Glossary entry

français term or phrase:

compost

anglais translation:

Now off to the compost!

Added to glossary by Mari O'Keefe
Jun 13, 2007 18:18
16 yrs ago
français term

compost

français vers anglais Art / Littérature Jeux / jeux vidéo / jeux d'argent / casino childrens' video game
"Va au compost" qu'elle m'a dit ! Je vais l'atomiser !!!

This is again a sentence from Titeuf. Is this an actual phrase French kids use or is it specific to Titeuf because they place a lot of emphasis on recycling? If so, how would you translate it? "Go roll in the compost heap"?

Thanks

Discussion

Susana Magnani Jun 13, 2007:
i like jonathan's suggestion. he should probably post an answer..
Jonathan MacKerron Jun 13, 2007:
go compost yourself?

Proposed translations

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Now off to the compost!

As I understand it, the game is focusing on recycling and the character has received an instruction to go to the compost heap/bin with a load of vegetable peelings, for example.

I'm assuming that the instruction was not meant as an insult, but was taken as one by the character. If that's correct, I don't think that the person issuing the instruction would say "go compost yourself" or "jump in the compost".
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "You made me completely rethink this, David. Thanks very much!"
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go compost yourself

just following silt's instructions....
Peer comment(s):

agree Andrew Levine : Not bad... I like "Go roll in the compost" even more though.
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agree danièle davout
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Go jump in a compost heap!

I like the "Go jump...." formula, because it's pretty common (cf "Go jump in a lake"), though US audiences might not immediately know what a compost heap is, so you could substitute something else like "Go jump in a pile of leaves" or even "dirt", etc.....
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