Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mince
English translation:
Damn it!
Added to glossary by
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Sep 1, 2004 09:08
19 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
Путін хуйло = Putler is a dickhead
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
, Ukrainian
Works in: Ukrainian to English, Croatian to English, Bosnian to English, and 10 more.
mince
Non-PRO
French to English
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
French slang for..............?
Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | Damn it! |
Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
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| 4 +6 | Oh, sugar!!! |
suezen
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| 4 | slim, slender, slight |
Michael Powers (PhD)
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Proposed translations
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Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
Native in French
Works in field
The right word at the right time!
Native in: Italian (Variants: Standard-Italy, Milanese) , French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to Italian, French to Italian, Italian to French, and 3 more.
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Damn it!
A more polite way to say "Mer..e"!..
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: actually damn is too strong. darn, nuts, heck, for pete's sake, etc. it's not really that strong. just a reaction/exclamation of surprise (about a situation etc.) familier, not grossier :-)
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Thanks, writeaway!
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Aoife Kennedy
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Thanks, Aoife!
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Koen Roelens
: You wouldn't find this explanation in any French etymological dictionary, but I wonder if this doesn't have anything to do with the Flemish exclamantion "mens (toch)" (pronounced as "mince" by so many West-Flemish people who emigrated to France(19th C.)??
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everybody for their help!"
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Michael Powers (PhD)
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
US Court Cert. 1980 Ph.D. 1981
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English to Spanish, and 2 more.
slim, slender, slight
Oxford Hachette French Dictionary
Without any context, there is no way to be more precise
Mike :)
Without any context, there is no way to be more precise
Mike :)
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: often 'mince alors!' -in a slang context (which has been indicated)/yes-can be found in most dicos
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"Darn" is the correct translation of "mince alors"
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Oh, sugar!!!
more polite way of saying 'sh**!'
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writeaway
: also-this is basically the right register
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thanks ... I got it in a few seconds too late though!
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Diana Donzelli-Gaudet
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thanks
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Bourth (X)
: Indeed. "Mince" is not at all "damn it", damn it! Or, as Asker says, "Oops!".
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thanks Bourth
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Aisha Maniar
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thanks
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Orla Ryan
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thanks
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NancyLynn
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thanks
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