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16:23 Nov 14, 2015 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings | |||||||
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| Selected response from: Elizabeth Tamblin United Kingdom Local time: 07:33 | ||||||
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Le roi n\\\'est pas ton cousin I wouldn’t call the King (Queen) your cousin Explanation: originally "I wouldn’t call the King (or Queen) my cousin" e.g. http://inconversationwithgod.com/i-wouldnt-call-the-king-my-... *** It was the moment when they had passed successfully their first examination and left the seamanship Examiner with the little precious slip of blue paper in their hands. ‘That day I wouldn't have called the Queen my cousin,’ declared our new acquaintance enthusiastically. (J. Conrad, ‘Chance’, part I, ch. 1) |
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Le roi n\'est pas ton cousin Go ahead, just give it a shot! (You can do it!) Explanation: Suggestion. |
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No great brilliance is required to figure out Explanation: I think «It is not that difficult» seems to be the meaning of this expression. Like in French we say : ne pas avoir inventé l'eau tiède (chaude) / le fil à couper le beurre. |
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Don't have everyone waiting as if you were from the royal family. Explanation: obviously, the other golf players are waiting their turn. |
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Be a real man! Explanation: "If you want to be proud of yourself" / "Show us what your made of" / Don't be a whimp!" get out there in the rain and play. Maybe one of those fits the tone? -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 23 heures (2015-11-15 15:33:48 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Superman! |
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give it a bloody swing, man dammit! Explanation: a bit of golfing aggression + a swear word here and there |
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damn the King and give it a swing! Explanation: the notion that you are not a member of the royal family and your happiness is at least as importance as the King's |
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Give it some welly! (EN-UK) Explanation: http://www.worldwidewords.org/qa/qa-giv2.htm |
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Go on! Show us your Midas touch! Explanation: or Let's see your Midas touch Give it your Midas touch Prove you've got that Midas touch Obviously a Midas figure can do it all and should be blissfully happy and also reference to king... inspired by your "he's golden" Or you might even want to keep to that image and use Go on you super-duper golden boy! Hit us with your best shot! (Drawing a blank on 70s things to fit all the criteria here:-)) |
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Prove you're the 'king of the swingers'! Explanation: The Jungle Book (1967) - king Louis Golfing pun on 'swingers' Vague parallel (OK it's a stretch!) with famous French kings (Louis) |
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You've got it in the bag Explanation: Another suggestion |
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Reference: Origin and meaning Reference information: http://www.linternaute.com/expression/langue-francaise/12559... Le roi n'est pas son cousin" Signification Son bonheur est supérieur à celui d’un roi. Origine Popularisée en 1690, cette expression renvoie à l’image que représente la plénitude du bonheur. En effet, s’il est de notoriété publique qu’un roi est forcément au summum du bonheur, alors ne pas être son cousin renvoie au fait que l’on est tellement heureux que le roi lui-même n’est pas digne d’être l’un de nos parents proches. Copyright Benchmark Group Envoyer à un ami | Imprimer Haut de page |
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