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01:25 Oct 14, 2003

French to English translations [Non-PRO]

French term or phrase: chou chou

Is this a French term of endearment? How do you pronounce it and what would be an English equivalent.

Jennifer

English translation:shoe shoe

Explanation:
it is more a way to name a favorite thing

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Note added at 4 mins (2003-10-14 01:30:43 GMT)
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or if you are the school teacher\'s favorite, you are the teacher\'s \"chou chou\"

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Note added at 22 hrs 58 mins (2003-10-15 00:24:44 GMT) Post-grading
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Some people do not understand much.

Selected response from:

lien
Netherlands
Local time: 12:18

Grading comment

Thank you lien! =)
It looks like some people didn't understand you were helping me w/the pronunciation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

dear/darling/honey

Margarita

3 +6

shoe shoe

lien

4 +1

FYI

xxxCMJ_Trans

shoe shoe

moya

would be sweetie, or sweetie pie, pronunciation already given

Catherine Johnstone

Answers

3 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

dear/darling/honey

Explanation:
it's pronounced as "shoushou" with the stress on the second syllable.
Dear/my dear/darling/honey would be English equivalents.

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Note added at 1 hr 6 mins (2003-10-14 02:32:08 GMT)
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I\'ve heard both \"chou\" and \"chou chou\" addressed to a significant other or a child.
I also agree with lien. Depending on the context, it could definitely mean \"teacher\'s pet\".

Margarita
United States
Local time: 06:18
Native speaker of:

Russian,

English
PRO pts in pair: 9

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

lien: honey is only one chou

3 mins

-> I've heard both. Thanks for the comment!

agree

Isabelle Louis: recently, in a French sitcom, "un gars, une fille", "chouchou" was used as the nickname of the girl, and then has this affectionate meaning in this context

13 mins

-> thanks, Isabelle!

agree

Enel Diamond: "baby/sugar/ etc."

44 mins

-> thank you, Enel!

neutral

Claudia Iglesias: je crois qu'il y a confusion avec "mon chou"

45 mins

-> Claudia, in fact, I heard both. Thanks for your comment!

agree

sjpereira

6 hrs

-> thank you, Samantha!

agree

Andre de Vries: chouchou is now used as one word; and there is the feminine chouchoute

9 hrs

agree

lenkl: Yes, although not sure about tonic stress. Chouchouter is also a verb (cuddle, etc.)

10 hrs

3 hrs confidence:

shoe shoe

Explanation:
( shoe shoe is the pronounciation) term of endearment - Not always pejoratif - where I come from, we use it as a word to refer to something/one little and cute/sweet (might be a pet/child), but I do know of the " teacher's pet" as well.

moya
Local time: 11:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 25

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

FYI

Explanation:
a "chouchou" is the French word for a "scrunchie" - that ribbon thing that many women use to tie back their hair

xxxCMJ_Trans
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 5264

7 hrs confidence:

would be sweetie, or sweetie pie, pronunciation already given

Explanation:
can apply to any living creature, from dog to cat, parrot, kid, horse male or female human

Catherine Johnstone
France
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in pair: 1624

2 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

shoe shoe

lien
Netherlands
Local time: 12:18
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 80

Grading comment

Thank you lien! =)
It looks like some people didn't understand you were helping me w/the pronunciation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Claudia Iglesias: oui, et c'est souvent (pas tjs) dit avec un ton péjoratif "c'est le chouchou du prof"

7 mins

agree

NatalieD: That how I've always heard chouchou (teacher's pet)

8 mins

agree

Vicky Papaprodromou

24 mins

agree

RHELLER: agree w/natalie (teacher's pet)

44 mins

agree

1045

48 mins

disagree

Richard Benham: Shoe shoe????? As a translation????

1 hr

-> as pronunciation

agree

xxxsarahl: VERY old-fashioned as a term of endearment though. Teacher pet is still current.

2 hrs

agree

xxxIanW: I'd go for "teacher's pet" (and Richard, "shoe shoe" wasn't the proposed translation, but rather the proposed pronunciation)

5 hrs

disagree

Andre de Vries: nothing to do with shoes I fear

9 hrs

-> 3rd time : shoe shoe was proposed as an example for the pronunciation !

agree

elamor: Teacher's pet is fine

1 day16 hrs

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