Mar 2, 2005 13:51
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French term
France
se détendre les zygomatiques
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It's all laughs today ;-)
And I am all out of idioms! Many thanks for any suggestions...
And I am all out of idioms! Many thanks for any suggestions...
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | crack a smile, even |
Bourth (X)
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| 5 | to crack up - to split one's sides |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 | to have a good laugh... |
Mools
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| 4 | to split your face laughing |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 3 | relax your rosy cheeks |
Jocelyne S
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Proposed translations
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14 mins
French term (edited):
se d�tendre les zygomatiques
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crack a smile, even
depending on how it fits into the surrounding text.
Could even be something as banal as "cheer up", "boost one's morale", "bring some light into your life", etc.
Could even be something as banal as "cheer up", "boost one's morale", "bring some light into your life", etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks all! "
5 mins
French term (edited):
se d�tendre les zygomatiques
relax your rosy cheeks
Couldn't come up with anything better, sorry!
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Ian Burley (X)
: could be a little ambiguous or maybe I just have a dirty mind...
46 mins
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3 mins
French term (edited):
se d�tendre les zygomatiques
to have a good laugh...
Does that fit the context?
Too simple?
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-03-02 13:57:30 GMT)
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They don\'t have helium at this oxygen bar, do they?
:-)
Too simple?
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Note added at 5 mins (2005-03-02 13:57:30 GMT)
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They don\'t have helium at this oxygen bar, do they?
:-)
6 mins
to split your face laughing
http://faculty.ucc.edu/biology-potter/Musculature/sld008.htm
zygomatic muscles are the ones in the face which crease your cheeks and let you smile or laugh
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Note added at 2005-03-02 14:01:25 (GMT)
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give your face muscles a chance to crack
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Note added at 2005-03-02 14:05:21 (GMT)
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to fall about laughing
zygomatic muscles are the ones in the face which crease your cheeks and let you smile or laugh
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Note added at 2005-03-02 14:01:25 (GMT)
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give your face muscles a chance to crack
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Note added at 2005-03-02 14:05:21 (GMT)
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to fall about laughing
9 mins
French term (edited):
se d�tendre les zygomatiques
to crack up - to split one's sides
IMO
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Note added at 55 mins (2005-03-02 14:46:53 GMT)
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have a look at these:
Medworth.org.uk. ... Saturday, November 22nd, 2003 I split my sides this morning at this
satirical news story: Papier Mache Bush Head Fells Hundreds. ...
www.medworth.org.uk/index.php?cat=5 - 25k - Feb 28, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Survivor Online - I split my sides when watching.......
... View Full Version : I split my sides when watching ... when I watch it so she can stitch
my sides back up ... Towers and The Office and maybe Porridge, UK comedy leaves ...
www.survivor-online.co.uk/ forums/archive/index.php/t-1300.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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Note added at 55 mins (2005-03-02 14:46:53 GMT)
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have a look at these:
Medworth.org.uk. ... Saturday, November 22nd, 2003 I split my sides this morning at this
satirical news story: Papier Mache Bush Head Fells Hundreds. ...
www.medworth.org.uk/index.php?cat=5 - 25k - Feb 28, 2005 - Cached - Similar pages
Survivor Online - I split my sides when watching.......
... View Full Version : I split my sides when watching ... when I watch it so she can stitch
my sides back up ... Towers and The Office and maybe Porridge, UK comedy leaves ...
www.survivor-online.co.uk/ forums/archive/index.php/t-1300.html - 24k - Cached - Similar pages
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