tournebouler

English translation: what's got you in a tizzy?/what's made you so giddy?

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French term or phrase:	tournebouler
English translation:	what's got you in a tizzy?/what's made you so giddy?
Entered by:	Brian Gaffney (X)

13:49 Jul 5, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

French term or phrase: tournebouler

Qu'est-ce qui vous a tourneboulé? Qu'est-ce qui a fait tomber la torche de vos mains?
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tapon (X)

what's got you in a tizzy?/what's made you so giddy?

Explanation:
A couple of colloquial options - "tizzy" is UK English, "giddy" is more common in Ireland. They both have that silly quality that "tournebouler" has.

Selected response from:

Brian Gaffney
Ireland
Local time: 07:29

Grading comment

all of the suggestions look good but this seems to fit best in the context .
thanks everyone.

3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

turn, put in a whirl

Franck Le Gac (X)

5 +1

upset

Nanny Wintjens

3 +2

turn upside down

RHELLER

what's got you in a tizzy?/what's made you so giddy?

Brian Gaffney

Answers

12 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

turn, put in a whirl

Explanation:
What is it that put you in a whirl? What is it that turned your head? (Harper Collins Robert)

Franck Le Gac (X)
Local time: 08:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

turn upside down

Explanation:
What turned you upside down?

What shook you up?

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 00:29
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 38

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

upset

Explanation:
Cf Oxford

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Note added at 38 mins (2004-07-05 14:28:13 GMT)
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I probably was a bit quick in answering the question and did not confirm my first source \"Oxford\" with other souces.

A better answer would have been \"to put somebody\'s head in a spin\" or \"to be in a spin\". Maybe this might help.

http://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key=21840&dict=F&...
\"Definition
***tournebouler*** <1> vt inf to bewilder; ***~ la cervelle [o l\'esprit] [o les idées] à qn*** *** to put sb\'s head in a spin***; ***être tourneboulé*** ***to be in a spin***\"

Nanny Wintjens
Spain
Local time: 07:29
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4

3 hrs confidence:

what's got you in a tizzy?/what's made you so giddy?

Explanation:
A couple of colloquial options - "tizzy" is UK English, "giddy" is more common in Ireland. They both have that silly quality that "tournebouler" has.

Brian Gaffney
Ireland
Local time: 07:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 11

Grading comment

all of the suggestions look good but this seems to fit best in the context .
thanks everyone.

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