Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

to take the piss

French translation:

arrête de te foutre de ma gueule

Added to glossary by Catharine Cellier-Smart
Dec 15, 2010 02:53
13 yrs ago
English term

to take the piss

May offend English to French Art/Literary Slang Cockney
"No,XX, but I want to enjoy my freedom a bit first."
"There’s no better way than doing a scam YY. Unless, of
course, you’ve lost your bottle. What are you drinking?It
better not be fruit juice."
I had maintained a healthy lifestyle in prison. I walked
... played tennis...gave up smoking, drinking,
.... But I’d reverted to debauchery within hours of gaining my freedom – as I had
always intended.
"Stop taking the piss, please XX. You know I haven’t
reformed or shown a second’s remorse. And I’ll have a double
Irish whisky. No ice."
Change log

Dec 20, 2010 18:38: Catharine Cellier-Smart Created KOG entry

Discussion

Odette Grille (X) (asker) Dec 20, 2010:
Thank you Many thanks to all. Please add to gloss Catharine.
Kind regards
O
Odette Grille (X) (asker) Dec 15, 2010:
OK Thank you for letting me know it is not cockney. The rest of the text contains cockney expressions so I wrongly assumed this one was too.

Proposed translations

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English term (edited): stop taking the piss
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arrête de te foutre de ma gueule

I was born and brought up in London, and "to take the piss" is not particularly Cockney as far as I'm aware
Peer comment(s):

agree Helen Genevier
4 hrs
thank you
agree Tony M : Yes, and as you say, not specifically Cockney
5 hrs
thank you
agree Sarah Bessioud
5 hrs
thank you
agree Colin Rowe : Slang yes, Cockney no.
5 hrs
thank you
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