Apr 8, 2004 20:23
20 yrs ago
English term
Works in: French to English
"Dead meat" I liked that expression. I filed it away.
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
this sentence is at the end of a story. The characterjust learned that her sworn ennemi was going to be in trouble.
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
+8
7 mins
Pierre POUSSIN
France
France
Native in French
France
Fast and accurate.
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French, French to English, Latin to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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28
Selected
"De la viande froide". J'ai bien aimé l'expression et l'ai mise de côté!
Declined
"Dead meat" should be the equivalent of "a stiff" in common slang.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Graded automatically based on peer agreement."
10 hrs
English term (edited):
"Dead meat" I liked that expression. I filed it away.
"Bon pour le compte". L'expression m'a plu. Je l'ai mise en réserve.
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+4
2 hrs
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.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
mort en puissance
Declined
parfois cela veut dire simplement -
he was dead meat - il allait droit à la mort
c'était comme s'il était déjà mort
I thought I was dead meat - je croyais que j'allais y rester/crever
Je croyais que j'allais mourir
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Note added at 2 hrs 58 mins (2004-04-08 23:22:04 GMT)
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Il n\'en a plus pour longtemps - he is dead meat
Je vais lui faire sa/la peau
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Note added at 2 hrs 59 mins (2004-04-08 23:22:57 GMT)
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C\'est comme s\'il était déjà mort
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Note added at 10 hrs 37 mins (2004-04-09 07:00:56 GMT)
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Un mort en puissance, l\'expression m\'a plu/j\'ai bien aimé l\'expression, (deux bonnes options de mes collègues), je la ressortirai ou je la garde sous le coude :-)
he was dead meat - il allait droit à la mort
c'était comme s'il était déjà mort
I thought I was dead meat - je croyais que j'allais y rester/crever
Je croyais que j'allais mourir
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Note added at 2 hrs 58 mins (2004-04-08 23:22:04 GMT)
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Il n\'en a plus pour longtemps - he is dead meat
Je vais lui faire sa/la peau
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Note added at 2 hrs 59 mins (2004-04-08 23:22:57 GMT)
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C\'est comme s\'il était déjà mort
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Note added at 10 hrs 37 mins (2004-04-09 07:00:56 GMT)
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Un mort en puissance, l\'expression m\'a plu/j\'ai bien aimé l\'expression, (deux bonnes options de mes collègues), je la ressortirai ou je la garde sous le coude :-)
Peer comment(s):
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RHELLER
16 mins
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:-)
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ohlala (X)
3 hrs
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Gayle Wallimann
7 hrs
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laurawheeler
8 hrs
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1 day 2 hrs
c'est un homme mort
Declined
that's what we would say in French.
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