Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
faisant li de mes propos....
English translation:
to turn a deaf ear
Added to glossary by
Manon P
Sep 17, 2002 16:06
22 yrs ago
French term
faisant li de mes propos....
French to English
Other
"li" not sure, but it looks like li (text unclear)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +2 | to turn a deaf ear |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 4 +7 | scorning |
Wyley Powell
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| 5 | flouting what I say (or said) |
Gayle Wallimann
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| 4 +1 | not giving a fig for what I said |
Francis MARC
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Proposed translations
+2
1 hr
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1108
Selected
to turn a deaf ear
it means :
To turn up one's nose in scorn at sth or someone
to ignore - not to respect something
in "view" of context deaf ear would go
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Note added at 2002-09-17 17:28:23 (GMT)
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or
ignoring what i was saying
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Note added at 2002-09-17 17:29:43 (GMT)
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faire fi - ignorer
To turn up one's nose in scorn at sth or someone
to ignore - not to respect something
in "view" of context deaf ear would go
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Note added at 2002-09-17 17:28:23 (GMT)
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or
ignoring what i was saying
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Note added at 2002-09-17 17:29:43 (GMT)
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faire fi - ignorer
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thx"
+7
22 mins
scorning
I have a hunch it\'s \"fi\" rather than \"li.\" The expression \"faire fi de quelque chose\" means to despise or scorn something (Harraps).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: could only be this
5 mins
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| agree |
Arthur Borges
: Definitely "fi" not "li" which in frogspeak is a Chinese measure of distance.
7 mins
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| agree |
ashiq mangel
: sans doute: fi
13 mins
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| agree |
Thierry LOTTE
43 mins
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| agree |
Jean-Luc Dumont
50 mins
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| agree |
Marney Ogle
1 hr
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| agree |
& Associates (X)
9 hrs
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43 mins
Gayle Wallimann
Native in English
American in Provence
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
1213
flouting what I say (or said)
Faire fi means to flout in English.
Robert & Collins Dictionary
Robert & Collins Dictionary
+1
52 mins
not giving a fig for what I said
Référence Harrap's Shorter :
je fais fi de toutes vos remarques I don’t give a fig for what you have to say
je fais fi de toutes vos remarques I don’t give a fig for what you have to say
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