chapeau

English translation: don't go jumping to conclusions

12:54 Dec 1, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Journalism / URGENT

French term or phrase: chapeau

"N'essayez pas a tout prix de mettre des chapeaux sur les portemanteaux". Quote in a newspaper article.

I think the gist of this is "you're not staying", but am wondering if this is an idiomatic expresion?

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Local time: 11:17

English translation:don't go jumping to conclusions

Explanation:
in other words don't try to put two things together that won't go.

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Note added at 2004-12-01 13:15:06 (GMT)
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I found an article on the web which clearly pointed to the idea of \"don\'t go jumping your guns\"

Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:17

Grading comment

4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +2

don't go jumping to conclusions

CMJ_Trans (X)

4 +1

Don't put a square peg in a round hole

Kevin Kelly

Here's your hat, what's your hurry.

Robin Salmon (X)

don't put the cart before the horse

Maria Karra

1 +2

Context?

Bourth (X)

Don’t get too comfortable

RHELLER

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

don't go jumping to conclusions

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

Don't put a square peg in a round hole

Explanation:
Another version....

Kevin Kelly
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of: English

12 mins confidence:

Here's your hat, what's your hurry.

Explanation:
If you have worked out correctly from the context that it means "you're not staying", then the above might fit. It might be Scottish, as I heard it said by old people there.

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Note added at 15 mins (2004-12-01 13:09:09 GMT)
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Or maybe, \"Don\'t try to put down roots\".

Robin Salmon (X)
Australia
Local time: 20:17
Native speaker of: English

19 mins confidence:

don't put the cart before the horse

Explanation:
I don't disagree with the above; just offering another suggestion.

Maria Karra
United States
Local time: 06:17
Native speaker of:

English,

Greek

4 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

Context?

Explanation:
Despite several attempts with any number of Ss & Xs in the words, I have not been able to Googlefy the French as a common expression. Nor is "You're not staying" what I would call an idiomatic expression, in the sense of a "saying", proverb, etc. [I'm not sure, you see, if you are asking about the French or about the English].

Without further context I would agree with CMJ's "don't jump to conclusions", but square pegs/round holes could work too, IN CONTEXT! If you are convinced the intended meaning is "you're not staying" (which I am having trouble imagining in a newspaper article), then an almost literal "Don't go taking your hat off, now" could work (IN CONTEXT).

Bourth (X)
Local time: 12:17
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 36

4 hrs confidence:

Don’t get too comfortable

Explanation:
need sentence before and after to be sure

Professional Search Services
... Look and listen. Don’t get too comfortable in your new office. Instead spend most of your time observing operations and the people who execute them. ...
www.mhaservicecorp.com/pss/ss_newsletters/august02.asp

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 04:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 12

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