Page Top

#9 Grusotch: Décoller is either for the taking off of a flying object or animal or for when you remove something that is glued (we have spent three days in décoller the wall paper).

doux coeur does not exist in French. at lest not without mon (my) and then it is far too intimate. You should translate by "chérie" ak a the affectionate form of chère (dear). Now you know what you have to say the day you want to seduce a French girl. :-)

Posted by JFM 2015-02-27 12:08|| 2015-02-27 12:08|| Front Page Top

#10 Now you know what you have to say the day you want to seduce a French girl. :-)

A bit late for that. How about instructions for ordering a leg of lamb and a nice merlot ?

Posted by Besoeker 2015-02-27 13:14|| 2015-02-27 13:14|| Front Page Top

#11 in décoller

"en décoller"?

Posted by Pappy 2015-02-27 13:24|| 2015-02-27 13:24|| Front Page Top

#12 What do you think of "salop de kaboum"?

Subject to JFM's approval, I find it charming, Fred.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-02-27 14:22|| 2015-02-27 14:22|| Front Page Top

#13 @Besoeker. Un gigot d'agneau (that is the whole leg) or Du gigot d'agneau (for a bit of it). Prononunced anyo. with tonic accent on the O.
Une bouteille de Merlot -bottle) ou Un verre de Merlot ( a glass)

@Ppappy. In. It is an English sentence with a single French word inserted.

@Fred. Salope with an e. Many final consonants in French are not pronunced unless you add an e after them. The consonnants are vestigial from the time and are only there in case you need to lenthen the would. Il mord (he bites). Pronunced mor. modre (to bite) pronounced mordr.

Posted by JFM 2015-02-27 15:55|| 2015-02-27 15:55|| Front Page Top

#14 Many thanks, JFM. The half an hour of French taught Saturdays at our little public library when I was seven never got much past Frere Jacque.

Posted by trailing wife 2015-02-27 16:15|| 2015-02-27 16:15|| Front Page Top

#15 Next time someone claims to be a "Salopian" (admittedly, a rare occasion), I'm going to have a hard time keeping a straight face.

I appreciate the apology, JFM, but I ain't no lady.

He must not have been here the day you talked about the Viking funeral for your dog.

Posted by Angie Schultz 2015-02-27 16:20|| 2015-02-27 16:20|| Front Page Top

#16 That's a man!

Posted by Shipman 2015-02-27 17:19|| 2015-02-27 17:19|| Front Page Top

#17 Many thanks, JFM. My "translation" was done via The Bing Translation application online, English to French.

Now I know why I get my face slapped when I attempt to converse with comely French coquettes which are generally followed by visits from the gendarmes. ;-o

Posted by Grusotch the Florid7905 2015-02-27 17:51|| 2015-02-27 17:51|| Front Page Top

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