Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
nono
English translation:
dummy/idiot/shmuck
Added to glossary by
French Foodie
Jun 19, 2007 13:06
16 yrs ago
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French term
gros nono
French to English
Art/Literary
Slang
quebecois
I think this is like "big loser", but I'd like someone familiar with the subtleties of quebecois slang to confirm.
It's from a short story about a literary critic who gets off on writing scathing reviews.
Je fais profession de tuer. Les gros egos. Les gros nonos. Les imbeciles heureux, les sans-genie de la vie.
It's from a short story about a literary critic who gets off on writing scathing reviews.
Je fais profession de tuer. Les gros egos. Les gros nonos. Les imbeciles heureux, les sans-genie de la vie.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 | real dummy |
Robert Frankling
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| 3 +3 | big idiot |
HelenG
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| 3 +1 | big jerk, big schmuck |
Martin Cassell
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| 1 | people who are asleep (mentally) |
Conor McAuley
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Proposed translations
3 hrs
Robert Frankling
Native in English
BA in Translation/Dipl
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French
Related KudoZ points
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8
Selected
real dummy
Dictionnaire du joual:
Nono, nounoune : imbécile, drôle, niais
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joual
nono (m,f) imbécile nut, idiot
www.geocities.com/philipsfo/hostie/glossaire/n.html
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May be used as a noun or adjective:
"C'est nono." = "It's dumb."
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Lexique de termes québecois: Nono=Niais (=dumb, dopey)
http://canadaimage.free.fr/lexiquequebecois.htm
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Québèquouaiseries:
nono adj. m. – Bête, niais, sot, imbécile, idiot. C'est nono ce que tu fais.
nono n. m. – Niais, sot, imbécile, idiot. Lui, c'est un nono.
http://www.quebequouaiseries.com/langue/vocabulaire/lexique....
Nono, nounoune : imbécile, drôle, niais
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joual
nono (m,f) imbécile nut, idiot
www.geocities.com/philipsfo/hostie/glossaire/n.html
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-19 16:15:00 GMT)
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May be used as a noun or adjective:
"C'est nono." = "It's dumb."
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-19 16:20:25 GMT)
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Lexique de termes québecois: Nono=Niais (=dumb, dopey)
http://canadaimage.free.fr/lexiquequebecois.htm
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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-06-19 16:25:15 GMT)
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Québèquouaiseries:
nono adj. m. – Bête, niais, sot, imbécile, idiot. C'est nono ce que tu fais.
nono n. m. – Niais, sot, imbécile, idiot. Lui, c'est un nono.
http://www.quebequouaiseries.com/langue/vocabulaire/lexique....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone for answering, and to Robert for the great links."
+3
7 mins
big idiot
I think this means big idiots. I think "nono" might come from "nonours" a childish term for teddy bear. So something along the lines of a big daftie, a big idiot. But if you want further confirmation, I would actually be tempted to repost this in the reverse language combination to get native French speakers to tell you where it comes from - unusually, it is not in the Petit Robert.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Alison Jenner
: Not a comment on your suggestion, but to get the view of native French speakers, this should be posted as French monolingual - posting in the reverse pair will lead to it being reversed back to FR>EN
17 mins
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| agree |
NancyLynn
1 hr
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Thanks, Nancy
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| agree |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: ... along with "big jerk", "big schmuck", "big dummy" ...
4 hrs
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Thanks, 1045
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| agree |
Paul Cohen
: or you could go for a little alliteration: the big bonehead, the big blockhead...
10 hrs
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8 mins
Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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4
people who are asleep (mentally)
There is some indication that it refers to dogs, but also this:
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:rU0AfnMyzcYJ:desencyclo...
Nono: Dodo. Allez zou, au lit, tu vas faire un gros nono!
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BIg eejits?
http://209.85.135.104/search?q=cache:rU0AfnMyzcYJ:desencyclo...
Nono: Dodo. Allez zou, au lit, tu vas faire un gros nono!
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BIg eejits?
+1
49 mins
Martin Cassell
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
25 years as a specialist communicator
Native in: English (Variant: UK)
Works in: French to English
big jerk, big schmuck
for UK I might say "prat" or "pillock" but since this is in a North American context ...
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