"quetejedi"

French translation: coucougnettes

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Spanish term or phrase:"quetejedi"
French translation:coucougnettes
Entered by: Dominique COENE

10:08 Jul 7, 2007
Spanish to French translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / expression
Spanish term or phrase: "quetejedi"
Parte de hacerse hombre es tener que poner las “quetejedi” donde hay que ponerlas...
Dominique COENE
Local time: 23:55
couilles
Explanation:
Usamos esa expresión para referirnos a algo en particular que no queremos mencionar. En este caso, se refiere a poner las bolas, las pelotas...
No sé cómo será la expresión en francés, pero este es el sentido.
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Mariana Zarnicki
Argentina
Local time: 19:55
Grading comment
merci! J'ai modifié en "coucougnettes" pour être moins cru, mais plus familier que "bijoux de famille". Cela me semble mieux correspondre au ton du dialogue. Merci en tous cas de m'avoir donné la signification! ;))
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4 +2couilles
Mariana Zarnicki
5bijoux de famille
Francois Sans


  

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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
couilles


Explanation:
Usamos esa expresión para referirnos a algo en particular que no queremos mencionar. En este caso, se refiere a poner las bolas, las pelotas...
No sé cómo será la expresión en francés, pero este es el sentido.

Mariana Zarnicki
Argentina
Local time: 19:55
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Grading comment
merci! J'ai modifié en "coucougnettes" pour être moins cru, mais plus familier que "bijoux de famille". Cela me semble mieux correspondre au ton du dialogue. Merci en tous cas de m'avoir donné la signification! ;))

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  José Ignacio Coelho Mendes Neto (X)
1 hr
  -> Merci!

agree  Zuli Fernandez
2 hrs
  -> Gracias!!
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
bijoux de famille


Explanation:
"bijoux de famille" correspond plus à l'expression espagnole, c'est plus imagé et moins cru que "couilles"

Francois Sans
France
Local time: 23:55
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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