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11:17 Jan 17, 2012
French to English translations [PRO] Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase:les bistouquets dans l'étable
S'il neige à la Noël
Je rentrerai les bistouquets dans l'étable
When you see how much has been written about this song and the lyrics, I think you can but get the feel of the thing from the video clip and translate as is without worrying too much about the odd 'clin d'oeil' here and there which could lead to a gross mitranslation. I too worry about missing the point but I think this one could turn into a 'much ado about nothing' thing! ;-)))
Biquet and bistouquet means the same thing :
Oui oui... y'en a qui disent "biquets" ben dans mes montagnes... on dit bel et bien bistouquets ! (on dit aussi biquet, mais bistouquet est utilisé ... http://benabar.pifpaf.ch/viewtopic.php?f=44&t=11645&start=40
Laura Cecci Dupuy France Local time: 15:16 Does not meet criteria Specializes in field Native speaker of: Italian
24 mins confidence:
If it snows in winter I'll put the cows in the cowshed
Explanation: « Je rentrerai les bistouquets dans l’étable » : dans une ferme, l’étable est le bâtiment réservé à l'élevage des bovins, et plus particulièrement des vaches.
Marian Vieyra United Kingdom Local time: 14:16 Meets criteria Specializes in field Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 12
Rouayrenc-0
Étymologie
(1966) Probablement par analogie avec bistoquet (« sorte de queue de billard »)[1]. Le mot bistoquet est donné comme hors d’usage en 1877[2]. Le terme argotique bistoquette, de même sens, est décrit en 1862[3]. L’analogie se retrouve dans le vieux verbe bistoquer (« se servir du bistoquet », (Figuré)« faire l’amour »)[3].
Nom commun
Singulier Pluriel
bistouquette bistouquettes
/bis.tu.kɛt/
bistouquette /bis.tu.kɛt/ féminin
1. (Familier) (Langage enfantin) Pénis.
Synonymes
→ voir pénis
Références
1. ↑ Catherine Rouayrenc, Les gros mots, page 29, 1996, PUF
2. ↑ Émile Littré, Dictionnaire de la langue française, 1872-1877 (bistoquet)
3. ↑ a et b Alfred Delvau, Dictionnaire érotique moderne, 1864
So is this a tongue in cheek thing? Maybe, maybe not.
As for a twist on "biquets"? No, I don't go along with that one. When folks play around with words, 'biquet' might become 'biqounet', but 'bistouquet' is too far removed for it to have been a play on 'biquet'
I think you can read into it what you want, but when you see the clip, there no innuendo, no second degree, perhaps mockery of the Parisian in the country for the weekend, but I reckon as with all the other short phrases in the wong, you have to keep it as is.
Hmm, but what IS a bistouquet? Not sure it catually matters. er, let me see :
"beasties into the barn"?????
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Gotta be a fun light and cheery thing!
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It might not catually matter nor dogly either ! ;-)
Nikki Scott-Despaigne France Does not meet criteria Native speaker of: English PRO pts in category: 4
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