Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
But jeez
French translation:
Mais, bon sang!
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Sullivan
Mar 9, 2006 17:43
18 yrs ago
English term
But geese
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
Journalism
But geese, I’m already in holiday mode, so allow me this indulgence, if I tend to go a little off topic...
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +7 | *** |
Stephanie Sullivan
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| 4 +6 | mais putain (mon Dieu, damn it, etc.) |
Miguel Falquez-Certain
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| 3 +5 | mais enfin |
sarahl (X)
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| 4 | quand-même |
Conor McAuley
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| 4 -1 | mais ma cocotte |
Krystrad
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Proposed translations
+7
12 mins
Stephanie Sullivan
Mauritius
Mauritius
Native in French
Mauritius
Meticulous, hard-working and dedicated
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English, English to French
Selected
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I think it's just an expression ("Jesus"; "Oh my"; "Common!")
It might be a South-African expression because they say it often there.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2006-03-10 14:25:23 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-03-10 14:43:56 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-03-10 14:44:38 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
It might be a South-African expression because they say it often there.
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Note added at 20 hrs (2006-03-10 14:25:23 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-03-10 14:43:56 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
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Note added at 21 hrs (2006-03-10 14:44:38 GMT)
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Another translation:
"Mais, bon sang!"
And as says Marc Nathan, it should be "Jeez" rather than "Geese"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup!"
-1
7 mins
mais ma cocotte
why not ? c'est un diminutif non ?
+6
15 mins
Miguel Falquez-Certain
United States
United States
Specializes in field
United States
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Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 15 more.
mais putain (mon Dieu, damn it, etc.)
It should be jeez, from Jesus, exclamation.
Peer comment(s):
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marie-christine périé
16 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
mireille aboumrad
18 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
Aurélie Houdelette
: Je l'ai aussi vu écrit comme ici
20 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
23 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
Mark Nathan
: definitely should be Jeez
24 mins
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Merci
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| agree |
Valérie Cromphaut
1 hr
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Merci
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| neutral |
Juan Jacob
: Entre "Mais putain" et "Mon Dieu" il y a une grosse différence.
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Stephanie Huss
: "mais putain" is too strong, inappropriate I think.
14 hrs
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+5
1 hr
mais enfin
par exemple
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Juan Jacob
: Oui, à mon avis c'est beaucoup plus soft que les autres options. "M'enfin !" (Gaston Lagaffe)
32 mins
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merci moiselle Jeanne !
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| agree |
Bailatjones
: l'expression n'etant pas vulgaire en anglais, mais enfin semble plus approprie
1 hr
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my thoughts exactly. Thanks Michelle
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| agree |
Sylvie Pilon (X)
1 hr
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merci infolution.
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| agree |
Conor McAuley
11 hrs
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thanks Conor
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| agree |
Marina Dufour (X)
: Oui, plus fidèle au niveau de langue.
19 hrs
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13 hrs
Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish, Irish, British)
Works in: French to English, English
quand-même
Should really be Jees and not geese:
Sure, we have freedom of speech, ***but jees***, you DONT POST THE SPECIFICS! You could just as well have said, "Man furries suck, blah blah blah" but to flame ...
www.uranther.com/comments/feed/
HPforums > Hints - [ Traduire cette page ]... Hehe. hpmaster03. Jan 14 2003, 06:41 PM. I mostly agree with Stickers. :wow:***But jees*** Snuffles,that must have taken awhile to think and write! ...
www.hpforums.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t1328.html
Impreza WRX Club inc. - summernats - [ Traduire cette page ]... Well I didnt go ***but jees*** there were some fast cars in town. ... quote: Originally posted by sphazell Well I didnt go but jees there were some fast cars in town. ...
forum.wrx.com.au/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2553
My feeling is that it's a verbal tic more than anything else (like "quoi" at the end of sentences in French), and a bit old-fashioned with it.
Quite slangy.
So: "Mais je suis quand-même déjà en vacances dans ma tête..."
Maybe "zut" or something like that?
Sure, we have freedom of speech, ***but jees***, you DONT POST THE SPECIFICS! You could just as well have said, "Man furries suck, blah blah blah" but to flame ...
www.uranther.com/comments/feed/
HPforums > Hints - [ Traduire cette page ]... Hehe. hpmaster03. Jan 14 2003, 06:41 PM. I mostly agree with Stickers. :wow:***But jees*** Snuffles,that must have taken awhile to think and write! ...
www.hpforums.com/forum/lofiversion/index.php/t1328.html
Impreza WRX Club inc. - summernats - [ Traduire cette page ]... Well I didnt go ***but jees*** there were some fast cars in town. ... quote: Originally posted by sphazell Well I didnt go but jees there were some fast cars in town. ...
forum.wrx.com.au/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2553
My feeling is that it's a verbal tic more than anything else (like "quoi" at the end of sentences in French), and a bit old-fashioned with it.
Quite slangy.
So: "Mais je suis quand-même déjà en vacances dans ma tête..."
Maybe "zut" or something like that?
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