se detendre du gland

English translation: to take it easy

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French term or phrase:	se detendre du gland
English translation:	to take it easy
Entered by:	Julie Arbon

13:54 Dec 3, 2003

French to English translations [PRO]

French term or phrase: se detendre du gland

colloquial expression from France.

Julie Arbon KudoZ activity Questions: 31 (none open) Answers: 28 United Kingdom
Local time: 21:22

to take it easy

Explanation:
pour changer de registre (shocking!) tout en gardant le sens

Selected response from:

alx
Local time: 21:22

Grading comment

thanks, this answer fits in well, since it was taken from an article regarding road rage.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +6

to let it all hang out

Ewen Roth (X)

5 +2

to take it easy

alx

4 -1

Never heard of it!

Pierre POUSSIN

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

Never heard of it!

Explanation:
Perhaps a sexual connotation?

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 400

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

to let it all hang out

Explanation:

It's a bit more than colloquial...

The original expression first appeared the movie "Les Valseuses" by Bertrand Blier, Gérard Depardieu says "On est pas bien, là, décontracté du gland?"

Ewen Roth (X)
Local time: 22:22
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in pair: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

Pierre POUSSIN

19 mins

agree

Juan Jacob: Le gland, c'est le euh... cherche ! Peut-être quelque chose d'un peu plus "relevé" en anglais ferait l'affaire, non ?

35 mins

-> Apparemment on dit "glans" an anglais, mais ça fait un peu trop court d'anatomie. Anyway, depending on what's "hanging out", you've got all the sexual context you need. Most people's minds are twisted enough to catch the drift!

agree

Tony M: I think that's QUITE 'relevé' enough, Juan! The sexual connotation is there just the same, even if not so explicit...

50 mins

agree

William Stein: Very interesting historical research!

1 hr

agree

dholmes (X): makes a change from the usual dry stuff !!

1 hr

agree

Bourth (X): slacfk around (see "glander").

3 hrs

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

to take it easy

Explanation:
pour changer de registre (shocking!) tout en gardant le sens

alx
Local time: 21:22
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 11

Grading comment

thanks, this answer fits in well, since it was taken from an article regarding road rage.

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