Jun 19, 2005 11:22
18 yrs ago
English term

wide...gone on a diet

English to French Other Poetry & Literature theatre play
(while watching a football match) Dan is English, Birgitta is German
Dan: Oh, Beardsley was wide. Beardsley was wide!
B: Beardsley was wide, but now he's gone on diet.
D: Birgitta. YOu are an exciting and sexy woman. Please don't spoil it by making feeble jokes.

Discussion

writeaway Jun 19, 2005:
play on words-wide=passed/threw the ball but missed the target(person). wide=broad=fat(less common but understood as a play on words). you need to find Fr. equivalent, not direct translation. bonne chance.

Proposed translations

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trop large....il était large mais depuis il a fait une regime

could that work?
Peer comment(s):

agree Sandra C. : bonne idée, mais UN régime ;-)// it's never hopeless, dear, it just isn't easy at all if you weren't born speaking French! You're doing abso-lu-te-ly GREAT!!! Enjoy the day :-D
17 mins
merci Sandra - sorry, I will never get my articles right, it's hopeless (thanks for correcting me)
agree sarahl (X)
29 days
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7 hrs

il a dévissé, mais il va remettre la vis

dévisser en football = tir dévié de l'axe
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