Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Mon mec a moi
English translation:
That guy of mine
Added to glossary by
Yuri Geifman
Nov 25, 2002 19:56
21 yrs ago
French term
Mon mec a moi
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Song title
Would you believe I've only just discovered Patricia Kass?
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
+4
53 mins
Selected
That guy of mine
The song is tranlated like this:
MON MEC A` MOI / THAT GUY OF MINE
(Merci to Terry Serres for translation)
He plays with my heart
He toys with my life
He\'s full of lying words
And I believe whatever he says
The songs he sings me
The dreams made for two
It\'s like mint candy -
It feels good when it rains.
I make up stories
As I listen to his voice.
These stories, they\'re not true,
But I believe them
Refrain:
That guy of mine,
He tells me of adventures,
And when they shine in his eyes
It\'s there I want to stay the night.
When he talks of love
It\'s like he\'s talking about cars,
And I follow whenever he wants
That\'s how much i trust what he tells me,
That\'s how much I trust what he tells me...
Oh, yeah,
That guy of mine.
The way he has of being mine
Without ever saying \"I love you\" -
It\'s pure cinema,
But it\'s all the same to me.
That old black-and-white film
That he\'s played for me dozens of times,
It\'s Jean Gabin and Michele Morgan..
Well, or something just like that.
He makes up stories,
Exotic fantasies,
They\'re not true, these stories
But I believe them.
Refrain x 3
Although \"My man\" sounds perfectly good to me also.
MON MEC A` MOI / THAT GUY OF MINE
(Merci to Terry Serres for translation)
He plays with my heart
He toys with my life
He\'s full of lying words
And I believe whatever he says
The songs he sings me
The dreams made for two
It\'s like mint candy -
It feels good when it rains.
I make up stories
As I listen to his voice.
These stories, they\'re not true,
But I believe them
Refrain:
That guy of mine,
He tells me of adventures,
And when they shine in his eyes
It\'s there I want to stay the night.
When he talks of love
It\'s like he\'s talking about cars,
And I follow whenever he wants
That\'s how much i trust what he tells me,
That\'s how much I trust what he tells me...
Oh, yeah,
That guy of mine.
The way he has of being mine
Without ever saying \"I love you\" -
It\'s pure cinema,
But it\'s all the same to me.
That old black-and-white film
That he\'s played for me dozens of times,
It\'s Jean Gabin and Michele Morgan..
Well, or something just like that.
He makes up stories,
Exotic fantasies,
They\'re not true, these stories
But I believe them.
Refrain x 3
Although \"My man\" sounds perfectly good to me also.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great translation! Just curious, where does "mec" come from?
Thanks again everyone (I think I'm in love with PK :-) "
+7
2 mins
My guy / My man
HTH
Peer comment(s):
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Libero_Lang_Lab
: My guy
5 mins
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Gayle Wallimann
7 mins
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Louise Dupont (X)
51 mins
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tonnie (X)
: hopefully you like her as much as i do ;o)
53 mins
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Anne Lee
1 hr
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cjohnstone
: what about my own man or guy preferred
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Sophie Higbee
: My guy
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Yes, but the asker has already chosen another answer, as you know
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17 mins
+1
33 mins
"my guy is mine"
"mon mec à moi" is a double because "mon" signifies "my" and "à moi" is "mine".
It's a typical french repetition to say "don't touch" ;o)
It's a typical french repetition to say "don't touch" ;o)
50 mins
My bloke
British...of course
1 hr
he belongs to me
would fit in a song context
7 days
He's my guy
Most common phrasing in songdom...
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