Mar 10, 2011 17:15
13 yrs ago
English term
fat glugging into a glass
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He recalls, after a difficult struggle with his own weight, standing in a New York subway aghast at a poster of fat glugging into a glass, sponsored by the city's department of health and mental hygiene.
Je n'ai que "glouglou" en tête. Il doit y avoir quelque chose de mieux. Merci!
Je n'ai que "glouglou" en tête. Il doit y avoir quelque chose de mieux. Merci!
Proposed translations
(French)
References
| I couldn't resist this... |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
1 day 2 hrs
SwissLocalizer
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in French
Works in field
Switzerland
Swiss French localization
Native in: French (Variant: Swiss)
Works in: English to French, German to French, French
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3
Selected
de la graisse bavouillant / gargouillant dans un verre
bavouillant: donne l'idée de quelque chose de visqueux / gargouillant: qui fait un bruit répugnant
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci! Gargouillant rend très bien l'idée."
+1
15 mins
de la graisse qui tombe - floc, floc - dans un verre
A suggestion - with a distant memory of one of the 'Fanny and Marius' plays by Pagnol... (which I can't find) - one of the characters talks about his brain, I think, which is troubled and 'qui fait floc, floc'
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Note from asker:
| J'aime bien. Merci! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: To my admittedly non-native ears, this conveys exactly the right image.
1 hr
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Thank you Tony! I still can't find that quote, unfortunately
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1 hr
Annie Dauvergne
Italy
Italy
Native in French
Italy
fidélité, précision,
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: Italian to French
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7
la graisse tombant goutte à goutte dans un verre
une autre suggestion. Mais celle de Katsy est très bien aussi. Tout dépend du language approprié.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: To me, 'goutte à goutte' suggests dripping gently, whereas this glug very much suggests the ugly sound/sight of masses of fat dropping into a glass (have you ever seen a liposuction output jar?)
22 mins
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jackiebrown
France
France
Native in French
Specializes in field
France
Periodism, litterature and arts
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
Related KudoZ points
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4
agglutiner
la graisse allant s'agglutiner dans un verre
Reference comments
1 hr
Reference:
I couldn't resist this...
Here's some of that fat that is the result of liposuction!
Yuk!
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-10 19:04:13 GMT)
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I made the mistake of doing a Google image search — before dinner... and now I rather wish I hadn't! :-(
Yuk!
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Note added at 1 hr (2011-03-10 19:04:13 GMT)
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I made the mistake of doing a Google image search — before dinner... and now I rather wish I hadn't! :-(
Note from asker:
| Dégoûtant! |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| agree |
katsy
: will NOT consult your ref. !! My gym teacher once brought in a pound of turkey fat in a jar to give us an idea - revolting!
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Thanks, Katsy! Isn't it just?
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