Dec 17, 2017 13:16
6 yrs ago
English term
a handfull on regular days
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
I knew I’d be taking care of Lucas who was a handful on regular days.
Proposed translations
(French)
4 +1 | qui donnait régulièrement du fil à retordre |
FX Fraipont (X)
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4 +1 | difficile à manier même dans ses jours calmes |
Daryo
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3 | un enfant difficile dans la vie courante/au quotidien |
AllegroTrans
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Proposed translations
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qui donnait régulièrement du fil à retordre
"handful
Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control:
The baby's tantrums made him a handful."
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/handful?s=t
Informal. a person or thing that is as much as one can manage or control:
The baby's tantrums made him a handful."
http://www.dictionary.com/browse/handful?s=t
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2 hrs
difficile à manier même dans ses jours calmes
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-12-17 16:08:56 GMT)
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"a handful on regular days" = by implication; when he really feels like creating troubles - then it goes off-scale!
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-12-17 16:08:56 GMT)
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"a handful on regular days" = by implication; when he really feels like creating troubles - then it goes off-scale!
Peer comment(s):
neutral |
Germaine
: En français, on ne "manie" pas une personne; même au fig., la connotation est péjorative (manipuler). Le sens est +/- hard to deal with = un enfant difficile (au quotidien)
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agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
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Merci!
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English term (edited):
a handful on regular days
un enfant difficile dans la vie courante/au quotidien
I don't think a verb such as "manage" works in French, in relation to a child (I presume this is a child? Asker didn't tell us)
Note from asker:
its a child sorry |
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