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huntr_22 Watcher Of The Skies Offline Posts: 943 France Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #30 - 14^th Mar, 2008 at 9:07pm
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Paul Strickland Watcher Of The Skies Offline The only reasonable explanation is I run Stellar. Posts: 774 Liverpool Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #31 - 14^th Mar, 2008 at 9:09pm Yes, I saw that and assumed it was wrong! Merci mon ami! BTW JaneEyre, were you thinking of Otto the inflatable pilot from Airplane! ?
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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #32 - 14^th Mar, 2008 at 10:02pm Babelfish is great ! You put down what it translated in english from french and you retranslated (english to french) and you dont even get the same result!!! So fun. Robinet Pouhahahahahahah
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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #33 - 14^th Mar, 2008 at 10:12pm http://www.freetranslation.com/ This is far superior to babel fish
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Paul Strickland Watcher Of The Skies Offline The only reasonable explanation is I run Stellar. Posts: 774 Liverpool Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #34 - 14^th Mar, 2008 at 10:26pm Apparently "âne" didn't mean "ass" originally, but "ane", a female duck; http://www.flickr.com/photos/lecrapo/2209364418/ So this was one confused cockerel! Isn't language fun Hey! I'm astral!
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huntr_22 Watcher Of The Skies Offline Posts: 943 France Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #35 - 15^th Mar, 2008 at 10:27pm It means going from a Cockerel to a Donkey.Like Maxime says : to change the subject quickly. I do not know if Walloons use "Ouais" as "Yes" as well.
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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #36 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 2:15am huntr_22 wrote on 15^th Mar, 2008 at 10:27pm: It means going from a Cockerel to a Donkey.Like Maxime says : to change the subject quickly. I do not know if Walloons use "Ouais" as "Yes" as well. Coq is not coquerel but a rooster. See the link with the female duck
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Re: Time warp ?
Reply #37 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 3:58pm

ino_100 wrote on 17^th Mar, 2008 at 2:15am:

huntr_22 wrote on 15^th Mar, 2008 at 10:27pm:

It means going from a Cockerel to a Donkey.Like Maxime says : to change the subject quickly.

I do not know if Walloons use "Ouais" as "Yes" as well.

Cool

Coq is not coquerel but a rooster. See the link with the female duck Grin

I do not wish to "couper les cheveux en quatre" Maxime but in English a Cockerel and a Rooster is the same thing!

A Rooster is normally a young Cockerel.

But a Poule in English is called a "Hen".

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Reply #38 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 4:00pm

Paul Strickland wrote on 14^th Mar, 2008 at 10:26pm:

Apparently "âne" didn't mean "ass" originally, but "ane", a female duck;

http://www.flickr.com/photos/lecrapo/2209364418/

So this was one confused cockerel! Isn't language fun Wink

Hey! I'm astral!

I think that the problem with this translation is because of the word "Ass" this can also means "Donkey" in English.

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Reply #39 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 4:14pm

Paul Strickland wrote on 14^th Mar, 2008 at 8:48pm:

Sorry, that's beyond my French. Ouais = Oui? I think an Asterix book used that spelling, but I don't think he made it to Québec!

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Hey, I'm getting good at inserting media Cool

We can say "Ouais" in France to.It will mean the same as "Oui" but is not so polite.

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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #40 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 4:43pm I did'nt know that a coquerel was a young Rooster... Sorry! Ok, i'll give you something to chew on guys. "J'va me coucher moins niaiseux a soir" In Quebec, we do a lot of word contraction to make sentences shorter (orally). I've written it like I would of said it. Good luck for the translation. For help just ask!
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Oldrocker Stellar Patriot Offline I am not a number, I am a free man !!! Posts: 1,809 Stirling , Scotland Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #41 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 5:59pm Sounds like it could be (despite my poor French) ... Voulez vous coucher avec moi se soir !! - like the line from that well known song - that I can't remember !! But probably I'm completely wrong !! I've no idea what "niaiseux" means
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huntr_22 Watcher Of The Skies Offline Posts: 943 France Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #42 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 6:06pm In French : Je vais me coucher moins niais, à ce soir. In English : I'm going to bed less naive,see you tonight.
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ino_100 Harold The Barrel Offline Namaste Posts: 1,255 Montréal, Québec Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #43 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 6:12pm In Quebec we use "niaiseux" for the meaning "Stupid" , "Dumb" and even "Silly". So naive is not bad. Nice one huntr_22. Nice try oldrocker And we use "a soir" toi say "ce soir" (another little contraction) In English : I'm going to bed less stupid tonight.
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Paul Strickland Watcher Of The Skies Offline The only reasonable explanation is I run Stellar. Posts: 774 Liverpool Gender:	Re: Time warp ? Reply #44 - 17^th Mar, 2008 at 8:12pm I'm enjoying this. I learned French by memorising lots of vocabulary and grammar, without having to speak it much - and consequently I am reluctant to engage in conversation This forum is a non-threatening way to improve. And going to bed less stupid is a great ambition couper les cheveux en quatre = splitting hairs
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