Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
on s'en tape
English translation:
we don't give a damn
Added to glossary by
CHE124
Nov 5, 2003 03:26
20 yrs ago
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French term
on s'en tape
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Mais on s'en tape de ce t'en penses...
Proposed translations
(English)
Proposed translations
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12 mins
Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in French
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Mexican, Latin American) 
, French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
Related KudoZ points
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125
Selected
We don't give a damn (shit) about what you're think about it!
Luck.
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci... je ne croyais pas que c'etait tres poli! Maintenant c'est clair. Merci encore."
+11
15 mins
William Stein
Costa Rica
Costa Rica
Native in English
Costa Rica
Translations that read like originals
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US) 
Works in: French to English, German to English, Spanish to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1737
Who cares?
Who cares what you think about it?
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Note added at 2003-11-05 09:50:55 (GMT)
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I just choose this translation not to be \"polite\" but because \"je m\'en tape\" is not that rude. The really \"rude\" versions are \"je m\'en fous\", \"je m\'en branle\", \"je m\'en tape le cul par terre\", etc.
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I just choose this translation not to be \"polite\" but because \"je m\'en tape\" is not that rude. The really \"rude\" versions are \"je m\'en fous\", \"je m\'en branle\", \"je m\'en tape le cul par terre\", etc.
Peer comment(s):
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NancyLynn
8 mins
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sarahl (X)
: clean version!
2 hrs
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IanW (X)
: I'd go for this one
4 hrs
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Lucie LAVERGNE
4 hrs
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Effectively, a tamer version, the slang and vehemence of the original French could be done with the tone of voice!
5 hrs
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Stefan Simko
5 hrs
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Gayle Wallimann
: I would prefer to say this, however, the French is a bit ruder.
5 hrs
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I think "Je m'en fous" would correspond better to the other answer (ou je m'en tape le cul par terre).
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mckinnc
6 hrs
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lien
7 hrs
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Charlie Bavington
: or "we don't really care what you think", just for a bit of emphasis without resorting to the scatological options...:-)
7 hrs
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ntouzet (X)
12 hrs
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Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
: agree with Charlie
12 hrs
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+1
20 mins
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
:
1108
We could not care less about...
... what you think
Peer comment(s):
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NancyLynn
: or couldn't
3 mins
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merci - we couldn't...à propos comment va le coude :-)
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+2
34 mins
Susana Galilea
United States
United States
United States
Customized Translation Services ENG>SPA
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Standard-Spain, US, Latin American)
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish
Related KudoZ points
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319
screw your opinion
pardon my French...
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Note added at 35 mins (2003-11-05 04:02:29 GMT)
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... Sasson, who loves the Sherlock like I do. Of course, I think we\'re both
better than everybody else, so screw your opinion! Site Meter
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... said screw his opinion of me, and he got all offended and was like, \"WHAT did you
say!?\" and I got up close to his face and was like, \"Screw your opinion of me ...
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... Hide and hide and hide and hide, just like a black hole sucking the universe
into the nexus of oblivion. Screw your opinion, buddy. Click click poof. ...
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Note added at 35 mins (2003-11-05 04:02:29 GMT)
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... Sasson, who loves the Sherlock like I do. Of course, I think we\'re both
better than everybody else, so screw your opinion! Site Meter
heihachi.diaryland.com/ - 5k - Cached - Similar pages
... said screw his opinion of me, and he got all offended and was like, \"WHAT did you
say!?\" and I got up close to his face and was like, \"Screw your opinion of me ...
www.blurty.com/users/dillusional_me/ - 54k - Cached - Similar pages
... Hide and hide and hide and hide, just like a black hole sucking the universe
into the nexus of oblivion. Screw your opinion, buddy. Click click poof. ...
la.indymedia.org/news/2003/07/72837_comment.php - 101k - Cached - Similar pages
Peer comment(s):
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IanW (X)
: There goes my good opinion of you ...
3 hrs
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: right register, right tone, right, right, right
10 hrs
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+2
3 hrs
we don't give a monkey's chunter about what you think
or we don't give a monkey's..
Local colour !
Local colour !
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Sarah Downing
: Or just "we don't give a monkey's ..."
1 hr
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read my second line........
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NancyLynn
: ah ! UK-speak -- made me add the US version to my own answer above
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6 hrs
Speaking of monkeys ...
No-one cares tuppence (twopence) about .. (very British)
<<Gills, 65, who was employed at the farm as a "beastman" was jailed for four months last year for cruelty towards Rhanee, Tembo, Opal and Rosa.
His attacks were so violent that he once broke an iron bar while beating Tembo.
Gills was jailed for 15 years in 1966 after he threw a fellow train passenger to his death.
Mrs Chipperfield said she had no idea Gills had been mistreating the elephants and said she sacked him as soon as she heard about it.
