Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Nov 24, 2006 17:36
17 yrs ago
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English term
15+ years of Italian game translation
Native in: Italian 
Works in: English to Italian, Italian to English
he lost his water
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May offend
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
slang
"And, as it happened, the lawsuit fell through because the guy recognized me from college and he lost his water. He always was a lightweight."
Computer game character, some sort of hard nosed businesswoman having a pleasant but generic conversation with another character.
Could you help me understanding the "lost his water" bit? Thank you!
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Computer game character, some sort of hard nosed businesswoman having a pleasant but generic conversation with another character.
Could you help me understanding the "lost his water" bit? Thank you!
Sorry, no further context: http://www.proz.com/post/460068
Responses
| 5 +3 | weakling |
Will Matter
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| 4 | he lost his argument |
Julia Bogdan Rollo (X)
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Responses
+3
5 mins
Will Matter
United States
United States
Native in English
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English
Works in field
United States
proofreading/editing/research/security
Native in: English
Works in: English, Japanese to English, zzz Other zzz to English, and 3 more.
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64
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weakling
Basically, it means that he's a weakling. HTH. No chutzpah, no cojones.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-24 17:46:06 GMT)
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No 'esprit de corps'. "Lost his water" literally means that he pissed himself. Why? Too scared, too frightened. Something knocked the heart right out of him. Too bad.
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-24 17:48:41 GMT)
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He crumpled, folded, gave up, acquiesced.
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Note added at 9 mins (2006-11-24 17:46:06 GMT)
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No 'esprit de corps'. "Lost his water" literally means that he pissed himself. Why? Too scared, too frightened. Something knocked the heart right out of him. Too bad.
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Note added at 12 mins (2006-11-24 17:48:41 GMT)
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He crumpled, folded, gave up, acquiesced.
17 mins
he lost his argument
His argument lost its weight. His argument was weak.
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