Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Dec 20, 2001 02:40
23 yrs ago
English term
Sarah
clown
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
I want to name my pet fish, the French word for CLOWN
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | CLOWN/BOUFFON |
BOB DE DENUS
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| 5 +6 | clown |
Marie-France Arnou
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| 5 | Clown (the same as in English) or Pitre. |
ssh
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| 5 | Clown / Harléquin |
Briana Delaney
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| 4 | joyeux drille |
JH Trads
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Proposed translations
+3
34 mins
BOB DE DENUS
Native in English
&
French
Over 25 years of industrial bilingualism
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, English to French
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CLOWN/BOUFFON
THE FRENCH IN EUROPE HAVE ADOPTED THE WORD CLOWN PRONOUNCED CLOON AS PER THE ABOVE.
THE OLDER WORD FOR CLOWN AND USED IN QUEBEC IS BOUFFON AND IS LIKE THE OLD ENGLISH TERM FOR CLOWM BOFFON WHICH IS STILL USED IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.
A SCIENTIST OR A SPECIALIST IS OFTEN CALLED A BOFFON.
TO CALL YOU FISH" MON PETIT BOUFFON " MAY BE MORE TO YOUR TASTE ...UP TO YOU
YOU MAY VERY WELL CALL HIM BOFFON IN ENGLISH ALSO???
MERRY XZMAX TO YOU AND YOUR LITTLE BOUFFON
THE OLDER WORD FOR CLOWN AND USED IN QUEBEC IS BOUFFON AND IS LIKE THE OLD ENGLISH TERM FOR CLOWM BOFFON WHICH IS STILL USED IN A DIFFERENT CONTEXT.
A SCIENTIST OR A SPECIALIST IS OFTEN CALLED A BOFFON.
TO CALL YOU FISH" MON PETIT BOUFFON " MAY BE MORE TO YOUR TASTE ...UP TO YOU
YOU MAY VERY WELL CALL HIM BOFFON IN ENGLISH ALSO???
MERRY XZMAX TO YOU AND YOUR LITTLE BOUFFON
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Comment: "Thank you very much for your help! You were VERY helpful!"
+6
9 mins
Marie-France Arnou
France
France
Native in French
France
French Translator, SDL Trados Certified
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French
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59
clown
Same word in French, only pronounced differently, like "cloon". It's a masculine word in French.
Peer comment(s):
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Fernando Muela Sopeña
3 hrs
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| agree |
Hazel Whiteley
5 hrs
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| agree |
Evert DELOOF-SYS
5 hrs
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| agree |
sujata
6 hrs
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| agree |
Mireille
7 hrs
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| agree |
Thierry LOTTE
15 hrs
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13 mins
Clown (the same as in English) or Pitre.
clown (pronounced cloon in French) when you think about circus. Pitre is more a "funny, joking guy".
native speaker
native speaker
16 hrs
joyeux drille
Hi Sarah,
this is my rather free translation for your fish, it has a complex meaning including: clown, good-humored, joyful, happy and other related acceptions... a reference:
année est, comme l'an passé, un joyeux drille au cœur tendre : Vincent Lagaf'. ... prendre
la forme d'un nez de clown à porter en signe de solidarité ...
www.multimania.com/afrg/activit9.html - 38k -
I hope it helps
this is my rather free translation for your fish, it has a complex meaning including: clown, good-humored, joyful, happy and other related acceptions... a reference:
année est, comme l'an passé, un joyeux drille au cœur tendre : Vincent Lagaf'. ... prendre
la forme d'un nez de clown à porter en signe de solidarité ...
www.multimania.com/afrg/activit9.html - 38k -
I hope it helps
Reference:
1 day 19 hrs
Clown / Harléquin
clown is said like "clewn" (a rather closed "oo".
Harléquin is a specific clown from a play (though it slips my mind as to which), but is very famous. The romance book company is probably named after this clown.
Harléquin is a specific clown from a play (though it slips my mind as to which), but is very famous. The romance book company is probably named after this clown.
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