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Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

cool raoul relax max

English translation:

Chill, Bill.

Added to glossary by jenny morenos
Apr 6, 2020 17:25
4 yrs ago
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French term

cool raoul relax max

Non-PRO French to English Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
hello. How can we translate cool raoul relax max ? This is a colloquial expression . Thanks in advance

- je suis désespéré. J'ai un long devoir à faire pour lundi et on est samedi, et j'ai même pas commencé. Je suis affolé. Que puis-je faire ? J'ai aucune idée. Oh non !! Je veux pas avoir une mauvaise note !!!!!

- calme -toi. T'en fais pas. ça va aller. Cool raoul relax max. Je peux t'aider si tu le souhaites. Ainsi tu va avancer plus vite. Tu gagnes rien à t'agiter de la sorte. Il te reste encore deux jours, ça va.

relax ? loosen up ? be calm ?
Proposed translations (English)
5 Chill, Bill.
5 +5 take a chill pill
4 chillax
3 Chill yourself
3 don't get your knickers in a knot

Discussion

Clive Phillips Apr 8, 2020:
OK, it's not exactly the right context but Paul Simon may help:
Slip out the back, Jack, make a new plan, Stan, no need to be coy, Roy, hop on the bus, Gus, drop off the key, Lee, and get yourself free.
philgoddard Apr 6, 2020:
Tony I don't agree that "take a chill pill" is American. It may have started here, but it's very common in the UK.
http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/sandi-mann/take-a-chill-pill...
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learningenglish/korean/features/the-eng...

Proposed translations

10 hrs
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Chill, Bill.

This is an Australian expression - commonly used, in my experience. Especially when the speaker wants to use humour to calm the other person. However, other posters' suggestions may have overtaken mine these days: I hear Chillax regularly, but usually as in -'What are you up to?' -'Just chillaxing'
I personally like Chill, Bill for the rhyme, just as 'take a chill pill'.
Note from asker:
very fun and nice expresison, thank you very much for helping me!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+5
3 mins

take a chill pill

This is a very casual way to say "don't worry", and it fits the tone of the text you've provided.
Note from asker:
super fun expression, i like it! thank you so much for helping me
Peer comment(s):
agree philgoddard : Perfect!
4 mins
Thank you Phil!
agree Tony M : Yes, though I'd say very US — I don't believe this would be a common expression in GB.
7 mins
Thanks Tony. I'm from Ireland and we say it there. It could be a generational thing. I also wouldn't inflict any of the *other* things we say in Ireland on this poor question asker... I feel like "relax the kaks" might be rather too colloquial :)
neutral Dumaz & Cowling : A bit odd and specifically American, as pointed out by Tony!
15 mins
agree Mollie Milesi : I like the way the 'chill pill' reproduces the rhyme as well.
37 mins
Thank you, Mollie.
agree Yvonne Gallagher : yep, commonly used in Ireland. Sure I've seen/heard it in UK too..
5 hrs
Thanks, Yvonne!
agree Susan Higgins : I'm based in UK and this doesn't strike me as a particularly US expression nowadays, though I've certainly never relaxed my kaks :-)
14 hrs
"relax the kaks" is a uniquely Irish, possibly even uniquely Dublin, expression to my knowledge Susan! :)
neutral John Simpson : I would say 'relax'. I think I heard 'take a chill pill' once in the 90s.
19 hrs
I have to disagree with that one - translating "cool raoul relax max" to something as neutral as "relax" totally disregards the tone of the original text.
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17 mins

chillax

Created from the combination of chill and relax, chillax seems a good option here, as it is a trendy expression that is often used in the media (TV, series, etc.).
Example sentence:

Nothing special, just going to chillax at home.

Just chillax, man!

Note from asker:
i didn't know chillax, thank you very much, what a funny word !
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24 mins

Chill yourself

My tame 13 year-old (GB) says "Chill yourself" is used these days. They do like all these patois-type expressions.
Note from asker:
i didn't know this expresison, sounds cool ! thanks for helping me translating this !
Peer comment(s):
neutral John Simpson : 'It's not deep' is, apparently, another expression used by teenagers
18 hrs
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8 hrs

don't get your knickers in a knot

suggestion
Note from asker:
thank you very much, i had never heard that expresion
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