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French translation: pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence

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English term or phrase:	nudge–nudge wink–wink
French translation:	pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence
Entered by:	Daniel Bouchard

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14:49 May 17, 2011

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English term or phrase: nudge–nudge wink–wink

"Over the years, his café slowly became both a retail store and a small wholesale food outlet to the nudge–nudge wink–wink of special redemption-for-voucher locals."

So far, I have "pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence."

Thanks for the help!

Daniel Bouchard KudoZ activity Questions: 704 (7 open) (1 without valid answers) (14 closed without grading) Answers: 2
Local time: 01:40

pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence

Explanation:
votre traduction me semble bonne

Selected response from:

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 01:40

Grading comment

Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +3

petit coup de coude et clin d'oeil de connivence

Sylvie Chartier

catch phrase (like an innuendo)

transword

3 +1

pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence

Johanne Bouthillier

à coups de clins d'oeil et de simagrées complices

MadameDequoi

Discussion entries: 3

Answers

7 mins confidence:

catch phrase (like an innuendo)

Explanation:
This was a catch phrase from Monty Python in the sixties, there is actually a wiki page about this:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_Nudge

Without more context it is impossible to give you a precise translation

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nudge_Nudge

transword
Local time: 07:40
Native speaker of:

English

14 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

petit coup de coude et clin d'oeil de connivence

Explanation:
IMHO

Reference: http://www.linguee.fr/anglais-francais/traduction/nudge,+nud...

Sylvie Chartier
Canada
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

19 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

pour les résidents locaux avec lesquels il a établi une relation de connivence

Explanation:
votre traduction me semble bonne

Johanne Bouthillier
Local time: 01:40
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 28

Grading comment

Merci!

6 hrs confidence:

à coups de clins d'oeil et de simagrées complices

Explanation:
Question de barrière linguistique entre le propriétaire du café et les gens du coin, amérindiens probablement, qui venaient marchander.

C'est ce que je comprends de cet extrait.

MadameDequoi
Local time: 01:40
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 7

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