Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
I could get a jacket
French translation:
je pourrais me faire buter
Added to glossary by
Sylvia Rochonnat
Nov 7, 2008 17:57
15 yrs ago
English term
France
I could get a jacket
English to French
Art/Literary
Idioms / Maxims / Sayings
police term
dialogue entre un indic et un flic :
- Who was the gal?
- Look, I take a big chance just talking to you, you know? I mean, anyone sees me, you know, I could get a jacket, get banged up pretty bad.
- Who was the gal?
- Look, I take a big chance just talking to you, you know? I mean, anyone sees me, you know, I could get a jacket, get banged up pretty bad.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 2 +3 | je pourrais me faire buter |
Sara M
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| 3 +5 | une balle |
Arnold T.
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| 3 +2 | je pourrais me prendre une balle |
Hélène ALEXIS
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| 3 | une mauvaise réputation/être fiché |
Emma Paulay
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References
| jacket |
Claire Chapman
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Change log
Nov 7, 2008 18:46: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Idioms / Maxims / Sayings"
Proposed translations
+3
6 mins
Selected
je pourrais me faire buter
une intuition
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Myriam Dupouy
: Première intuition en a inspiré d'autres mais reste la meilleure...
2 hrs
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merci Myriam (mail in progress, au fait !)
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| agree |
GILLES MEUNIER
14 hrs
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| agree |
swanda
2 days 4 hrs
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci à tous, ça sonne plutôt bien : )"
+2
8 mins
je pourrais me prendre une balle
une idée..
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
kashew
2 hrs
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MERCI !
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| agree |
Myriam Dupouy
: Oui, tout à fait, il pourrait se faire buter, se prendre une balle, je l'ai compris comme ça aussi.
3 hrs
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merci Myriam!
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10 mins
une mauvaise réputation/être fiché
Ca pourrait me donner une mauvaise réputation
Ca pourrait me tirer des ennuis
Je pourrais être fiché
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-11-07 18:08:58 GMT)
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to get banged up=être mis en prison
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-07 18:11:30 GMT)
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Oubliez 'banged up' - ça ne colle pas ici, et ce n'est que UK
Ca pourrait me tirer des ennuis
Je pourrais être fiché
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Note added at 11 mins (2008-11-07 18:08:58 GMT)
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to get banged up=être mis en prison
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Note added at 13 mins (2008-11-07 18:11:30 GMT)
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Oubliez 'banged up' - ça ne colle pas ici, et ce n'est que UK
Reference:
+5
9 mins
une balle
a "full métal jackett" ...
Un essai !
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-07 18:08:02 GMT)
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... ou un plomb etc ...
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-11-07 18:24:36 GMT)
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... ou un pruneau comme gentiment suggéré par Juan !
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-11-07 23:20:30 GMT)
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As everyone knows, 007 is using only silver points !
Un essai !
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-11-07 18:08:02 GMT)
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... ou un plomb etc ...
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Note added at 26 mins (2008-11-07 18:24:36 GMT)
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... ou un pruneau comme gentiment suggéré par Juan !
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Note added at 5 hrs (2008-11-07 23:20:30 GMT)
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As everyone knows, 007 is using only silver points !
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Juan Jacob
: Tiens, je viens de penser au film, justement. "Cela fait du sens." // Comme c'est du slang, un pruneau ?
14 mins
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Merci Juan !
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| agree |
Sophie Govaere McConnell
40 mins
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Merci Sophie !
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| agree |
kashew
: Brilliant, Mr Bond!
1 hr
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N'en jetez plus M. Kashew, je suffoque rapidement sous les compliments !
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| agree |
Irina-Maria Foray
2 hrs
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Merci Irina !
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| agree |
swanda
2 days 4 hrs
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Merci Swanda !
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Reference comments
2 days 3 hrs
Claire Chapman
Native in English
All things textile
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
Reference:
jacket
Urban Dictionary
1. jacket
Prison file containing all information on a prisoner or also can mean their reputation. Prisoners can put false jackets on other prisoners to discredit them.
"He's a child molester, it's in his jacket.
4. jacket
The police.
Used by Eazy-E on N.W.A.'s seminal single "Fuck tha Police".
"I'm tired of the motherfuckin' jacket. Sweatin my gang while I'm chillin' in the shack and shining the light in my face and for what? Maybe it's because I kick so much butt." -An exerpt from Eazy's verse on "Fuck tha Police"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jacket
jacket (jăk'ĭt) pronunciation n.
1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
2. An outer covering or casing, especially:
1. The skin of a potato.
2. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.
3. An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.
4. An open envelope or folder for filing papers.
5. **The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.**
http://www.answers.com/topic/jacket
1. jacket
Prison file containing all information on a prisoner or also can mean their reputation. Prisoners can put false jackets on other prisoners to discredit them.
"He's a child molester, it's in his jacket.
4. jacket
The police.
Used by Eazy-E on N.W.A.'s seminal single "Fuck tha Police".
"I'm tired of the motherfuckin' jacket. Sweatin my gang while I'm chillin' in the shack and shining the light in my face and for what? Maybe it's because I kick so much butt." -An exerpt from Eazy's verse on "Fuck tha Police"
http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=jacket
jacket (jăk'ĭt) pronunciation n.
1. A short coat usually extending to the hips.
2. An outer covering or casing, especially:
1. The skin of a potato.
2. The dust jacket of a book or phonograph record.
3. An insulation covering for a steam pipe, wire, boiler, or similar part.
4. An open envelope or folder for filing papers.
5. **The outer metal shell or case of a bullet.**
http://www.answers.com/topic/jacket
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