Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
bout en train
English translation:
live wire, life and soul of party
Added to glossary by
suezen
Apr 22, 2007 18:07
17 yrs ago
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French term
bout en train
French to English
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character analysis
yet another girl !
here's her profile :
"Bout en train/ côté excentrique / Joie de vivre
Beaucoup de personnalité
Moderne /branchée
here's her profile :
"Bout en train/ côté excentrique / Joie de vivre
Beaucoup de personnalité
Moderne /branchée
Proposed translations
(English)
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May 14, 2007 18:13: suezen Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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12 mins
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live wire, life and soul of party, strong personality,
it should be boute-en train
French dic t. gives 'personne qui a le don d'animer joyeusement une réuniion'
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-04-23 05:59:39 GMT)
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sorry, that should have been boute-en-train and réunion!
French dic t. gives 'personne qui a le don d'animer joyeusement une réuniion'
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Note added at 11 hrs (2007-04-23 05:59:39 GMT)
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sorry, that should have been boute-en-train and réunion!
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4 mins
cristina estanislau
Really devoted and persistent
Native in: Portuguese 
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Portuguese, Portuguese to French, and 5 more.
nervous in the sense of always mooving around
sugg
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Gliron (X)
: d'accord pour nervous, mais avec l'idée de gaieté communicative, et non de stress
1 hr
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| neutral |
Jean-Claude Gouin
: You mean "moving" around ...
2 hrs
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50 mins
extrovert
an extrovert, somewhat excentric, with the capacity to enjoy life, strong personality
Peer comment(s):
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Gliron (X)
: Ce n'est pas le sens de boute-en-train en français.
48 mins
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1 hr
funny?
Je ne suis pas sûr de moi, c'est juste une alternative possible...
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Note added at 1 heure (2007-04-22 19:45:08 GMT)
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boute-en-train signifie seulement "qui met de l'entrain dans la conversation, qui pousse les autres à la gaieté"
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Note added at 1 heure (2007-04-22 19:45:08 GMT)
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boute-en-train signifie seulement "qui met de l'entrain dans la conversation, qui pousse les autres à la gaieté"
+3
25 mins
French term (edited):
boute en train
live wire
boute-en-train !
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Note added at 16 heures (2007-04-23 10:59:10 GMT)
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pour la suite:
a bit eccentric, cheerful
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Note added at 16 heures (2007-04-23 10:59:10 GMT)
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pour la suite:
a bit eccentric, cheerful
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