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gonflé à bloc

English translation: Pumped up

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French term or phrase:	gonflé à bloc
English translation:	Pumped up
Entered by:	Sarah Truesdale

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12:00 Oct 16, 2006

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Sports / Fitness / Recreation

French term or phrase: gonflé à bloc

gonflé à bloc.

Another one in the translation of a football article.

Context: Inefficace, l'équipe de France s'incline 0 à 1 à Glasgow face à des Ecossais gonflés à bloc, en match de qualification à l'Euro 2008.

Something to do with pride, I assume?

Sarah Truesdale Not a translator KudoZ activity Questions: 54 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (1 closed without grading) Answers: 0 New Zealand
Local time: 07:05

Pumped up

Explanation:
The Scots were in great shape

Selected response from:

Gamil Sadek
Local time: 14:05

Grading comment

This was the best answer for the context. Thanks!
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +1

Pumped up

Gamil Sadek

2 +4

pumped up to the max

Jonathan MacKerron

5 +1

psyched up

Conor McAuley

unstoppable (offense) / impenetrable (defense) / invincible (offense or defense)

R. A. Stegemann

Answers

1 min confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

pumped up to the max

Explanation:
one option

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looking for blood

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ready to kick some gallic butt

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face the pumped up Scots

Jonathan MacKerron
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

21 mins confidence:

unstoppable (offense) / impenetrable (defense) / invincible (offense or defense)

Explanation:
When an individual is excited and moving his blood circulates very quickly and his muscle tissue swells. This makes him appear larger than is customary. When an entire team is pumped up in this fashion they form an impenetrable wall; there is no stopping them.

It has little to do with pride. It is called teamwork, a belief in oneself, and a desire to win.

R. A. Stegemann
Thailand
Local time: 04:05
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

24 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Pumped up

Explanation:
The Scots were in great shape

Gamil Sadek
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of:

French,

English
PRO pts in category: 3

Grading comment

This was the best answer for the context. Thanks!

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

psyched up

Explanation:
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="psyched up to play *"&m...

UK English is required I believe.

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swelled with Scottish / Celtic pride

(this enables you to use the original image)

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Note added at 18 hrs (2006-10-17 06:14:33 GMT)
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puffed up with Scottish pride

- Like those animals/insects that swell up when they fight

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 21:05
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 16

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