Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to take the piss
French translation:
arrête de te foutre de ma gueule
Added to glossary by
Catharine Cellier-Smart
Dec 15, 2010 02:53
13 yrs ago
English term
to take the piss
May offend
English to French
Art/Literary
Slang
Cockney
"No,XX, but I want to enjoy my freedom a bit first."
"There’s no better way than doing a scam YY. Unless, of
course, you’ve lost your bottle. What are you drinking?It
better not be fruit juice."
I had maintained a healthy lifestyle in prison. I walked
... played tennis...gave up smoking, drinking,
.... But I’d reverted to debauchery within hours of gaining my freedom – as I had
always intended.
"Stop taking the piss, please XX. You know I haven’t
reformed or shown a second’s remorse. And I’ll have a double
Irish whisky. No ice."
"There’s no better way than doing a scam YY. Unless, of
course, you’ve lost your bottle. What are you drinking?It
better not be fruit juice."
I had maintained a healthy lifestyle in prison. I walked
... played tennis...gave up smoking, drinking,
.... But I’d reverted to debauchery within hours of gaining my freedom – as I had
always intended.
"Stop taking the piss, please XX. You know I haven’t
reformed or shown a second’s remorse. And I’ll have a double
Irish whisky. No ice."
Proposed translations
(French)
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Change log
Dec 20, 2010 18:38: Catharine Cellier-Smart Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
stop taking the piss
Selected
arrête de te foutre de ma gueule
I was born and brought up in London, and "to take the piss" is not particularly Cockney as far as I'm aware
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Helen Genevier
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Tony M
: Yes, and as you say, not specifically Cockney
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Sarah Bessioud
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Colin Rowe
: Slang yes, Cockney no.
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