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In school we used to coin jokey translations of English expressions into French. One I liked was "That will do to go on with" which we made into "Cela fera pour aller sur avec". How should you really say "That will do to go on with" in French?
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Skinner on -
What about "ca suffit" ?
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Skinner on
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In a similar vein, my parents met an English lady on holiday once who was trying to converse with a French speaker and was heard to utter the phrase "Vous avez, avez vous?" to the immense amusement of a (French) bilingual friend of mine!
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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on
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You could say: "Ça fera l'affaire pour l'instant", "Ça ira pour l'instant".
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Permalink Reply by Ron Fox on
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I like "Pouvez-vous me donner un ascenseur?"
"Ca suffit" is heard all the time by parents shouting at their kids.
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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on -
We play that game in reverse. Vachement chouette is Cowly owl. A Château is, of course, a Catwater.
It must have been at least 30 years ago that we saw a sign warning that something-or-other was prohibited. It read PERSONNES ...doing whatever... S'EXPOSENT A DE GRAVES ENNUIS
30 years later we're still threatening each other with BEING EXPOSED TO GRAVE BOREDOMS.
This stuff is fun, for sure.
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Permalink Reply by Jonathan Skinner on
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Another friend, with a property in Normandy, who delighted in Franglais expressions used to conclude
an argument with :- Je reste ma valise!
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