You’re a hell of a person to talk

French translation: Vous pouvez parler !

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English term or phrase:You’re a hell of a person to talk
French translation:Vous pouvez parler !
Entered by: MARLENE LE DUC (X)

14:32 Jul 30, 2017
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / linguistique sémantique
English term or phrase: You’re a hell of a person to talk
Dans un roman de fiction de perspective, du style planet opera, limite cyberpunk, j'ai une discussion entre LA capitaine du vaisseau-cargo intergalactique, avec des convictions humanistes fondées, et son patron et propriétaire du vaisseau, au sujet de son commerce d'armes. Après les habituelles questions, elle lui demande si il est partial ou impartial.
La réponse de ce monsieur est:

" You’re a hell of a person to talk" Larramac roared back at her. “You Eoans always claim to be above morals, everyone knows that. You’re so good you can do whatever you damn well please.”
“Is that what everyone knows?” Dev shouted back. “Well, everyone is wrong. We’re not above morals. We’re beyond them.”
“I fail to see the difference.”

Les Eoans sont Les habitants humains de la planète Eos, les humains ayant quitté la Terre depuis fort longtemps.
Larramac : propriétaire du vaisseau (Homme)
Dev : Capitaine du vaisseau (Femme)
MARLENE LE DUC (X)
France
Local time: 14:20
Vous pouvez parler !
Explanation:
Ca vous va bien de parler!

Vous pouvez toujours parler !

Si j'ai bien compris (?), il la trouve plutôt gonflée de dire ça...

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ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 14:20
Grading comment
merci beaucoup
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +6Vous pouvez parler !
ph-b (X)
3 +2vous êtes qui pour me parler de la sorte ?
polyglot45
3 +1Alors ça, c'est le pompon !
Paolo Dagonnier
3Mais toi, ça te va bien de parler!
AllegroTrans
4 -1t'es pas le genre à mâcher tes mots !
maymana


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +6
you’re a hell of a person to talk
Vous pouvez parler !


Explanation:
Ca vous va bien de parler!

Vous pouvez toujours parler !

Si j'ai bien compris (?), il la trouve plutôt gonflée de dire ça...

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Note added at 14 mins (2017-07-30 14:46:45 GMT)
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Ça...

ph-b (X)
France
Local time: 14:20
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci beaucoup

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
8 mins

agree  Dominique Brunel (X)
1 hr

agree  gayd (X)
1 hr

agree  Nathalie Stewart
5 hrs

agree  Annie Rigler
5 hrs

agree  B D Finch
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
you’re a hell of a person to talk
Mais toi, ça te va bien de parler!


Explanation:
Suggestion



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Or Mais toi, ça te va bien de discuter!

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:20
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Works in field
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PRO pts in category: 9
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
you’re a hell of a person to talk
t'es pas le genre à mâcher tes mots !


Explanation:
t'es pas le genre à mâcher tes mots !

maymana
Morocco
Local time: 13:20
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  B D Finch: The ST expression means that she is a prime example of the very behaviour she is criticising.
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
you’re a hell of a person to talk
vous êtes qui pour me parler de la sorte ?


Explanation:
vous vous prenez pour qui
vous avez un sacré toupet
vous êtes gonflé(e)
par quel droit vous me parlez de la sorte ?

polyglot45
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 107

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ph-b (X): Une autre possibilité, effectivement.
50 mins

agree  Jenny Ann Rydberg: J'aime bien « Vous êtes gonflé ! »
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
you’re a hell of a person to talk
Alors ça, c'est le pompon !


Explanation:
Another take.
To express the meaning of "You've got a nerve to say that!"

Paolo Dagonnier
Belgium
Local time: 14:20
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Works in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ph-b (X): Toute la phrase demandée n'y est peut-être pas à strictement parler, mais ça marche bien en contexte.
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