Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
poulet racaille
English translation:
in my "hood" (or some ghetto language equivalent)
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
May 2, 2010 21:13
14 yrs ago
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French term
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Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
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poulet racaille
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Slang
Skateboarders or teenager talk
"C’est sûr que [name of sneaker brand] ils sont arrivés, ils ont un peu leur place dans le poulet-racaille machin, donc c’est un peu dur de faire leur place, mais vu qu’ils aident pas mal de riders et tout, c’est cool quoi."
From the internet, in SMS language:
"un bizou de passage pour mon ***poulet racaille*** ke jaime telmen mdrrr tmtc kevin tout les pétages de cable sur msn vers 2h du mat les langages inventé les mytho grec , les de nada et j'en passe mdrrrr!! personne pourra te remplacé ds ma tite vie jtembrass plus ke fort é surtout jte déplume tout entier XD"
As I understand it:
poulet = "cop" / "pig"
racaille = scum
From the internet, in SMS language:
"un bizou de passage pour mon ***poulet racaille*** ke jaime telmen mdrrr tmtc kevin tout les pétages de cable sur msn vers 2h du mat les langages inventé les mytho grec , les de nada et j'en passe mdrrrr!! personne pourra te remplacé ds ma tite vie jtembrass plus ke fort é surtout jte déplume tout entier XD"
As I understand it:
poulet = "cop" / "pig"
racaille = scum
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 | in my "hood" |
MatthewLaSon
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| 4 | cop-gang bangers |
jmleger
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| 3 | chav-cop thing |
Bourth (X)
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| 3 | the cops and robbers thing |
Marc Jordan (X)
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| 2 | cop-thug |
Emma Paulay
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Change log
May 18, 2010 01:37: MatthewLaSon Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
4 hrs
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in my "hood"
Hello,
In North American English, this may work.
mon poulet-racaille = in my street pack (not necessarily a street gang, though)
I hope this helps.
In North American English, this may work.
mon poulet-racaille = in my street pack (not necessarily a street gang, though)
I hope this helps.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I used "a kind of 'ghetto trash' image", (associated with rap music, possibly). You're closest to that idea. Thanks for all the input from everyone -- tricky question. "
9 hrs
cop-thug
My guess is that this means in the cops against scum/thugs/hooligans/scoundrels thing (i.e. "war").
I think the term is used differently in the second ref you have found. In that context it looks to be designating a guy from the "banlieue", possibly of North African origin who has become a policeman.
I think the term is used differently in the second ref you have found. In that context it looks to be designating a guy from the "banlieue", possibly of North African origin who has become a policeman.
20 mins
chav-cop thing
is the best I can think of.
Presumably the "rider class" consider themselves to be several fathoms above the chav class which has nothing better to do than antagonize the cops, and each "class" associates itself with a particular brand of footwear (or the footwear is associated with it, or the chicken with the egg, or something).
So poulet racaille machin could mean "the sub-group of young, underprivileged/educated members of urban society which delights in antagonizing law-enforcement officers and identifies itself with certain items of apparel, including footwear of a certain brand".
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-05-03 08:00:23 GMT)
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"Long"? Couldn't you have said "overly thorough and comprehensive" .... Damn, there I am doing it again ...
A/C to Wiki, chavs are predom. white and wear Burberry (fake). My son is predom. white (has a bit of Indian blood), nice, polite, well-educated and enjoys skateboarding (esp. on XBox, which is not too physical!) but is not a chav.
Presumably the "rider class" consider themselves to be several fathoms above the chav class which has nothing better to do than antagonize the cops, and each "class" associates itself with a particular brand of footwear (or the footwear is associated with it, or the chicken with the egg, or something).
So poulet racaille machin could mean "the sub-group of young, underprivileged/educated members of urban society which delights in antagonizing law-enforcement officers and identifies itself with certain items of apparel, including footwear of a certain brand".
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Note added at 10 hrs (2010-05-03 08:00:23 GMT)
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"Long"? Couldn't you have said "overly thorough and comprehensive" .... Damn, there I am doing it again ...
A/C to Wiki, chavs are predom. white and wear Burberry (fake). My son is predom. white (has a bit of Indian blood), nice, polite, well-educated and enjoys skateboarding (esp. on XBox, which is not too physical!) but is not a chav.
Note from asker:
| I'm doing US English for this one, your "chav" has made me think of "ghetto scum"... |
| Your last answer is excellent, if a tad long. ;-))))) Cheers! |
| And without turning this into a race thing, most of the kids interviewed in my piece seem to be nice, polite, well-educated white kids. |
53 mins
cop-gang bangers
pig is a little dated. It sounds too sixties.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-05-03 11:51:07 GMT)
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gang banging does not mean anything sexual in the US. It means being a member of a gang prone to violence, which is what the French racaille is.
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Note added at 14 hrs (2010-05-03 11:51:07 GMT)
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gang banging does not mean anything sexual in the US. It means being a member of a gang prone to violence, which is what the French racaille is.
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Melissa McMahon
: I agree with your comment about "pig", but "gang bangers" means "gang rapists", I haven't heard it used as a more general expression/You're right, my mistake. Asker will know if it scans in his neck of the woods.
7 hrs
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Pas du tout. Banger ne signifie pas violeurs dans cett expression. Veuillez vérifier la signification sur Internet.
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14 hrs
the cops and robbers thing
another plausible option....
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