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Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston
Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55
| Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 12:07 pm: | |
when we accidentally swear in polite company in English, we say "Excuse my French". What do the French say in similar situations? |
Weber (Weber_gregston) Username: Weber_gregston
Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 194.176.105.55
| Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 12:17 pm: | |
On similar lines, the Toyota MR2 had to be renamed for the Franch speaking world as MR2 -spoken in a french accent - becomes MERDE which is one of the worst french swear words... |
Skip (Wolfnoma)
Username: Wolfnoma
Registered: 07-2010 Posted From: 216.54.20.98
| Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 06:18 pm: | |
Well, armed with that knowledge I am now going to make sure to add "Merde" into my vocabulary rotation! |
John Llewellyn Probert (John_l_probert) Username: John_l_probert
Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.142.147.219
| Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 07:10 pm: | |
MERDE which is one of the worst french swear words... Well the US movie Dinner for Schmucks is a remake of the French film Le Diner de Cons which apparently gave translators a bit of a headache over here . |
Simon Bestwick (Simon_b) Username: Simon_b
Registered: 10-2008 Posted From: 86.24.209.217
| Posted on Thursday, September 02, 2010 - 11:51 pm: | |
A customer where I work informed me that the word 'Pajero' roughly translates as 'one who masturbates'. Given that the Mitsubishi Pajero is basically a Chelsea Tractor, this seems appropriate. Just sayin'. |