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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

deadbeat

French translation:

parasite

Added to glossary by avsie (X)
Jul 27, 2004 11:52
22 yrs ago
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English term

deadbeat

English to French Other Slang
as in phrase "Pay-up deadbeat, or bad things could happen to you."

deadbeat: one who persistently fails to pay personal debts or expenses
Proposed translations (French)
3 +2 parasite
5 +1 parasite
5 +1 mauvais payeur
5 cf infra. - déchard
3 remarque

Discussion

Michel A. Jul 27, 2004:
I do not see any other strong word for 'mauvais payeur', but as I said the french langue verte is ....."infinie"

HTH

Michel
Michel A. Jul 27, 2004:
d�chard means s.o. who's always out of money (�tre dans la d�che)

Parasite has the meaning of pique-assiette, �cornifleur so who lives on the other money

panier-perc� poches-perc�es means s.o. who's unable to save money

I do not see any other str
Non-ProZ.com Jul 27, 2004:
I think in British usage dead beat means lazy (fain�ant) or worn out (crev�). But, in US usage deadbeat (note that it is one word) means someone who can't or won't pay their debts, and it is pejorative. It hints at loan-sharking and organized crime. Mauvais payeur while technically accurate doesn't sound sufficiently insulting, or strongly negative. Parasite has possibilities, but surely there is something more colorful, n'est-ce pas?

Thanks ... and have fun.
Bruce

Proposed translations

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parasite

Revêt le même sens que "pique-assiette"; Mais je ne suis pas certaine dans ce contexte... J'ai toujours pris un "dead-beat" pour quelqu'un qui était extrêmement paresseux, qui vivait aux crochets de la société ou d'une personne en particulier.
Peer comment(s):
agree NancyLynn
14 mins
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
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7 mins

cf infra. - déchard

déchard
poches-percées
pannier-percé
crève la faim
pique-assiette

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Note added at 11 mins (2004-07-27 12:03:05 GMT)
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it\'s all my own vocab, but there surely are lot of other words (it also depends on the type of slang you\'re looking for)
Peer comment(s):
neutral NancyLynn : pas sûre de certains d'entre eux: panier-percé, chez nous, c'est tattle-tale
6 mins
les variantes locales, même à Paname, de la langue verte sont infinies....
neutral Jean-Claude Gouin : Chez nous, un panier-percé c'est quelqu'un qui ne peut garder un secret ...
3 hrs
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+1
32 mins

parasite

"Paie ce que tu dois/ta dette, parasite, sinon…"

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Note added at 34 mins (2004-07-27 12:26:49 GMT)
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Désolé, Marie-Claude, je répondais pendant que vous mettiez votre réponse en ligne —Bruce, consider me in strong agreement with Marie-Claude, accordingly.
Peer comment(s):
agree NancyLynn
10 mins
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+1
42 mins

mauvais payeur

Khaled mauvais payeur
Mercredi 22 novembre 2000. Khaled, mauvais payeur. Bien que le chanteur
Khaled ait affirmé à l'Agence France Presse qu'il allait ...
www.actustar.com/actualite/200011/20001122d.html - Pages similaires

L'investigateur - Stéphane Bern mauvais payeur !
>. Stéphane Bern mauvais payeur ! Apr 19, 2004. Le journaliste et
animateur Stéphane Bern a été entendu par le conseil de prud ...
www.investigateur.info/news/ articles/article_2004_04_19_bern.html - 4k - En cache - Pages similaires




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Note added at 2 hrs 25 mins (2004-07-27 14:17:37 GMT)
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I found some synonyms, maybe ecumeur or sangsue will appeal to you:
écornifleur
pique-assiette
convive
pillard
sangsue
écumeur
importun
inutile
mendiant
parasitique
http://elsap1.unicaen.fr/cgi-bin/trouvebis2?requete=parasite...

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Note added at 3 hrs 58 mins (2004-07-27 15:50:46 GMT)
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if you like parasite, try \"un vrai parasite\" to make it more pejorative
Peer comment(s):
agree Jean-Claude Gouin
3 hrs
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5 hrs

remarque

dans un contexte de pb de locataire/loyer, parasite va bien - vit chez qq sans payer

dans un autre contexte, fournisseur/client, parasite ne va pas auss bien.

Mauvais payeur est bon - mais "Paie ce que tu dois, mauvais payeur !" "Paie, mauvais payeur !" ne "sonne" pas très bien

Suivant contexte : Escroc, voleur, (espèce de/sale) filou

espèce de ou sale - peut se rajouter devant chaque mot pour faire plus insultant
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