Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Stick it to the Man
French translation:
Mort aux vaches
Added to glossary by
emiledgar
Apr 10, 2006 03:55
18 yrs ago
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English term
Stick it to the Man
English to French
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This is a current American expression for managing to cause distress of some sort to those in power. In this case it's an exhortation during a demonstration: "Stick it to the Man"!!!
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | Mort aux vaches |
Jérôme Haushalter
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| 3 +2 | English only |
RHELLER
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| 4 | une seule solution, la révolution ! |
sarahl (X)
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| 3 | mort a.../ sus a.../ faites les payer |
ntaylor (X)
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Proposed translations
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Jérôme Haushalter
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Works in: English to French, Danish to French, Norwegian to French
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Mort aux vaches
On l'entend souvent dans les manifs. ;)
L'expression désigne au départ la police, mais c'est devenu un slogan anarchiste à portée beaucoup plus large.
Voir http://eureka.povlab.org/fiche.php?qid=473
Et dans le Robert.
L'expression désigne au départ la police, mais c'est devenu un slogan anarchiste à portée beaucoup plus large.
Voir http://eureka.povlab.org/fiche.php?qid=473
Et dans le Robert.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci tout le monde. I like all the suggestions, but this one works best in the context. "
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stick it to Slang
To treat severely or wrongfully.
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Note added at 57 mins (2006-04-10 04:52:17 GMT)
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the man here refers to "the establishment" ( ou les flics)
To treat severely or wrongfully.
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Note added at 57 mins (2006-04-10 04:52:17 GMT)
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the man here refers to "the establishment" ( ou les flics)
Peer comment(s):
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Assimina Vavoula
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thanks, npapad1 :-)
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zaphod
: or "F***" the man, which was all we could get aaway with in the '60's
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Peter, it's only 6am here, way too early to use that word :-)
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mort a.../ sus a.../ faites les payer
stick it to the man, is a negative English expression. Don't think there is an equivalent in French. I hope those ideas help.
Accent grave sur le "a"
Accent grave sur le "a"
2 hrs
une seule solution, la révolution !
May, 68 version
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