Wordreference.com is also good because of it's forums; if you're looking for how to translate a phrase, you can ask for the input of native speakers! If you search for a word in a phrase, recent forum topics asking about it appear at the bottom of the entry so you can see what other people have already said. :3 It's sweet.
Aww yeah. That's why all of our defecation curses sounds so rough. "Merde" ("shit" in French) doesn't have the same kind of vitriol to me. ;)
Speaking of swearing in French... The Quebecois are always made fun of because of their style of swearing, which is all based off of things you find in churches. "Tabernac!" ("Tabernacle!") "Calisse!" ("Chalice!") "Hostie!" ("Ossuary!") You can combine them, too - Ostille de Calice! It sounds quite strange to people from France, apparently. ;)
Oh, here is a scene from my favourite Canadian movie - Bon Cop, Bad Cop - in which the francophone cop explains to the anglophone one the Quebecois way of swearing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUGW0jszPzo There are subtitles for the French lines, but you have to make sure they're activated. They're not literal translations, but you can get the idea. Listen for the swears I listed above. They also talk about "pourris" - literally "rotten".
Anyway, long tangent, but I find the culture of swearing a very fascinating topic!
Oh man. I'm kind of scared to look that woman up. :(
"Granby is extremely proud of her for playing along (and bribes her judiciously)" BOTH. She does it for the bribes AND for his approval! :D
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Date: 2011-03-02 02:59 am (UTC)Aww yeah. That's why all of our defecation curses sounds so rough. "Merde" ("shit" in French) doesn't have the same kind of vitriol to me. ;)
Speaking of swearing in French... The Quebecois are always made fun of because of their style of swearing, which is all based off of things you find in churches. "Tabernac!" ("Tabernacle!") "Calisse!" ("Chalice!") "Hostie!" ("Ossuary!") You can combine them, too - Ostille de Calice! It sounds quite strange to people from France, apparently. ;)
Oh, here is a scene from my favourite Canadian movie - Bon Cop, Bad Cop - in which the francophone cop explains to the anglophone one the Quebecois way of swearing: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUGW0jszPzo There are subtitles for the French lines, but you have to make sure they're activated. They're not literal translations, but you can get the idea. Listen for the swears I listed above. They also talk about "pourris" - literally "rotten".
Anyway, long tangent, but I find the culture of swearing a very fascinating topic!
Oh man. I'm kind of scared to look that woman up. :(
"Granby is extremely proud of her for playing along (and bribes her judiciously)" BOTH. She does it for the bribes AND for his approval! :D