muppet

French translation: andouille

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English term or phrase:muppet
French translation:andouille
Entered by: AndrewBM

19:10 Nov 12, 2001
English to French translations [PRO]
English term or phrase: muppet
you're/he's/she's a muppet!
AndrewBM
Ireland
Local time: 00:09
marionnette
Explanation:
"The muppet show" était une émission télé célèbre il y a quelques années, la traduction exacte est sans doute "marionnette" dans le sens de poupée animée avec les mains au sens propre, de prête-nom ou personne dirigée par une autre au sens figuré
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/castelet.musique/levitation_main.htm
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Didier Fourcot
Local time: 01:09
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3marionnette
Didier Fourcot
5Marionnette, Pantin..
Peppone
5espèce de con!
patpending
4moppet or muppet?
& Associates (X)
4chéri
& Associates (X)
4poupée
Henri Barreiro Domingo
4guignol/pantin/rigolo
yacine


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moppet or muppet?


Explanation:
Are you sure the word is rightly spelled?

& Associates (X)
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chéri


Explanation:
If the right word is moppet, and in the context of love.

& Associates (X)
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poupée


Explanation:
ok

Henri Barreiro Domingo
Spain
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
marionnette


Explanation:
"The muppet show" était une émission télé célèbre il y a quelques années, la traduction exacte est sans doute "marionnette" dans le sens de poupée animée avec les mains au sens propre, de prête-nom ou personne dirigée par une autre au sens figuré
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/castelet.musique/levitation_main.htm


    Reference: http://www.civilization.ca/arts/ssf/ssfdefra.html
    Reference: http://webdir.euroseek.net/page.php/France/Arts+et+divertiss...
Didier Fourcot
Local time: 01:09
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Christian Fournier: exact si contexte OK. Au sens figuré, pantin est le mieux.
2 hrs

agree  sandrinezm
4 hrs

agree  Yves Georges
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Marionnette, Pantin..


Explanation:
fantoche (marionnette à fils), guignol (m. à gaine).
Pantin (personne qu'on manoeuvre à son gré, à laquelle on fait faire ce qu'on veut)


    Cf. Le Robert
Peppone
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
espèce de con!


Explanation:
the other answers are making a kermit protocol error.

a muppet is a total plonker!

this answer is pukka!


    le d�ner des cons - muppets to tea!
patpending
Local time: 00:09
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2 days 19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
guignol/pantin/rigolo


Explanation:
hth
yacine


yacine
Local time: 01:09
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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