Pot the white religiously!
French translation: Blouser la blanche (jeu de billard)
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Contexte SVP Explanation: On voudrait en savoir plus sur le contexte. Est-ce un bar en France, aux USA, en GB ? Merci de nous donner les deux ou trois phrases qui précèdent. |
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Mets / mettez la blanche religieusement! Explanation: mettre la boule blanche = pot the white one Cf. Le Robert & Collins Senior 2000 Le Robert & Collins |
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"Blousez religieusement la blanche" or "Empochez religieusement la blanche" Explanation: Ahaaaaa! I know what it is now! (Little light just came on. See it?) "Pot the white" refers to putting the white ball into the pocket at billiard, snooker or pool. My husband, who plays snooker, tells me that only in billiard do you purposefully put the white ball into a pocket and that, only in certain games. I am a little confused on why they would want to "pot the white religiously"... But there you are... "Blanche" stands for "bille blanche" or "boule blanche". You can use the full term if you wish, but they didn't in English, so I didn't in French. It seems that "pot" is translated more accurately with "blouser" than "empocher". I am not quite sure of the difference, so I give you both. "" Pot " (blousage) Un "pot" a lieu quand une boule objet après contact avec une autre boule, et sans infraction à ces règlements, tombe dans une poche." http://www.multimania.com/billardimperial/regles.htm You will find the rules of "billard" on the following site: http://www3.sympatico.ca/eric.perreault/regle.html You'll find the terms "empochement de la blanche" at some places on this site. This is the translation of "pot the white" "Le jeu de snooker se pratique sur une table de billard à blouse. Il faut 21 billes, plus une bille de choc blanche: 15 billes rouges, une jaune, une verte, une brune, une bleue, une rose, et une noire. Les joueurs marquent des points selon la bille blousée, la valeur changeant avec la couleur. (...) Les billes de couleur doivent être blousées dans un ordre donné: jaune 2pts, verte 3pts, brune 4pts, bleue 5pts, rose 6pts et la noire 7 pts. La partie se termine une fois que toutes les billes ont été blousées, à l'exception de la bille de choc." http://www.home.ch/~spaw1040/hobby/hcontenu.htm As the following demonstrate, pocketing the white is wrong and usually brings a penalty: "Fautes : 1.Empocher la bille blanche " http://perso.club-internet.fr/gott/reglespool.htm "7. Empochement de la blanche lors d'un bris légal Si l'ouvreur empoche la blanche lors d'un bris légal,(1) toutes les boules empochées le demeurent (sauf la HUIT: voir règlement #8), (2) il y a faute, (3) la table reste ouverte. NOTE: L'adversaire a la blanche en main partout sur la table." http://www.rezoweb.com/forum/sports/billard/242.shtml Now, I am sure that you have learned more about snooker, billiard and the likes than you ever wanted to know! Good luck! |
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sorry Explanation: It took me quite a long time (about 45 minutes) to find all these references, phone my husband, and write my response. I thought of the meaning right after reading your last request and I set to work. I had not seen Nikki's response before I sent you mine. Honest! I see that she had the same idea as me at just about the same time. Telepathy? Sorry Nikki, I didn't mean to undercut you. |
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No need to make a public apology Louise! Explanation: Don't worry. I just looked it up in my dico to confirm what I though I remembered from my idle (!) student years. Your answer is much fuller than mine anyway. We're not going to worry about that! Anyway, always useful for the asker to have clear answers, especially where they concur ! Have a nice day eevrybody, Nikki |
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