Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jan 12, 2013 13:33
11 yrs ago
French term
la tess
French to English
Other
Slang
As in e.g.
"C'est le blues de la tess qu'on écoute dans la caisse
[...]
Je patiente, j'attends le jour de la paye
Qu'on me foute la paix, des gens manquent à l'appel
Je repense à la belle, l'époque à la tess"
TIA!
"C'est le blues de la tess qu'on écoute dans la caisse
[...]
Je patiente, j'attends le jour de la paye
Qu'on me foute la paix, des gens manquent à l'appel
Je repense à la belle, l'époque à la tess"
TIA!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +3 | council estate |
GaelleDC
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| 4 +1 | scheme |
kashew
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Change log
Jan 13, 2013 23:52: GaelleDC Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+3
18 mins
Selected
council estate
Tess is a term coming from the French slang called "verlan". It consists on pronouncing words backwards. In this particular case Tess is the contraction of "Téci", which is the "verlan" for "Cité".
"Cité" being the common name for council estate.
I suggest you to maybe find a slang word for council estate.
"Cité" being the common name for council estate.
I suggest you to maybe find a slang word for council estate.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
katsy
1 hr
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| agree |
Philippa Smith
: As Noni suggested, just "estate" would do.
2 hrs
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| agree |
Tony M
23 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks a lot Gaelle."
+1
2 hrs
scheme
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Note added at 2 heures (2013-01-12 15:47:25 GMT)
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scheme - residential area usually council estate
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Note added at 2 heures (2013-01-12 15:47:25 GMT)
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scheme - residential area usually council estate
Note from asker:
| Thanks kashew. Also works well. |
Reference comments
27 mins
Reference:
Reference
This supports Gaelle's suggestion
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Note added at 7 hrs (2013-01-12 20:58:13 GMT)
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Click on the link on the left under "articles"
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Note added at 7 hrs (2013-01-12 20:58:13 GMT)
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Click on the link on the left under "articles"
Note from asker:
| Thanks guys - both URLs work for me. That's a useful source - one that I didn't know of! |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
cc in nyc
: The URL didn't work for me; here's one that does: http://tinyurl.com/bb89muo
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