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French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino | ||||
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4 +1 | ugly mug / the back of a bus / dog |
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4 | ugly (or beautiful) woman |
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ugly (or beautiful) woman Explanation: Your choice of suitable translation really depends whether you want to translate it as a physical archetype or a personality type (unfortunately derogatory words for women and girls aren't lacking!). https://dvlf.uchicago.edu/mot/cageot https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/cageot http://www.leparisien.fr/espace-premium/air-du-temps/cageot-... http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/cageot/12110 |
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ugly mug / the back of a bus / dog Explanation: (V. 1975). Fam., péj. Fille ou femme laide, mal faite. Oh là là, cette nana, quel cageot! © 2016 Dictionnaires Le Robert - Le Grand Robert de la langue française http://archive.spectator.co.uk/article/13th-november-1959/34... "a face like the back of a bus with a conk like de Gaulle's can be transformed by a little rouge in the right places." -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 10 hrs (2017-03-21 11:17:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- http://www.britishslang.co.uk/slang/dog |
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