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My ghetto sister

French translation: ma soeur rebelle


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English term or phrase:My ghetto sister
French translation:ma soeur rebelle
Entered by: Layla de Chabot
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08:43 May 16, 2011
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics
English term or phrase: My ghetto sister
Quelqu'un se plaint de sa soeur "mauvais genre" qui sort, ne fait rien à la maison, manque de respect à ses parents.
Layla de Chabot
France
Local time: 14:31
ma soeur rebelle
Explanation:
Une idée! Bonne chance!

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-05-16 08:47:57 GMT)
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non-conformiste aussi....
Ou ma soeur l'insoumise
Selected response from:

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:31
Grading comment
Dans le contexte (le ton n'est pas trop critique), "rebelle" convient.
Merci à tous.
2 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3ma soeur rebelle
Estelle Demontrond-Box
4ma soeur insoumise, contestataire
Irène Guinez
3ma cagnard de soeur
LauretteT
3ma racaille de soeur
LauretteT


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
my ghetto sister
ma soeur rebelle


Explanation:
Une idée! Bonne chance!

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Note added at 4 mins (2011-05-16 08:47:57 GMT)
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non-conformiste aussi....
Ou ma soeur l'insoumise

Estelle Demontrond-Box
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:31
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
Dans le contexte (le ton n'est pas trop critique), "rebelle" convient.
Merci à tous.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Adrien Esparron: Bonnes idées...
11 mins
  -> Merci Adrien!

agree  InterloKution
51 mins
  -> Merci Flogranie!

agree  silvester55
4 hrs
  -> Merci Silvester!
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
my ghetto sister
ma cagnard de soeur


Explanation:
cagnard (pauvre, venant des quartiers), racaille (pauvre et délinquant)

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-05-17 07:31:20 GMT)
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racaille des banlieues difficiles= ghetto

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Note added at 22 hrs (2011-05-17 07:32:29 GMT)
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cagnard = je retire puisque cela décrit davantage l'aspect

LauretteT
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
my ghetto sister
ma racaille de soeur


Explanation:
je trouve rebelle pas suffisant
le ghetto = bidonville, banlieue dure

LauretteT
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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1 day6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
my ghetto sister
ma soeur insoumise, contestataire


Explanation:
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Irène Guinez
Spain
Local time: 14:31
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in SpanishSpanish
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