Nov 24, 2006 18:34
17 yrs ago
English term
Cock-sureness
English to French
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Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
"They had in mind to dampen my cock-sureness, throwing me in the water".
Je ne trouve le terme nulle part.
Merci !
Je ne trouve le terme nulle part.
Merci !
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(French)
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Ils avaient dans l'idée de rabaisser mon caquet
:-)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "C'est parfait !! Merci !!"
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Jonathan MacKerron
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Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
trop sûr de soi
selon Harrap's
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outrecuidant
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Hachette "cocksure: adjective pejorative [person, manner, attitude] présomptueux/-euse; she's far too cocksure elle est
beaucoup trop sûre d'elle-même; to be cocksure about être trop sûr de soi quant à [abilities, prospects]."
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outrecuidant
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Hachette "cocksure: adjective pejorative [person, manner, attitude] présomptueux/-euse; she's far too cocksure elle est
beaucoup trop sûre d'elle-même; to be cocksure about être trop sûr de soi quant à [abilities, prospects]."
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ils ont voulu décrisper mon panache
You need something jocular, to retain the flavor of the original (source text)
The suggestion of "trop sur de soi" is not helpful, since it does not work with dampen, nor is it a noun like cock-sureness, nor is it funny
The suggestion of "trop sur de soi" is not helpful, since it does not work with dampen, nor is it a noun like cock-sureness, nor is it funny
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histoire de calmer mon arrogance
une autre tournure
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ou de REFROIDIR
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ou TREMPER
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ou de REFROIDIR
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ou TREMPER
Note from asker:
| Cette solution est pas mal, mais peut-être est-elle moins idiomatique que "rabaisser son caquet". Merci ! |
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