Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
pourrir la tête
English translation:
squabbling
Added to glossary by
Sandra C.
Apr 22, 2005 17:11
19 yrs ago
French term
pourrir la tête
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Profitez donc de votre dernière soirée de liberté au lieu de vous « pourrir la tête ! » (the father to his two bickering children)
Can I translate it into "instead of lashing out at each other" or is there something better?
Thanx again...
Can I translate it into "instead of lashing out at each other" or is there something better?
Thanx again...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | rather than squabbling |
Rachel Davenport
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| 4 +2 | instead of bickering |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
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| 5 | rotting your brain |
Nathalie Bendavid
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| 3 +1 | squabbling |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
+4
12 mins
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Comment: "thank you Rachel!"
+1
13 mins
French term (edited):
pourrir la t�te
squabbling
Well, I can't say I'm familiar with this French term, but if it basically means bickering, then I'd like to also suggest squabbling as a close synonym that might be appropriate.
'lashing out' somehow seems to me rather different from bickering, suggesting as it does the more physical action of hitting each other (probably with the hands/fists) --- I don't see its use here as working with the more figurative connotation of 'lashing out with a spiteful/cutting (etc.) remark'
'lashing out' somehow seems to me rather different from bickering, suggesting as it does the more physical action of hitting each other (probably with the hands/fists) --- I don't see its use here as working with the more figurative connotation of 'lashing out with a spiteful/cutting (etc.) remark'
+2
1 min
Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Australia
Native in French
Specializes in field
Australia
Qualified Translator & Published Writer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
Related KudoZ points
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12
French term (edited):
pourrir la t�te
instead of bickering
instead of bickering
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-04-22 17:25:40 GMT)
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or
instad of driving each other mad
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-04-22 17:25:51 GMT)
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sorry, instEad
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Note added at 13 mins (2005-04-22 17:25:40 GMT)
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or
instad of driving each other mad
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Note added at 14 mins (2005-04-22 17:25:51 GMT)
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sorry, instEad
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Miguel Falquez-Certain
46 mins
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Thank you!
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| agree |
roneill
1 day 38 mins
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Thanks Ronat!
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18 hrs
Nathalie Bendavid
Canada
Canada
Native in French
&
English
Canada
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Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
French term (edited):
pourrir la t�te
rotting your brain
Nobody got it, it's more a term a parent would use when kids are planted in front of the tv all night ......rotting their brains/filling their heads with garbage
Discussion
***� Si tu n�aimes pas, n�en d�go�te pas les autres ! Et toi, Graziella sois moins sarcastique avec ton fr�re ! Le repas, dans ces p�nibles conditions est termin�. Profitez donc de votre derni�re soir�e de libert� au lieu de vous � pourrir la t�te ! � Allez donc faire un tour � v�lo ! bon sang... et ensemble c�est un ordre ! Mais avant de vous sauver, d�barrassez-moi cette table.***
NB: the expression is in quote in the original text.