Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faire sa fine
English translation:
to be witty
Added to glossary by
franglish
Jun 5, 2005 12:14
19 yrs ago
French term
tapon (X)
faire sa fine
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Au cours de français, la première fois, j'ai traduit "vers libre" comme s'il s'agissait de vers de terre libres et elle a cru que je faisait ma fine [p. 98].
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | to be witty |
franglish
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| 4 | trying to be too clever by half |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | smart-aleck |
sarahl (X)
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Proposed translations
+3
33 mins
Selected
to be witty
... que je faisais la maligne > that I was trying to be witty
Other possibilities: to be clever
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Note added at 4 hrs 34 mins (2005-06-05 16:49:26 GMT)
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Sandra and NancyLynn: I did think of clever first but rather like witty because in French the word-play has something of the pun
Other possibilities: to be clever
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Note added at 4 hrs 34 mins (2005-06-05 16:49:26 GMT)
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Sandra and NancyLynn: I did think of clever first but rather like witty because in French the word-play has something of the pun
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
59 mins
trying to be too clever by half
comes to mind
12 hrs
smart-aleck
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