Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
elles vous donneront du cœur au ventre
English translation:
they'll buck you up
Added to glossary by
Adam Thomson
Jun 5, 2005 12:42
18 yrs ago
French term
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elles vous donneront du cœur au ventre
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OK - more from the "therapy brochure" (not really a manual) "Elles titilleront vos hormones, elles aileront votre libido, elles vous donneront du cœur au ventre".
Would appreciate people's thoughts on this phrase. Thanks.
Would appreciate people's thoughts on this phrase. Thanks.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +7 | they'll buck you up |
writeaway
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| 4 | they'll put the wind back in your sails |
Laurel Porter (X)
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| 3 | they will put lead in your pencil |
Paul Hirsh
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
elles vous donneront du c�ur au ventre
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they'll buck you up
in this context. ie make you feel like it........ give you the get up and go to get going....
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to writeaway and all contributors. I thought of "lead in your pencil" but I don't have the courage to use it in this context...!"
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French term (edited):
elles vous donneront du c�ur au ventre
they'll put the wind back in your sails
Many options here, particularly if this is a sexual aid, as seems to be the case. You could also use "put the spring (back) in your step", "pump up your energy", "put that twinkle back in your eye", etc.
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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2005-06-05 14:22:14 GMT)
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Haven\'t been following the \"therapy brochure\" - IS is sexual?
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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2005-06-05 14:22:14 GMT)
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Haven\'t been following the \"therapy brochure\" - IS is sexual?
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Paul Hirsh
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The Human Translator
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Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
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French term (edited):
elles vous donneront du c�ur au ventre
they will put lead in your pencil
he he! Or ... warm the cockles of your heart, if that doesn't sound too Kenneth williams!!
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