Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
je ne sais quoi penser
English translation:
I don't know what to think
Added to glossary by
Mozart (X)
Apr 28, 2005 14:11
19 yrs ago
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French term
je ne sais quoi penser
Non-PRO
French to English
Other
Other
je ne sais quoi penser
just thin sentence, no context
just thin sentence, no context
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +11 | I don't know what to think / I know not what to think |
Angela Dickson (X)
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| 5 +3 | I (really) don't know what to think/believe |
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
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| 3 +3 | I'm baffled |
PaoloM
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| 4 | Dunno what to think |
S_G_C
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Change log
Apr 28, 2005 18:53: Gayle Wallimann changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
+11
2 mins
Selected
I don't know what to think / I know not what to think
Slightly literary register ('pas' omitted) so the latter might be appropriate in English, though the English sounds a bit comical.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+3
1 min
I'm baffled
I don't know what to say
Peer comment(s):
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Angela Dickson (X)
: nice paraphrase
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thks
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RHELLER
: Paula Abdul?; sorry,I just read in the "headlines" that last night on TV she said, "I can't speak, I don't know what to think"
5 mins
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thks but I'm baffled by Paula Abdul? What do you mean by that?
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Can Altinbay
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thks
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+3
6 mins
Cristina Heraud-van Tol
Peru
Peru
Works in field
Peru
Accuracy and Commitment
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Peruvian)
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish to English, and 5 more.
I (really) don't know what to think/believe
I think this is quite accurate.
Peer comment(s):
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Jean-Claude Gouin
25 mins
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Can Altinbay
34 mins
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Cristina Giannetti
34 mins
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1 hr
Dunno what to think
I wrote "don't know" as "dunno", because, if your translation comes from a familiar text (for example, letter, homework or something similar), its "oral" transcript will do. Like "got to" written "gotta" or "want to" written "wanna"
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