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foncer tête baissée

English translation: charge head on/first

08:55 Aug 27, 2005
French to English translations [PRO]
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
French term or phrase: foncer tête baissée
I can't for the life of me think of the right way of saying this in English. It refers to a character who, "fonce tête baissée".
Laura Robertson
France
Local time: 05:08
English translation:charge head on/first
Explanation:
Larousse: foncer = to charge, rest my idea
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Carolyn Brice
Greece
Local time: 06:08
Grading comment
Many thanks to all for your help
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +10charge head on/first
Carolyn Brice
4 +2charges in like a bull
Conor McAuley
3 +3charges/races into action
suezen


Discussion entries: 2





  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +10
charge head on/first


Explanation:
Larousse: foncer = to charge, rest my idea

Carolyn Brice
Greece
Local time: 06:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Many thanks to all for your help

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  hamani56 (X)
14 mins
  -> Merci!
agree  Allan Jeffs: "charge headlong"
1 hr
  -> Thanks!
agree  Paige Stanton (X): Sounds good, Carolyn!
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Priscilla Whitaker: or charges in head first, or headlong into the action
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sandra C.
4 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Adil Uskudarli: Adil Uskudarli
8 hrs
  -> Thanks!
agree  Sophieanne
9 hrs
  -> Merci!
agree  Maria Constant (X)
1 day 45 mins
agree  Philippe Maillard
1 day 57 mins
agree  DocteurPC: you could say charge on - but the emphasis on head on is certainly stronger
1 day 14 hrs
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
foncer tкte baissйe
charges/races into action


Explanation:
leave out the tête baissée and add the 'guns blazing' ... it's good!

suezen
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Allan Jeffs: Yes Suezen with "guns blazing"
56 mins
  -> Thanks Allan
agree  Gayle Wallimann: Charges in would be enough as well.
1 day 9 hrs
  -> Thanks Gayle :-)
agree  DocteurPC: I like races into action
1 day 14 hrs
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29 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
charges in like a bull


Explanation:
This solution leaves open - as in the original - the question of whether "tête baissée" is metaphorical (the character charges in agressively, wildly, madly) or literal (i.e. the character charges in head down, blind, literally).

http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="charges in like a bull"...

Conor McAuley
France
Local time: 05:08
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nick Lingris: I like "charges like a bull" for its imagery, but Laura is going to have a hard time choosing.
1 hr
  -> Thanks Nick - a bit of imagery never goes amiss. See Raging Bull with DeNiro - very apt description!
agree  DocteurPC: stronger certainly
1 day 14 hrs
  -> Thanks
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