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French translation: histoire de pêche


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English term or phrase:fish story
French translation:histoire de pêche
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19:48 Jan 29, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: fish story
Une "fish story" c'est une histoire de pêcheurs ou l'histoire du petit poisson qui se fait manger par le gros ?
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Netherlands
Local time: 12:53
histoire de pêche
Explanation:
ou encore c'est de la foutaise pour it's a fish story.
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xxxSyllab
Local time: 06:53
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Summary of answers provided
4 +5Histoire marseillaiseStéphanie Serraï
4 +4histoire de pêchexxxSyllab
4 +3English onlyRHELLER
3 +1une histoire à dormir debout
jemo


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
histoire de pêche


Explanation:
ou encore c'est de la foutaise pour it's a fish story.

xxxSyllab
Local time: 06:53
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DocteurPC: hé oui, mais il faut quand même faire semblant d'y croire (surtout si conté par un homme ;-))
1 hr
  -> Merci :-))
agree  1045: Pas d'accord avec l'explication de DocteurP
3 hrs
  -> Merci! Les femmes savent-elles raconter des histoires de pêche? :- ))
agree  jacrav
7 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Arroger
16 hrs
  -> Merci!
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33 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
English only


Explanation:
fish story - yourDictionary.com - American Heritage Dictionary
(Pronunciation Key). fish story n. Informal An implausible, boastful story. [ From the fact that fishermen traditionally exaggerate the size of their catch.]. ...
www.yourdictionary.com/ahd/f/f0149600.html

a "fish story" is a story which is told and retold and each time the fish that the guy caught gets bigger and bigger

RHELLER
Local time: 04:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 19

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Anna Maria Augustine at proZ.com
37 mins
  -> thanks Anna!
agree  zaphod: Did I tell you the one about...?
2 hrs
  -> yeah, I bet you have plenty of stories :-)
neutral  1045: C'est une histoire de pêche (en français). Cependant, l'explication est excellente.
3 hrs
agree  jacrav
6 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
Histoire marseillaise


Explanation:
Ou histoire de pêcheur
T'es pas de Marseille? : tu n'exagères pas un peu?


Stéphanie Serraï
Local time: 12:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  DocteurPC: la même chose pour Marseille et Marius et le poisson dans le port de Marseille ;-)
27 mins
  -> Sacré Marius!! Merci!
agree  xxxsarahl: oui, la sardine qui a bouché le Vieux Port.
3 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  jacrav
5 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Adrien Esparron: Pour du français de France, c'est le concept de l'histoire marseillaise.
13 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Enrico Olivetti: oui, marseillaises...
13 hrs
  -> Merci!
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11 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
une histoire à dormir debout


Explanation:
une galéjade
une histoire à faire rire les poissons (si on tient à garder la référence "poissons", ce qui n'est pas obligatoire...)


"fish story(n) :an impossible, imaginary story that is full of lies and often told in an exaggerated way."
http://www.geocities.com/informalenglish/F.html

"Fish story, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett."
http://onlinedictionary.datasegment.com/word/Fish joint

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"La sardine qui a bouché le port de Marseille
Une galéjade, une histoire à dormir debout. (Cette expression vient de la déformation d'une histoire vraie : un navire nommé Sartine coula en 1780 à l'entrée du Vieux Port de Marseille et le boucha quelques temps)."
http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_des_expressions_française...

"faire rire les poissons (raconter des chimères, des mensonges)"

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Note added at 11 hrs 51 mins (2005-01-30 07:39:45 GMT)
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la dernière est une référence canadienne:
www.csdm.qc.ca/petite-bourgogne/ signet/animauxexpressions2.htm


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Note added at 11 hrs 53 mins (2005-01-30 07:41:20 GMT)
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http://www.csdm.qc.ca/petite-bourgogne/signet/animauxexpress...

jemo
Local time: 06:53
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  NancyLynn
6 hrs
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