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Shoot off one's mouth.

French translation: dire n'importe quoi

15:21 Apr 10, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: Shoot off one's mouth.
Je n'ai aucun contexte. Je traduis une série de phrases détachées. Je dois rendre en langage familier. Je sais que cela veut dire se vanter, être indiscret, mais je cherche une expression québécoise qui rendrait ce concept. Vous sentez-vous inspiré?
Ghislaine Delorme
Canada
Local time: 16:27
French translation:dire n'importe quoi
Explanation:
ou dire des choses qu'on ne doit pas dire

does not mean "se vanter"
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RHELLER
United States
Local time: 14:27
Grading comment
Merci de m'avoir mis sur la piste. J'ajoute le lien suivant (http://www.answers.com/topic/shoot-off-one-s-mouth), trouvé après avoir posé ma question, que je joins seulement pour commenter votre "ne veut pas dire se vanter". Vous y verrez ceci:
"Speak indiscreetly; also, brag or boast. For example, Now don't go shooting off your mouth about it; it's supposed to be a surprise, or Terry is always shooting off his mouth about how many languages he speaks. [Slang; mid-1800s]"

Merci beaucoup à tous!

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Summary of answers provided
3 +3dire n'importe quoi
RHELLER
3 +3rater l'occasion de se taire
CMJ_Trans (X)
5s'ouvrir la trappe, s'ouvrir la gueule...
peekay
4 +1parler pour parler ; parler pour s'entendre parler
NancyLynn
3 +1raconter des bobards
scooty


  

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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
shoot off one's mouth.
dire n'importe quoi


Explanation:
ou dire des choses qu'on ne doit pas dire

does not mean "se vanter"

RHELLER
United States
Local time: 14:27
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 22
Grading comment
Merci de m'avoir mis sur la piste. J'ajoute le lien suivant (http://www.answers.com/topic/shoot-off-one-s-mouth), trouvé après avoir posé ma question, que je joins seulement pour commenter votre "ne veut pas dire se vanter". Vous y verrez ceci:
"Speak indiscreetly; also, brag or boast. For example, Now don't go shooting off your mouth about it; it's supposed to be a surprise, or Terry is always shooting off his mouth about how many languages he speaks. [Slang; mid-1800s]"

Merci beaucoup à tous!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Debbie Tacium Ladry
12 mins
  -> merci, Debbie :-)
agree  ntaylor (X)
7 hrs
  -> merci ntaylor :-)
agree  emiledgar: This is EXACTLY what this means
11 hrs
  -> merci emiledgar :-)
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
shoot off one's mouth.
s'ouvrir la trappe, s'ouvrir la gueule...


Explanation:
pretty common around this office...

peekay
Canada
Local time: 16:27
Meets criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
shoot off one's mouth.
rater l'occasion de se taire


Explanation:
mais cela serait plutôt pour la France - je ne sais pas si l'on s'en sert au Québec

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 22:27
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 383

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X)
19 mins
  -> m'rci b'coup
agree  ntaylor (X)
6 hrs
agree  Gat: Oui, pour la France, pour le Québec, je ne sais pas non plus.
17 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shoot off one's mouth.
raconter des bobards


Explanation:
ou des conneries (plus familier)

scooty
Local time: 22:27
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ntaylor (X)
5 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
shoot off one's mouth.
parler pour parler ; parler pour s'entendre parler


Explanation:
parler sans rien dire ; parler pour s'entendre parler ; parler parce qu'il a la bouche ouverte

NancyLynn
Canada
Local time: 16:27
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ntaylor (X)
3 hrs
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