May 9, 2004 13:32
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French term
Takao Hosono
défoulez-vous sur votre polochon
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French to English
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Medical: Health Care
This phrase comes from a text book for a French course but I don´t know the infinitive of the verb "défoulez-vous".
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1 hr
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
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you can alsways use your (bolster) pillow as a punching-bag
THE NEW YORK TIMES SCIENCE TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1999
... hostility, the researchers have found just the opposite: Venting anger on inanimate
objects -- punching a pillow or hitting a punching bag, for example ...
www-personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/nytimes.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
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infinitive se défouler - pour vous défouler
... hostility, the researchers have found just the opposite: Venting anger on inanimate
objects -- punching a pillow or hitting a punching bag, for example ...
www-personal.umich.edu/~bbushman/nytimes.htm - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 1 hr 39 mins (2004-05-09 15:11:37 GMT)
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infinitive se défouler - pour vous défouler
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I think this is the best one among translations. "
+1
16 mins
Marian Greenfield
Native in English
Over 30 years in financial translation
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, Portuguese to English, English
blow off some steam
se defouler = to blow off steam
since polochon is literally a bolster, this looks like a pretty crude phrase that would not be appropriate in a text book...
since polochon is literally a bolster, this looks like a pretty crude phrase that would not be appropriate in a text book...
Peer comment(s):
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Hacene
: Nothing rude suggested, it means "bataille de polochons" or "utilisez vos polochons comme un sac d'entrainement"
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Cabotine (X)
: could iit be said "let off some steam on your bolster" ?
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13 mins
Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
New Zealand
Native in English
New Zealand
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Native in: English (Variant: New Zealand)
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English
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relax; unwind
Défoulez-vous is an imperative form of the verb se défouler, which means to relax or unwind. So, "Relax and unwind on your bolster" (all I can find for "polochon" at present; think "cushion" might be a rather better bet there).
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\"Chill out\" might work quite well here, actually.
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Actually, I\'ve just had another thought: it might mean something like \"take it out on your bolster\" (or whatever they mean by \"polochon\". If you\'ve had a bad day, you can maybe come home and punch your pillow or something.
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Note added at 21 mins (2004-05-09 13:54:13 GMT)
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\"Chill out\" might work quite well here, actually.
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Actually, I\'ve just had another thought: it might mean something like \"take it out on your bolster\" (or whatever they mean by \"polochon\". If you\'ve had a bad day, you can maybe come home and punch your pillow or something.
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanks Vicky.
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John Peterson
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Thanks John.
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Hacene
: yes, it means "bataille de polochons" or "utilisez vos polochons comme un sac d'entrainement"
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OK, thanks for that Hacene.
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Cabotine (X)
: Ok, I agree but only with the "take it out on" meaning
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Cool, thanks Cabotine. :-)
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paleozon
: I preffer CHILL OUT (slang). It covers both suggestions. Blow off steam and Relax...
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Thanks paleozon.
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Jean-Luc Dumont
: take it out goes well here
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Thanks JLDSF.
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RHELLER
: "take it out on" is also good
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Thanks Rita.
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5 hrs
beat the hell out of your pillow if you have to
basically, you need an outlet for all that anger.
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Note added at 6 hrs 6 mins (2004-05-09 19:38:44 GMT)
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se défouler no imiwa ikari wo dasaseru nan desu.
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Note added at 6 hrs 6 mins (2004-05-09 19:38:44 GMT)
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se défouler no imiwa ikari wo dasaseru nan desu.
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