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\"ajungi bou şi pleci vacă\"

French translation: rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc

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Romanian term or phrase:\"ajungi bou şi pleci vacă\"
French translation:rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc

13:41 Jan 13, 2018
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Romanian to French translations [PRO]
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Romanian term or phrase: \"ajungi bou şi pleci vacă\"
Mi-ar trebui o expresie echivalentă.
"nocivitatea (cel puţin pentru elementarul bun-simţ) a turismului modern, de masă, cu conotaţii culturale, istorice sau spirituale (vezi şi „tragedia“, repet la adresa minimei decenţe intelectuale, care se întâmplă la mănăstirile din nordul Moldovei), în care ajungi bou şi pleci vacă.."
DenisaGi
Romania
rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc
Explanation:
rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc

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Note added at 20 mins (2018-01-13 14:01:42 GMT)
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"Etre mis en bredouille" signifiait donc que l'on n'avait rien gagné du tout. L'expression a ensuite pris le sens d'"être ivre", puis "ne pas avoir été invitée à danser" lors d'un bal pour les femmes, et enfin, au XIXe siècle, elle s'est appliquée au domaine de la chasse et a pris le sens de "rentrer sans gibier". Aujourd'hui, elle sous-entend que l'on n'a pas obtenu ce que l'on cherchait.
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Manuela C.
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rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc


Explanation:
rentrer bredouille/ faire chou blanc

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Note added at 20 mins (2018-01-13 14:01:42 GMT)
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"Etre mis en bredouille" signifiait donc que l'on n'avait rien gagné du tout. L'expression a ensuite pris le sens d'"être ivre", puis "ne pas avoir été invitée à danser" lors d'un bal pour les femmes, et enfin, au XIXe siècle, elle s'est appliquée au domaine de la chasse et a pris le sens de "rentrer sans gibier". Aujourd'hui, elle sous-entend que l'on n'a pas obtenu ce que l'on cherchait.

Manuela C.
Local time: 00:00
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
PRO pts in category: 4
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