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Keep a sick bucket nearby.

French translation: Garde/Gardez un seau pour vomir tout près

13:59 Oct 13, 2001
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
English term or phrase: Keep a sick bucket nearby.
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French translation:Garde/Gardez un seau pour vomir tout près
Explanation:
I agree with Nikki's explanation, but here is the French translation of your sentence, if that is what you needed.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Garde/Gardez un seau pour vomir tout près
Kateabc
5 +1French monolingual???
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
4Ayez une cuvette/un haricot à portée de la main
Germaine
1 -1Vomissez proprement.
Dave Simons


  

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French monolingual???


Explanation:
Meaning that whatever it is will make you feel sick, perhaps not literally!

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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agree  Kateabc
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Garde/Gardez un seau pour vomir tout près


Explanation:
I agree with Nikki's explanation, but here is the French translation of your sentence, if that is what you needed.

Kateabc
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 36
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agree  Abu Amaal (X)
2 hrs

agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: Just as if it's a "weepie", critics say "keep the box of Kleenes handy!
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agree  Julia Gal
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Vomissez proprement.


Explanation:
No argument with the previous answers, but I imagine that this is in the context of, for example, a film critique and not meant to be taken too seriously.
So in French, a critic might say, "Mais attention, il y a des scènes que beaucoup qualifieraient de dégoutantes, alors vomissez proprement!"


Dave Simons
Local time: 12:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 72

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disagree  Germaine: tient davantage de la métaphore que de l'avertissement!
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Ayez une cuvette/un haricot à portée de la main


Explanation:
En milieu hospitalier: un haricot
À la maison: une cuvette

Aussi:
bedpan
bassin, bassin hygiénique


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Germaine
Canada
Local time: 08:29
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 4059
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