"avec sa bite et son couteau"
English translation: with only the bare essentials
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| 21:55 Apr 3, 2015 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Nus et Culottés | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Colin Morley (X) France Local time: 18:28 | ||||||
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| 4 +1 | with his member and his knife |
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| 4 | with only his blade |
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| 3 +1 | with only the bare essentials |
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| 4 | nothing but my bare butt and my pocket knife |
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| 3 | with nothing but a knife |
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50 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1with his member and his knife Explanation: See in the link a list of metaphors for penis you can choose from: http://www.reddit.com/r/AskReddit/comments/16tz5q/whats_the_... |
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9 hrs confidence:
| \"avec sa bite et son couteau\" with nothing but a knife Explanation: This is obviously not a translation of the term given but I think this is the most appropriate in the circumstances. Or, and this is not a serious answer ;-) a couple of pricks and a knife! |
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11 hrs confidence:
with only his blade Explanation: An option. Blade is a euphemism (but not a common one) for penis. |
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10 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1with only the bare essentials Explanation: Keeping within the spirit of what is meant by the original expression but avoiding vulagarity (and keeping the 'bare' element in keeping with the show's ethos) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 16 hrs (2015-04-04 14:26:37 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- sorry for typo just noticed - vulgarity. |
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1 day 17 hrs confidence:
| \\\"avec sa bite et son couteau\\\" nothing but my bare butt and my pocket knife Explanation: Deliberate repetation of "b" to make it a little bit catchy and "pocket" knife which is funny as they have no pocket... to start with anyway. "bite" is a ilttle vulgar, but boils down to familiar language with younger people. I think to hit the right register, you need something catchy, funny and a little bit cheeky, but nothing more. I know the programme, I know young people like these guys and they are just cool, funny friendly well-educated guys having fun. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 day17 hrs (2015-04-05 15:08:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- "his" not "my" |
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