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Jimmy the Greek

French translation: Jimmy Snyder, dit "le Grec"

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English term or phrase:	Jimmy the Greek
French translation:	Jimmy Snyder, dit "le Grec"
Entered by:	Nina Khmielnitzky

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23:40 Oct 7, 2004

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English term or phrase: Jimmy the Greek

Quelqu'un saurait-il ce que signifie cette référence culturelle?

Hiogui

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Explanation:
C'est soit Jéromba le Grec (;-) soit l'homme qui fut analyste sportif pour CBS:
"Jimmy "The Greek" Snyder is fired after 12 years as a CBS football analyst for remarks he makes to a Washington, D.C, television reporter about the physical abilities of black and white athletes."

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-10-07 23:56:36 GMT)
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Je laisserais tel quel, puisque c\'est tiré d\'un poste anglais, ou je proposerais une traduction comme Jimmy Snyder, dit \"le Grec\".

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Nina Khmielnitzky
Local time: 17:05

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Merci beaucoup!

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Voir explication

Nina Khmielnitzky

Base ball

Thierry LOTTE

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13 mins confidence:

jimmy the greek Base ball

Explanation:
Il semble qu'il s'agisse de quelqu'un qui a a voir avec le Base Ball.

http://www.goodbyemag.com/apr/snyder.htm

Thierry LOTTE
Local time: 23:05
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