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jeans genre "ceinture ras la foune"

English translation: pussy peeking jeans

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French term or phrase:jeans genre "ceinture ras la foune"
English translation:pussy peeking jeans
Entered by: jean-jacques alexandre

14:59 Jun 6, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Description Of New York City Jeans Boutique
French term or phrase: jeans genre "ceinture ras la foune"
Context: " A gauche, un magasin de fripes rigolo, a droite une boutique de **jeans genre 'ceinture ras la foune'** laisse entrevoir une entree discrete."

Merci beaucoup!

femme
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 23:56
pussy peaking jeans
Explanation:
Quite crude indeed, but we're in a raw register, hope nobody will be outraged

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2007-06-08 04:59:15 GMT)
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I meant PEEKING, of course
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jean-jacques alexandre
France
Local time: 05:56
Grading comment
Alliteration is my favorite literary device and this reflects the overall vulgar tone of the book. Thanks.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +3low-slung all-revealing jeans
CMJ_Trans (X)
3 +2low-rise crotch hugging jeans
Nathalie Scharf
3 +1pube jeans
Scholiast
3 +1pussy peaking jeans
jean-jacques alexandre
3 +1triangle-top skimming jeans
Melzie
3indecently revealing low-cut jeans
Alanguelaise
3fanny-line jeans
ormiston


Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
low-rise crotch hugging jeans


Explanation:
to keep with the "ras la foune" meaning!

Nathalie Scharf
United States
Local time: 22:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Chapman
26 mins
  -> Thank you Claire!
agree  Gacela20
32 mins
  -> Thank you Gacela20!
neutral  Alanguelaise: I like the use of the word "crotch", but to me "crotch hugging" conjures up pictures of really tight jeans, rather than low-cut ones. I'd be more inclined to go for "crotch-skimming jeans" or something like that.
45 mins
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
indecently revealing low-cut jeans


Explanation:
A different variation on the same theme!

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Note added at 19 mins (2007-06-06 15:18:25 GMT)
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bare-it-all low-cut jeans could be another option.

Alanguelaise
France
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Scholiast: Good choice of words. Elegant, classy, fashionable... I like it and it would have been my first thought. Dommage...it is not trashy enough given the context.
22 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
low-slung all-revealing jeans


Explanation:
ras la foune is pretty crude stuff meaning barely covering one's privates or even bikini-line

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Note added at 4 hrs (2007-06-06 19:29:15 GMT)
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it is NOT like the skirts that were ras les fesses... this is the top of the jeans that hangs so low you can see the pubic hair

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 94

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: would the texte warrant something equally vulgar ? I just hope the end of the sentence won't sound as potentially rude as in French !!!!
1 hr
agree  Emma Paulay: and with Ormiston on both accounts. It's definitely bikini line.//Who mentioned skirts CMJ? We're all agreed here!
1 hr
agree  Julie Barber: Or 'la foufoune'......;-) yours is the polite version, but I can't really think of another in English......
15 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pube jeans


Explanation:
I'm not much of a poet, so I went practical and looked it up on urban dictionary. Altogether, pube jeans is simple, shocking and to the point.
It is definitely too licentious, but then again so is the source sentence.


    Reference: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=pube+jeans
Scholiast
Local time: 05:56
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Melzie: eeek! // do!
16 hrs
  -> I'll take it as a compliment :)
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
fanny-line jeans


Explanation:
my offering - a fanny bag can be worn either side by the way !

ormiston
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Julie Barber: this would be ok in the UK, but not in the US as the word means something different -as you pointed out with the bum bag / fanny bag business....
6 hrs
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
pussy peaking jeans


Explanation:
Quite crude indeed, but we're in a raw register, hope nobody will be outraged

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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2007-06-08 04:59:15 GMT)
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I meant PEEKING, of course

jean-jacques alexandre
France
Local time: 05:56
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 25
Grading comment
Alliteration is my favorite literary device and this reflects the overall vulgar tone of the book. Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ormiston: makes our other suggestions sound very prim ! But do you mean 'peeking' ?
4 hrs
  -> Thanks ormiston, yes I meant peeking ( a "slip" of the finger) rude language indeed but the original is'nt really tame either
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
triangle-top skimming jeans


Explanation:
ahh - peotry !

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-06 16:26:05 GMT)
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@ ormison - vulgar enough? ;-)

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-06-06 16:27:02 GMT)
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how about: triangle-top skimming hipster jeans

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Note added at 1 day15 hrs (2007-06-08 06:04:49 GMT)
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so "Brazilian skimming" hipster jeans it must be ; -)

Melzie
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 3

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Paulay: Actually, I don't think it's vulgar enough!//Err "bush" came to mind...//Now you're really making me laugh. OK how 'bout "Brazilian skimming"?!
23 mins
  -> Thanks Emma. Do the people who can wear this type of accoutrement (not me after 2 babies) call it a pussy? Could femme use that? I'm just too naturally genteel (out of touch) to know any other words;-)// perhaps too voluminous// by Georege, she's got it!
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