honi soit qui peu y boit

English translation: O ye of little thirst!

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French term or phrase:Honni soit qui peu y boit
English translation:O ye of little thirst!
Entered by: Ed Murphy

14:51 Apr 3, 2002
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
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French term or phrase: honi soit qui peu y boit
a slogan in french from a pub beer mat.
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O ye of little thirst!
Explanation:
Twisting another well-known expression to give the same general idea. I don't think there is a colloquial English eqivalent to "honni (...) pense".
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Ed Murphy
Local time: 01:48
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Summary of answers provided
4 +13O ye of little thirst!
Ed Murphy
4 +4shame on you who drink so little
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
5Shame on those who drink lightly here
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
5shame on he who can drink little
Marian Greenfield
4Evil be to him who drinks so little here!
Pierre POUSSIN
4Shame on him who drinks lightly
Jean-Luc Dumont
4heaven helps the poor fish who jumps too soon out of drink
luskie


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
shame on you who drink so little


Explanation:
...honi est honni...

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 328

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Edgar: I'd order another beer straight away if I saw this in my local pub! A good colloquial way of putting it.
17 mins
  -> I'am a beer fan !

agree  sjpereira
20 mins

agree  cldumas (X)
40 mins

agree  erudite (X)
5 hrs
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Shame on those who drink lightly here


Explanation:
A twist on
Honi soit qui mal y pense (UK coat of arms)

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shame on he who can drink little


Explanation:
It's a play on the phrase

honi soit qui mal y pense - shame on he who thinks [nasty thoughts] - I don't quite remember how it goes in English

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 21:48
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 1518

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Brian Gaffney: evil to he who evil thinks
1 day 18 hrs
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24 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +13
O ye of little thirst!


Explanation:
Twisting another well-known expression to give the same general idea. I don't think there is a colloquial English eqivalent to "honni (...) pense".

Ed Murphy
Local time: 01:48
PRO pts in pair: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Victoria Barkoff: clever!
4 mins

agree  Margaret Lagoyianni: Good slogan!
5 mins

agree  Paul Edgar: Nice idea!
5 mins

agree  Pierre POUSSIN: Very good idea! Cheers!
7 mins

agree  cldumas (X)
19 mins

agree  Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.: I'am thirsty! Have a 6 pack?
21 mins

agree  PaulaMac (X): I love this - still laughing
2 hrs

agree  markmx
3 hrs

agree  erudite (X): like it
5 hrs

agree  Florence Bremond
6 hrs

agree  luskie: great!
7 hrs

agree  LHMP: VERY well done!
11 hrs

agree  Brian Gaffney: perfectly rendered
1 day 18 hrs
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Evil be to him who drinks so little here!


Explanation:
This is the litteral translation of "Honni soit..."

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 400
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35 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Shame on him who drinks lightly


Explanation:
Shame on him who thinks badly

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Note added at 2002-04-03 15:45:33 (GMT)
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Think Up!

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Note added at 2002-04-03 15:46:53 (GMT)
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as in drink up

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 1108
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
heaven helps the poor fish who jumps too soon out of drink


Explanation:
since "poor thing!" might resemble "honni soit"...

since to drink like a fish means to drink a lot...

since a non-drinking guy is really out of place in a pub (should feel like a fish out of water)...

Well, put it all together, and here it is!

and goodnight, to non-drinkers too :-)

luskie
Local time: 02:48
Native speaker of: Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in pair: 46
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