The activity of a frimeur is....frimage?

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Permalink Reply by Neil Coffey on May 5, 2012 at 7:11pm

I think it describes more the effect than the activity, but the word frime exists.

You could also say e.g. c'est du bluff.

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EducatorPermalink Reply by stu harris on May 7, 2012 at 4:10pm

There's also the sarcastic expression M'as-tu vu?, which I think can be the frimeur or the frime.

Regardez ces étudiants! Bande de m'as-tu vus!

Elle est sorti dans ses nouvelles fringues pour faire un peu de m'as-tu vu.

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Permalink Reply by AliceM on May 7, 2012 at 4:30pm

Thank you.  Interesting alternatives.  And maybe just de la frime works...

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Permalink Reply by Michaël Meyer on May 8, 2012 at 10:10pm

Hi,

"frimage" doesn't exist in french. There are no words in french to refer to the "activity" of a "frimeur", because, when you're saying that someone is a "frimeur", you're not referring to his actual state of being, but to the idea you have of it.

"frimeur" refers to someone who likes to show that he is skilled in doing something, or that he is in some way superior to his kinsmen.

"m'as-tu-vu" means exactly : "someone who whants to be seen by the others".

"c'est du bluff" means "it is not real, it is artificial".

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Permalink Reply by AliceM on May 8, 2012 at 10:20pm

Thank you!  All very interesting and useful, especially "There are no words in french to refer to the "activity" of a "frimeur", because, when you're saying that someone is a "frimeur", you're not referring to his actual state of being, but to the idea you have of it."

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