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Re: Vocabulary - Help foreigners get the best of your forum
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[ QUOTE ] So now that you understand what it means, how do you say douchebag in French? [/ QUOTE ] Le douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the [censored] a douchebag is. They call it "une salope." |
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Never been to ACF, should be done within a couple of weeks though.
I know there's tipping there, but don't know when you've got to. About the shoes, the ACF has a strict policy, the usually lend you shoes. For this nice little chat, I'll refer you to the Twlight Zone. |
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[ QUOTE ] Bon Jour. Just to clarify, a fraternity is usually composed of a bunch of douchebags. Carry on. [/ QUOTE ] This could lead to another argument. I believe some people would disagree with this, but we don't have anything like this here, so I can't say I (dis)agree. [/ QUOTE ] I don't think there's any disagreement on this issue actually. |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] So now that you understand what it means, how do you say douchebag in French? [/ QUOTE ] Le douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] No man, they got the metric system. They wouldn't know what the [censored] a douchebag is. They call it "une salope." [/ QUOTE ] NH sir! |
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[ QUOTE ] So now that you understand what it means, how do you say douchebag in French? [/ QUOTE ] The problem with slang is that it's so idiomatic that you can hardly find any word-to-word translation. For instance, you watch a movie, the character drops the f-bomb, there are several different translations according to the context. Imagine a tennisman making a double fault on a match point, he'll say f***, in french you'd say... er I can't remember how you say prostitute in slang (bitch ?), but that's what a french tennisman would say in the same circumstance. So I can't think about a word that would mean the same as douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] Or maybe you'd be confused and think he saw a phoque? That would be strange on a tennis court. |
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Is it true that the French planted trees so that the Germans could march in the shade?
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So I can't think about a word that would mean the same as douchebag. [/ QUOTE ] What about "con", Frelo? I think that's close. |
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Also, why do people pretend not to speak English? ... The following conversation literally happened: Me, as slowly and clearly as I can: 'Excuse me miss, we would like to buy a pair of shoes.' Her: 'Je ne comprends pas. Ne parle pas anglais, desolee.' Me: 'Nous voudrions acheter des... <gesture> shoes!' Her, with no accent at all: 'Ah, you want shoes? What kind of shoes? (..) To get into the casino? We have a bunch of nice shoes over there, have a look!' WTF? [/ QUOTE ] Believe it or not, there are people in the world who think their language is pretty nifty and would like for you to make at least a minimal effing effort to speak it when your in their [censored] country. |
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op is the worst french guy ever.
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[ QUOTE ] Also, why do people pretend not to speak English? ... The following conversation literally happened: Me, as slowly and clearly as I can: 'Excuse me miss, we would like to buy a pair of shoes.' Her: 'Je ne comprends pas. Ne parle pas anglais, desolee.' Me: 'Nous voudrions acheter des... <gesture> shoes!' Her, with no accent at all: 'Ah, you want shoes? What kind of shoes? (..) To get into the casino? We have a bunch of nice shoes over there, have a look!' WTF? [/ QUOTE ] Believe it or not, there are people in the world who think their language is pretty nifty and would like for you to make at least a minimal effing effort to speak it when your in their [censored] country. [/ QUOTE ] Why do you (and a lot of people in France) feel so strongly this? Do you consider it a personal insult if people address you in Engish? |
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