Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Dans la famille « Pas Sympa » je demande le fils et la fille !
English translation:
If you're what friends are like, give me enemies every time.
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Mari O'Keefe
Feb 10, 2007 16:39
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Dans la famille « Pas Sympa » je demande le fils et la fille !
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This is the response of a video game character to some unpleasant classmates who are pitting themselves against her.
This is the dialogue from which it is taken:
Eleanor: Eh oh ! Doucement ! Ce n’est pas parce que tu as réussi ton premier défilé qu’il faut m’étrangler !
Carole: Je suis tellement contente Sandy ! Si seulement ma mère pouvait voir ça, elle serait certainement très fière de moi !
Eleanor: Moi je préfère appeler ça la "chance du débutant" ...
Martin: Et la roue de la chance tourne pour chacun d’entre nous un jour ou l’autre, c’est inévitable...
Eleanor: Alors ne t’emballe pas trop gamine. Réussir un défilé ne prouve absolument rien.
Carol: Dans la famille « Pas Sympa » je demande le fils et la fille !
Is it a cultural reference and if so any ideas on how I might translate it? By the way, I need the answer by 8am GMT 12 Feb by the latest. Thanks!
This is the dialogue from which it is taken:
Eleanor: Eh oh ! Doucement ! Ce n’est pas parce que tu as réussi ton premier défilé qu’il faut m’étrangler !
Carole: Je suis tellement contente Sandy ! Si seulement ma mère pouvait voir ça, elle serait certainement très fière de moi !
Eleanor: Moi je préfère appeler ça la "chance du débutant" ...
Martin: Et la roue de la chance tourne pour chacun d’entre nous un jour ou l’autre, c’est inévitable...
Eleanor: Alors ne t’emballe pas trop gamine. Réussir un défilé ne prouve absolument rien.
Carol: Dans la famille « Pas Sympa » je demande le fils et la fille !
Is it a cultural reference and if so any ideas on how I might translate it? By the way, I need the answer by 8am GMT 12 Feb by the latest. Thanks!
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If you're what friends are like, give me enemies every time.
And depending on the tone of the rest, you could chuck in a juicy adjective or two like "slathering, hungry" before "the enemies". Or "If you two are supposed to be friends, give me swamp monsters every time." Or "Ouch I wasn't expecting Miss Scarlet and Colonel Mustard in the drawing room with the lead piping", to keep some kind of game reference.
This seems to be a rare occasion where French game dialogues get funny. It has to be exploited to the hilt.
This seems to be a rare occasion where French game dialogues get funny. It has to be exploited to the hilt.
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Comment: "Thanks I really like your suggestions. Inspiration indeed!"
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Ouch! Could you BE any less supportive?
Just a suggestion to get the ball rolling...
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in the "grumpy" family I want the son and the daughter
j'adore ce jeu
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2 hrs
Sophie Raimondo
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You two should compete for America's most mean, I bet you'd both win!
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Peer comment(s):
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Melzie
: or the world's most mean...
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Yes, good idea... Depending on the target country... this would work anywhere
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Sandra Petch
: Good idea - I think this needs adapting (and with something more modern than Happy Families!)
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I call the son and daughter of the "(grumpy and) Not Nice" family!
Isn't this what you're talking about?
Discussion
So of the "Not very nice" family, I want the son and the daughter. What you do wityh it then is your affair