Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
grille des toilettes
English translation:
grating
Added to glossary by
William Stein
Dec 4, 2003 12:03
20 yrs ago
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French term
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Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
grille des toilettes
French to English
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I think this refers to some kid whose breaking into a building. I suspect it's some kind of grid or mesh or bars outside the bathroom window, but I'm not sure, and I need an idiomatic US equivalent:
J'ai besoin que quelqu'un m'aide pour accéder à la grille des toilettes
J'ai besoin que quelqu'un m'aide pour accéder à la grille des toilettes
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | grating |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 2 +4 | toilet/bathroom window bars, bathroom window burglar/security bars |
Bourth (X)
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| 1 +3 | JUST A THOUGHT |
Tony M
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| 4 -1 | Ventilation grille of the toilets |
Juan Alamo Rosales (X)
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| 3 | To reach the bars to the restroom |
John Peterson
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| 3 | vent screen, sort of |
lenkl
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Proposed translations
+2
3 hrs
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grating
its the grating on the bathroom vent...I see you are doing the same test as I am
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or grate
So they can crawl through it...like in the movies
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Note added at 2003-12-04 15:50:32 (GMT)
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I think these people are full of it because it\'s practically impossible to do this test without seeing the video...Just shows what people don\'t understand about language and translation. Especially the French client. Why don\'t they get it? It\'s so obvious that seeing the video would make all the difference!!
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Note added at 2003-12-04 15:47:50 (GMT)
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or grate
So they can crawl through it...like in the movies
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Note added at 2003-12-04 15:50:32 (GMT)
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I think these people are full of it because it\'s practically impossible to do this test without seeing the video...Just shows what people don\'t understand about language and translation. Especially the French client. Why don\'t they get it? It\'s so obvious that seeing the video would make all the difference!!
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Okay, thanks, it's probably just a grating (but who knows, as you say). And special thanks to Bourth who realizes that a red-blooded American would much rather explode than relieve himself out of doors (the proverbial continence that has made America the "in" continent!)"
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8 mins
Ventilation grille of the toilets
Just a suggestion.
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: NO
3 hrs
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13 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
To reach the bars to the restroom
If he's breaking into a building. If it's a case of locked public toilets (e.g.in a park)it could be climbing over the railings.
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Note added at 2003-12-04 12:31:09 (GMT)
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Missed the note added, so the second guess is a non-starter. In the first case, it might be some helping him to reach the bars so he can wrench them open or off.
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Missed the note added, so the second guess is a non-starter. In the first case, it might be some helping him to reach the bars so he can wrench them open or off.
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17 mins
toilet/bathroom window bars, bathroom window burglar/security bars
www.state.ct.us/dps/DFEBS/UPDATE/updapr02.pdf
If that's what the grille is, rather than a ventilation grille for accessing the air-conditioning ducts, à la Mission Impossible, etc.
Low grade since I'm not a Yank, though the reference is.
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Note added at 2003-12-04 12:25:37 (GMT)
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Use of a tool, however, unless it\'s a solid jemmy-like tool, rather implies that this a ventilation louver, i.e. something that is screw-fixed rather than cemented in, as a proper security bar is likely to be.
Of course if it\'s a video game or some other fantasy, miracles can be achieved with the slenderest piece of wire, and in amazingly short times!
If that's what the grille is, rather than a ventilation grille for accessing the air-conditioning ducts, à la Mission Impossible, etc.
Low grade since I'm not a Yank, though the reference is.
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Note added at 2003-12-04 12:25:37 (GMT)
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Use of a tool, however, unless it\'s a solid jemmy-like tool, rather implies that this a ventilation louver, i.e. something that is screw-fixed rather than cemented in, as a proper security bar is likely to be.
Of course if it\'s a video game or some other fantasy, miracles can be achieved with the slenderest piece of wire, and in amazingly short times!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Gayle Wallimann
1 hr
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| agree |
lenkl
: Nice try on louver for louvre, but jimmy, not jemmy
2 hrs
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You can't win 'm all!
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: it's just a grate or grating
3 hrs
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And you're just grate too, Jane!
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roneill
4 hrs
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+3
1 hr
JUST A THOUGHT
Maybe it's not WINDOW bars (etc.), but the kind of 'barred gate' that is sometimes used to secure such places when closed; most I've seen are padlocked, or locked in some other way that wouldn't be too difficult to force with a jemmy etc. if you really HAD to go that badly...!
Just wanted to add a note of caution about presuming the 'window' bit...
Just wanted to add a note of caution about presuming the 'window' bit...
Peer comment(s):
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Bourth (X)
: And we all know that Murricans would rather force a lock than pee in the street, like the French.
16 mins
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Thanks, Alex! I could direct you to some url's where this is discussed in greater depth... ;-)
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: ç'mon Dusty...it's the grate on the vent No bars, no barred gate
2 hrs
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Thanks Jane! How can you be so sure? Barred gates on doorways are VERY common in UK, at least, and would certainly be more likely to need help with than a puny window grating. Unless, of course, you know something about public loos that I don't? ;-)
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roneill
3 hrs
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2 hrs
vent screen, sort of
As in the following (although you maywant to drop the "sort of"):
... he can come around to the tiny bathroom window to pass it to me. Then I take a closer look at the window, and it actually turns out to be a vent screen sort of ...
www.haughey.com/more/ - 15k
... he can come around to the tiny bathroom window to pass it to me. Then I take a closer look at the window, and it actually turns out to be a vent screen sort of ...
www.haughey.com/more/ - 15k
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