Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faire des vagues
English translation:
rock the boat
French term
faire des vagues
Oct 14, 2008 11:41: Colin Rowe changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
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rock the boat
(do not) look for trouble
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rustle (any) feathers
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Note added at 8 mins (2008-10-14 11:29:44 GMT)
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http://www.augustine.co.za/product_view.php?prod_id=9726
This is a book that will rustle feathers at a time when feathers need rustling in a church that has allowed our grasp of God's truth to slip away from its scriptural and christological moorings. Written with clarity and helpful argumentative sweep and summary, McGlasson raises challenges that must be faced by all pastors, seminarians, and theologians."--Ephraim Radner, author of Hope among the Fragments
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I’m not saying all this to discourage or blame, rather to rustle feathers and let it be known how empowered we are. We mean more to our country, to this planet, than signing off on one of two shades of grey a couple times a decade. We must, as Thoreau puts it, “Cast [our] whole vote, not a strip of paper merely, but [our] whole influence.”
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Emma Paulay
: ruffle?
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Thanks Emma. I was torn between the two. Oddly, though, I found loads of refs for 'rustle' used in this context.
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make waves
As per the freedictionary:
make waves
to change an existing situation in a way which causes problems or upsets people.
eg Some workers felt it was not the time to make waves by organizing a union. Our culture encourages us to fit the norm and not to make waves.
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Jonathan MacKerron
: here, less is more
1 min
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thanks Jonathon
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Emma Paulay
: snap!
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thanks Emma
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writeaway
: for once a literal translation does the trick.
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thanks writeaway
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Colin Rowe
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thanks Colin
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Simon Mountifield
41 mins
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thanks Simon
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Rachel Ward
53 mins
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thanks Rachel
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Tony M
1 hr
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thanks Tony.
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helena barham
1 hr
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thanks helena
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Jean-Claude Gouin
4 hrs
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thanks 1045
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Diane de Cicco
: why make waves, this is fine.
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thanks Diane
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make waves/rock the boat
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Julie Barber
: I like both of these....
3 mins
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French Foodie
: but of course I agree ;-)
7 mins
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Rachel Ward
52 mins
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David Goward
: Two for the price of one!
4 hrs
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Never could resist a bargain ;-)
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Jennie Knapp
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don't make tricky issues
ne pas faire des vagues that means don't make tricky issues
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writeaway
: not idiomatic English and basically the wrong translation in any case
5 mins
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Sandra Petch
: "Not to make issues" would work but maybe isn't the best solution in this particular case :-)
20 mins
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Tony M
: Really not idiomatic English, and not exactly the same meaning.
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