Charles Gabb, prosecuting, told her: "You don't care tuppence about the infliction of pain. Discipline - that's the god that you worship." >>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/262657.stm]
Think about the tape/tuppence lipsynch!
<<Gills, 65, who was employed at the farm as a "beastman" was jailed for four months last year for cruelty towards Rhanee, Tembo, Opal and Rosa.
His attacks were so violent that he once broke an iron bar while beating Tembo.
Gills was jailed for 15 years in 1966 after he threw a fellow train passenger to his death.
Mrs Chipperfield said she had no idea Gills had been mistreating the elephants and said she sacked him as soon as she heard about it.
Charles Gabb, prosecuting, told her: "You don't care tuppence about the infliction of pain. Discipline - that's the god that you worship." >>
[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/262657.stm]
Think about the tape/tuppence lipsynch!
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: and very American is: no one gives a hoot, if we were translating across the pond
5 hrs
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ntouzet (X)
6 hrs
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6 hrs
as if we care/who gives a shit ...
as if we care what you think
who gives a shit what you think?
who gives a shit what you think?
10 hrs
it doesn't matter to me what you think
another way
it's completely irrelevant to me what you think
your opinion just goes in one ear and out the other
save your opinions! I don't care!
it's completely irrelevant to me what you think
your opinion just goes in one ear and out the other
save your opinions! I don't care!
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: This does not give the tone of the colloquial French, it's too polite
35 mins
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11 hrs
I could give a damn about what you think
Meaning
I don't give a damn
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Note added at 2003-11-05 15:03:37 (GMT)
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Actually: WE could give a damn
Remember: the popular ON can be I, we, he or she...
:)
I don't give a damn
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Note added at 2003-11-05 15:03:37 (GMT)
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Actually: WE could give a damn
Remember: the popular ON can be I, we, he or she...
:)
+1
12 hrs
Iolanta Vlaykova Paneva
Canada
Canada
Canada
Strive For Excellence
Native in: Bulgarian
Works in: English to Bulgarian, Bulgarian to English, French to Bulgarian, and 24 more.
Related KudoZ points
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68
je m'en fous
se taper(pronominal verb)informal-to put away
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Note added at 12 hrs 36 mins (2003-11-05 16:03:56 GMT)
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Sorry,wrong :)
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Note added at 12 hrs 36 mins (2003-11-05 16:03:56 GMT)
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Sorry,wrong :)
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: y en marre de ce truc...:) se taper de quelque chose....
5 hrs
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+1
13 hrs
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Native in English
Psychologist, Court-certified legal
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4638
Comment
When i hear this being used, although not vulgaire, it is quite a hard-hitting register. The tone of voice would provide the missing details no doubt, but without futher context, "I/We don't give a damn" is pretty close.
By the way, in the UK, saying you don't give a shit is not that vulgar at all although it depends in whose company - among peers it would present no problem!
Again without more context...
By the way, in the UK, saying you don't give a shit is not that vulgar at all although it depends in whose company - among peers it would present no problem!
Again without more context...
Peer comment(s):
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: tha'ts right about the shit although I would save it for je m'en fous....:)
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Both are pretty close in fact as "je m'en fous" is becoming so current. Also, the "t" of "tape" belongs to the group of "explosive" consonants and so you can really give it all you've got!
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+5
26 mins
We don't give a damn what you think!
or,
We don't give a shit what you think
Or,
we don't give a **** about your opinion
or
Your opinion means shit, man! (I've heard this a few times on buses, in bars, etc)
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we don\'t give a rat\'s ass (US version of monkey below)
and screw you and your opinion also came to mind, reading all these fantastic answers
We don't give a shit what you think
Or,
we don't give a **** about your opinion
or
Your opinion means shit, man! (I've heard this a few times on buses, in bars, etc)
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Note added at 17 hrs 25 mins (2003-11-05 20:52:24 GMT)
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we don\'t give a rat\'s ass (US version of monkey below)
and screw you and your opinion also came to mind, reading all these fantastic answers
Peer comment(s):
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Thierry LOTTE
: Yep ! We dont'give a damn ! ( I dont'give a damn : Reth Buttler in "Autant en emporte le vent"...
6 mins
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Oh, fiddle-dee-dee, Rhett ! ;-)
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Jean-Luc Dumont
: :-( good but ... I meant close to Juan's - of course yours is good and correct English
9 mins
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but what, Jean-Luc? It's street language, que veux-tu...
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NatalieD
: est-ce que j'ai tout de même le droit de donner mon opinion...
13 mins
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thanks!
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moya
1 hr
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thanks!
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sarahl (X)
1 hr
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Thanks!
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Gayle Wallimann
: Yes, the first suggestion is the closest, the others go a bit too far in "grossièreté" compared to the French.
4 hrs
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Yes, I believe you're right
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