hipper-than-thous
French translation: les ultra-branchés
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|  Selected response from: mckinnc Local time: 18:18 | ||||||
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| 5 +2 | les ultra-branchés |
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| 4 +1 | Dans le vent |
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| 4 | ceux qui se disent branchés |
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| 4 | "branché" |
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| 1 | NAP (or NAPs) |
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22 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1Dans le vent Explanation: This looks like a jeu de mots to me. 'Holier-than-thou' is a fairly common English expression used to describe somebody who believes themselves to be superior to other people. In your text, I think the expression 'hipper-than thous' is a made up expression which is meant to describe a person who thinks they are more up to date (dans le vent) than other people. In your text it is used as a noun, I therefore suggest that you use rephrase the sentence using an adjective such as 'dans le vent'. |
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ceux qui se disent branchés Explanation: those who think they are hip |
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36 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2les ultra-branchés Explanation: Might work, since it's not just trendy people but people who think they are incredibly trendy |
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