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10:12 Feb 4, 2009 |
French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | |||||||
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| Selected response from: K. Ganly (X) United Kingdom Local time: 10:41 | ||||||
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1 +5 | I'm not buying that! |
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4 +1 | Get outa here! |
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4 | not fit for sale |
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3 +1 | Unbelievable |
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4 | not for sale/inestimable! |
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4 | 'can't sell that'/'it's nonsense'/'it's crap' depending on the context... |
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3 | inconceivable |
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2 | You couldn't make it up! / No way! |
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not fit for sale Explanation: I think it conveys the underlying nasty tone. Reference: http://www.google.com.ar/search?hl=es&q=%22not.fit.for.sale%... |
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Unbelievable Explanation: Could be 'unbelievable!' or some such exclamation, but would need clarification on context... |
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You couldn't make it up! / No way! Explanation: Just a total stab in the dark without more context such as what precedes 'invendable!' |
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inconceivable Explanation: an option |
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invendable! I'm not buying that! Explanation: Does rather depend on the tone in which it is being said, and what it is about; however, my instinctive reaction is that it is probably an indication of incredulity. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-04 12:11:50 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Just wanted to add that I have come across a not dissimilar expression in colloquial use: « Vendu ! », which seems to mean "OK, you've sold me the idea!" — usually, it seems, with a sub-text of "...so now shut up, there's no need to keep going on and on about it!" |
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