Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term
yôra
From a screenplay, this scene is aboard a scientific ship, in a storm in the South Indian Ocean, the captain is talking to the head of base on the radio about the storm....... the inverted commas are in the original script.
Le CAPITAINE
… bien animée comme à une kermesse, on a l’habitude. L’infirmerie sera pleine ce soir, on flotte royal comme des bouchons, alors désolé, « yôra » pas de feux d’artifice. Que les gradés s’occupent des voleurs, donc ; « nouzôt’ » on « poirôte » en dansant.
I know "nouzot" is just "nous" and "poirote" is "hang around" but can't find this anywhere! Thanks in advance
| 5 +7 | there'll be |
David Goward
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| 4 +2 | il y aura |
suezen
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| 3 +1 | il n'y aura pas/won't be having any |
Lori Cirefice
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Proposed translations
there'll be
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suezen
: yup!
1 min
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;-)
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Emilie Naudin
: There'll be no fireworks. Or, to emphasize the "not grammatically correct" effect: there won't be no fireworks
11 mins
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Yes, thanks Emilie, Good suggestion.
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avsie (X)
14 mins
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Merci, Marie-Claude.
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Victoria Porter-Burns
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34 mins
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Thanks, Vicky.
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Colin Rowe
: Agree - for the second time!
1 hr
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A second "Thank you" is called for in that case, Colin!
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Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
2 hrs
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Thanks, Mary.
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Jaimie Boyd
8 hrs
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Thanks, Jaimie
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il y aura
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Note added at 2 mins (2008-03-19 11:45:20 GMT)
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or rather, as it's negative ... il n'y aura pas!
| thanks I'm going nuts why didn't I think of that?!!!! |
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David Goward
: Yes, I did! And again below!
1 min
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| agree |
Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: there will not ba any fireworks, exactly
36 mins
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il n'y aura pas/won't be having any
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Note added at 5 mins (2008-03-19 11:47:29 GMT)
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oops - typed too slow
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