Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

tromp le monde

English translation:

fool the world

Jun 3, 2001 17:49
23 yrs ago
French term

tromp le monde

Non-PRO French to English Art/Literary
"tromp le monde"

It is the name of a song i like.

Proposed translations

6 hrs
Selected

fool the world

le monde > the world

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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
2 hrs

escape from the world

to 'tromper' also means 'cheat' but it seems less relevant
Peer comment(s):

Nikki Scott-Despaigne : No, it's totally relevant
6 hrs
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5 hrs

Fool everybody

More context xould be helpful but it could be meant this way.

Should read : "trompe le monde"

tromper = cheat, trick, (v)
Peer comment(s):

Albert Golub
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1 day 1 hr

Zero logic

Could the zeroing person (the one awarding my answer a zero) explain the logic behind the zero please.
My answer contains no error as far as I can see. My answer wasn't chosen as the best one, that's all
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1 day 8 hrs

Mea culpa

Good morning,

I was the one who zero-graded your answer. Sorry if I have offended you, but given that it was a song-title (by the Pixies, I believe), the "escape from" idea meaning "elude", "outwit" did not work in context. The "cheat" idea, which you had considered and eliminated, rang true. I hope this fuller explanation is sufficient.

Honestly, no offence intended and none taken I hope.

Best regards,

Nikki

The zero-grade possibility exists and I too have had answers zero-graded in the past. I have also had the one and the same answer receive a zero and a four grade.
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