Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bien fait pour sa gueule
English translation:
serves him right
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Rachel Mackay
Apr 16, 2003 14:17
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bien fait pour sa gueule
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French to English
Art/Literary
Cinquante-quatre ans, et ça y est, là, ils le poussent vers la sortie, ce vieux sadique. Bien fait pour sa gueule. Tu verrais celle qu'il tire ce matin, une vraie tête d'enterrement
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| 5 +1 | It serves him right |
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| 4 | it serves him right / he got his just deserts / come-uppance |
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It serves him right
"Serves him bloody well right" in a slightly more colloquial version (UK English)
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it serves him right / he got his just deserts / come-uppance
tho afterwards you can't link gueule to the face he makes in the morning...
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