a double whammy
French translation: coup dur; coup de poisse ou malchance; coup double
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| 00:57 Jun 23, 2004 |
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|  Selected response from: Jeff Steffin Local time: 01:34 | ||||||
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| 5 +1 | faire coup double |
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| 3 +3 | double coup dur (if negative) |
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| 5 | donner une raclée, une double raclée |
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| 3 | gagner sur les 2 tableaux |
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| 3 | double délice |
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1 hr confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1faire coup double Explanation: En fait, un double whammy est toujours negatif... "My divorce along with losing my dog was a double whammy..." L'expression en francais correspond a coup de poisse, de malchance, de mauvais sort etc... Neanmoins, si vous avez la certitude absolue que ici, c'est une expression positive... Voila mon humble suggestion :-) Beaux reves! |
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17 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +3
peer agreement (net): +3double coup dur (if negative) Explanation: - -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2004-06-23 01:30:32 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- What is the meaning of \"double whammy\"? (K. P. Pillai, Kochi) The expression \"double whammy\" first appeared in a cartoon strip, which was quite popular in America in the 1920s. Al Capp, the author of the comic strip \"Li\'l Abner\" used this expression to refer to an intense stare, which had a withering effect on its victims. It\'s meaning has undergone a considerable amount of change since then. This is how slang dictionaries define \"double whammy\" — \"double the portion of something, especially something troublesome.\" When you get a \"double whammy\" of something, it is usually something really bad. Here is an example: *We thought he\'d come alone, but he gave us a double whammy by bringing his wife and children. S. UPENDRAN http://www.thehindu.com/thehindu/edu/2002/05/28/stories/2002... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 33 mins (2004-06-23 01:31:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Idioms: double whammy, two events or experiences that happen close together, synchronicity, Talk about a double whammy! My boss ... home.t-online.de/home/toni.goeller/idiom_wm/id172.htm -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 12 hrs 37 mins (2004-06-23 13:35:38 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- you get 2 things: 1) un regard sans \"maquillage\" (cover-up) 2) close-up of unusual shot... ca fait un double effet |
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