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MENAGE A TROIS

English translation: it's left as is...not translated; people know this expression


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12:46 Apr 25, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
French term or phrase: MENAGE A TROIS
IT WAS USED IN A COITUS EXPERIENCE DISCRIPTION
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English translation:it's left as is...not translated; people know this expression
Explanation:
and it was misused according to what you say.....

it means three people LIVING together as a trouple; couple=three, trouple


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Jane Lamb-Ruiz
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Summary of answers provided
5 +14it's left as is...not translated; people know this expressionJane Lamb-Ruiz
5 +8threesomeVeronica Vazquez
5Eternal Triangle
Claudio Nasso
4spitroast
Dan Brennan
4three-in-a-bed sex experiencexxxBourth


  

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30 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Eternal Triangle


Explanation:
I hope this could help you

Claudio Nasso
Italy
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  xxxElaine Freel: Well, that's another way to look at it! :-)
5 hrs
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38 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +8
threesome


Explanation:
Good Luck.

Veronica Vazquez
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  xxxIno66
39 mins
agree  Amy Williams
41 mins
agree  Wendy Leech: or, as below, just leave as it is, as the french phrase is often used to 'politely' refer to the act!
51 mins
agree  Ethele Salem Sperling
1 hr
agree  Elisabeth Toda-v.Galen
2 hrs
agree  Therese Nichols
2 hrs
agree  Attila Piróth
6 hrs
agree  Garboktrans
10 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +14
it's left as is...not translated; people know this expression


Explanation:
and it was misused according to what you say.....

it means three people LIVING together as a trouple; couple=three, trouple


make up a new word every day

Jane Lamb-Ruiz
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8572
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Amy Williams: yes to leaving it in the fr. and to the idea of people living as a household/together,- but IMO has plenty of sexual overtones in current usage, and not misused here.
7 mins
agree  Ioana Bostan
10 mins
agree  Gayle Wallimann
1 hr
agree  Nikki Graham
2 hrs
agree  xxxIno66
6 hrs
agree  Garboktrans
9 hrs
agree  Estella
15 hrs
neutral  ViktoriaG: Originally, this was meant to say LIVING together as you suggest, but it is now as widely used to represent sexual activity between 3 people.
18 hrs
agree  truptee
21 hrs
agree  RHELLER: DO NOT TRANSLATE - common knowledge (agree with Amy)
22 hrs
neutral  xxxBourth: People know this expression? The asker didn't.
23 hrs
  -> C'mon Bourth....get with the program
agree  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: Reminds me of a come-on line I got once: "Will you marry me . . . for a coupla hours?'
1 day41 mins
agree  Jennifer White: Agree - do not translate
2 days2 hrs
agree  lydiar: Do not translate.
2 days20 hrs
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
4 days
agree  Krista Darin: Absolutely.
13 days
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
three-in-a-bed sex experience


Explanation:
Given the context described as "coitus description", I consider it unlikely that the expression is used here with the meaning of LIVING together, but simply of having sex as a threesome. The classified adverts (small ads) of a great many newspapers, not to mention Internet, are full of offers and demands, and Sat. night TV on Canal+, Thursday night TV on M6, and Sunday night TV on M6 too (don't quote me) is full of three-in-a-bed sex, or was last time I looked.

xxxBourth
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18614

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: What a turn-off. Puts me in mind of the seven dwarves....
17 hrs
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1 day12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
spitroast


Explanation:
;-)

Dan Brennan
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 102
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