freinantscotches (accent on the last "e")

English translation: freinant, scotchés

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02:16 Nov 22, 2006

French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Psychology / Adolescent Adoptions

French term or phrase: freinantscotches (accent on the last "e")

The words of a behaviorally disordered adolescent:

"Ses parents dit-il forment un ballast inutile et **freinantscotches** dans un romantisme larmoyant."

Barbara Cochran, MFA KudoZ activity Questions: 1622 (9 open) (1 without valid answers) (205 closed without grading) Answers: 2344 United States
Local time: 23:45

English translation:freinant, scotchés

Explanation:
His parents, he says, are useless ballast that slows things down (holds him back?), stuck/rooted (as they are (the parents)) in a tearful/jerking romanticism

freinant, as in putting the brakes on
scotchés, as in stuck with Scotch tape (3M)

Selected response from:

xxxBourth
Local time: 05:45

Grading comment

I took it in a direction that was a little different tha yours, Bourth. Because of the scotch tape and other translators input, I said the parents were "clingy." Thank you.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

4 +5

freinant, scotchés

xxxBourth

ball and chain

Jonathan MacKerron

Discussion entries: 1

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16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

freinantscotches (accent on the last

freinant, scotchés

xxxBourth
Local time: 05:45
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

I took it in a direction that was a little different tha yours, Bourth. Because of the scotch tape and other translators input, I said the parents were "clingy." Thank you.