Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

wide-eyes and ignorant taunts

French translation:

ingénuité et provocation insolente

Added to glossary by Poisson rouge
Jun 6, 2008 07:17
15 yrs ago
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English term

wide-eyes and ignorant taunts

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
His appearance shows a mix of wide-eyes and ignorant taunts.

Description d'une personne.
Proposed translations (French)
1 +1 ingénuité et provocation insolente
Change log

Jun 6, 2008 07:18: Nicolas Bonsignore changed "Field (specific)" from "Computers: Systems, Networks" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"

Jun 20, 2008 09:30: Poisson rouge Created KOG entry

Discussion

Nicolas Bonsignore (asker) Jun 6, 2008:
I'm afraid not. Nothing related to this person.
sueaberwoman Jun 6, 2008:
No other text at all?
Nicolas Bonsignore (asker) Jun 6, 2008:
I wish I had some!
sueaberwoman Jun 6, 2008:
More context would definitely be helpful!

Proposed translations

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ingénuité et provocation insolente

Je serais tentée de dire que la personne qui a écrit ça fait un usage très "libre" et personnel du lexique... "un mélange d'ingénuité et de provocation insolente", puisque "ignorant" peut avoir le sens de "grossier"... Juste une idée de ma part... Bon courage!
Peer comment(s):

agree Janet Cannon : oui, j'ai grandi dans un état ou "ignorant" était un insult non lié aux connaissances de la personne- et prononcé "ignernt", par ailleurs !
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3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci pour la piste!"
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