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get your ammo ready

French translation: Tu veux me faire porter le chapeau?

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English term or phrase:get your ammo ready
French translation:Tu veux me faire porter le chapeau?
Entered by: Sylvia Rochonnat

16:15 Sep 2, 2007
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: get your ammo ready
Toujours ce couple qui n'arrive pas à avoir d'enfants...
La femme a passé un examen de fertilité sans en parler à son compagnon :

-You got tested without me. I mean, it's like you wanted to get your ammo ready or something.
-Oh, come on. That's not true.
-Well, then why did you do it? You told me you were getting a massage.
-Why are you picking a fight now?
-I don't know. Why do I feel like part of you wants it to be me?
-That's crazy.
Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 12:26
Tu veux me faire porter le chapeau?
Explanation:
Cette expression consacrée signifie: "tu veux rejeter la faute (la responsabilité) sur moi?". Je pense sincèrement que cela colle parfaitement dans ce cas ci. La femme veut prouver que c'est la faute de l'homme s'ils ne peuvent pas avoir d'enfants, elle veut lui faire porter le chapeau.
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Benistien
Local time: 12:26
Grading comment
merci, je crois que c'est l'idée
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +2Tu veux me faire porter le chapeau?
Benistien
4 +1comme si tu voulais préparer tes munitions
FX Fraipont (X)
4 +1c'est comme si tu voulais t'assurer que ça venait de moi ! (stérilité)
Mohamed Mehenoun
4comme si tua avais voulu te préparer à la bagarre
Roberte de Waha
3 +1on dirait que tu voulais préparer ton attaque
Emma Paulay


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
comme si tu voulais préparer tes munitions


Explanation:
(et impliquer que c'était moi qui étais la cause du problème)

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 42

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Benistien: L'idée est là, mais c'est trop littéral
3 hrs
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
  -> merci
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
comme si tua avais voulu te préparer à la bagarre


Explanation:
préparer tes armes, prendre les devants

Roberte de Waha
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: Native in LuxembourgishLuxembourgish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
c'est comme si tu voulais t'assurer que ça venait de moi ! (stérilité)


Explanation:
I don't he said that as to get ready to fight I think he meant that she did it in order to ensure that she is "working well" ...

Mohamed Mehenoun
Canada
Local time: 11:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in ArabicArabic

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Benistien
2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Tu veux me faire porter le chapeau?


Explanation:
Cette expression consacrée signifie: "tu veux rejeter la faute (la responsabilité) sur moi?". Je pense sincèrement que cela colle parfaitement dans ce cas ci. La femme veut prouver que c'est la faute de l'homme s'ils ne peuvent pas avoir d'enfants, elle veut lui faire porter le chapeau.

Benistien
Local time: 12:26
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 3
Grading comment
merci, je crois que c'est l'idée

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  katsy
55 mins
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
8 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
on dirait que tu voulais préparer ton attaque


Explanation:
Pour essayer de faire plus court.

"C'est comme si tu voulais prendre de l'avance sur moi"

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Note added at 15 hrs (2007-09-03 07:41:22 GMT)
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Tu te prépares à l'attaque ou quoi?

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 12:26
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jean-Claude Gouin
1 hr
  -> Merci
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