May 30, 2005 17:10
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French term

Mon pote sûr c’est la capote

May offend Homework / test French to English Medical Medical: Health Care
Slogan to create awareness among soldiers on condom use. Need equally catchy phrase in English.

Discussion

hirselina May 30, 2005:
British English?

Proposed translations

+3
21 mins
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote
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you're safe when you're covered ... use a condom

just another option :-)
Peer comment(s):

agree lien : or be covered, use a condom
13 mins
oh yes, that's good too. Thanks :-)
agree writeaway : ;-)
4 hrs
:-)
agree NancyLynn : I'm sure the military approves :-D
22 hrs
thanks :-)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This seems to fit well with the soldier imagery - one soldier covering another, although "no glove, no love" keeps the rhyme effect"
8 mins
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

Never without a rubber/my safest bet is my rubber

or: johnny for british
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8 mins
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

Don't be dumb, wear a condom

Self-explanatory
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+1
12 mins
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

no glove, no love

that's the typical slogan here in the U.S. for promoting condom use...

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Peer comment(s):

agree Juan Jacob : Excellent!
1 hr
Thank you. I think whoever thought up that campaign is a genius....
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+7
19 mins

My best buddy always covers me

self explanatory
Peer comment(s):

agree suezen : this one is good for soldiers ... you had the same idea as me!
4 mins
Thanks
agree lien
14 mins
Merci
agree Anna Maria Augustine (X)
23 mins
Merci
agree Nanny Wintjens
24 mins
dank je wel
agree Conor McAuley : I like Marian's too, but this is "original" presumably
52 mins
made it up my own self
agree writeaway : cute and closest to the French
4 hrs
Merci
neutral Tony M : I like the idea, but it's so open to smutty double-entendre...
4 hrs
Uh Dusty? We're talking condoms here?
agree carlie602 : merci
1 day 8 hrs
Thanks
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43 mins
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

My only mate is my raincoat

Yet another suggestion !
Peer comment(s):

neutral writeaway : fairly lewd in English
4 hrs
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1 hr
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

Put a helmet on your helmet

It is too tempting to go overboard with this one...

Rubbers are not just for when it's the weather that's nasty.

After a French kiss, a French letter.

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+5
1 hr
French term (edited): Mon pote s�r c�est la capote

Cover me, I'm going in!

snork!
Peer comment(s):

agree Marian Greenfield : now that is funny....
13 mins
agree French Foodie : yes, this is hilarious!
29 mins
Sorry, I just couldn't resist it.
agree suezen : excellent!
1 hr
inspired by your and Zaphod's suggestions .... and a smutty schoolgirl sense of humour
agree Tony M : Shared by me, Josephine! ;-O
3 hrs
Just as well we're among consenting adults here......
agree Anna Maria Augustine (X) : Definitely best!
4 hrs
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