Jan 17, 2011 17:59
13 yrs ago
French term
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PUCAPAB
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Does anyone know how to possibly translate this one word into an English equivalent?
It is used in Québec politics as a slogan. I am translating a document where it is mostly used as a heading although it does appear in this one phrase:
"Ignatieff prend le relais de PUCAPAB"
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
It is used in Québec politics as a slogan. I am translating a document where it is mostly used as a heading although it does appear in this one phrase:
"Ignatieff prend le relais de PUCAPAB"
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks so much!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +2 | Plus capable |
Marco Solinas
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| 1 | NOCANDO |
Bourth (X)
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References
| "pukapab" signifie "plus capable" |
Andres Larsen
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Proposed translations
+2
30 mins
Marco Solinas
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, Italian
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Plus capable
Québecois for "plus capable", meaning: "that is enough", "I have had it", "can't stand it any more"
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-01-17 18:30:50 GMT)
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More commonly spelled "pukapab"
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Note added at 31 mins (2011-01-17 18:30:50 GMT)
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More commonly spelled "pukapab"
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Andres Larsen
: www.postedeveille.ca/2010/03/canada-l... -
7 hrs
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| agree |
Judith14
: "can't stand it any more" is the one
20 days
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Comment: "Thanks a lot - you have nailed it as far as the sense of it goes."
2 hrs
NOCANDO
I've no idea what your expression is supposed to mean or who Ignatieff is, but this - No Can Do - might be applicable in CANada.
Canadian cousins of mine were posting some expression with CAN (for Canada) in it on Facebook around the time of the Cancun talks ... AH, found it. it's about "WE CANada" - for "We can do it" - in relation to the 1012 Earth Summit.
WE CANada is a nation-wide initiative that brings the diversity of Canadian voices to the Earth Summit 2012, and to the attention of our government. ...
www.youtube.com/user/WECANADA2012
Don't know how well it would go down with Quebeckers however ...
Canadian cousins of mine were posting some expression with CAN (for Canada) in it on Facebook around the time of the Cancun talks ... AH, found it. it's about "WE CANada" - for "We can do it" - in relation to the 1012 Earth Summit.
WE CANada is a nation-wide initiative that brings the diversity of Canadian voices to the Earth Summit 2012, and to the attention of our government. ...
www.youtube.com/user/WECANADA2012
Don't know how well it would go down with Quebeckers however ...
Reference comments
8 hrs
Andres Larsen
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Venezuela
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9
Reference:
"pukapab" signifie "plus capable"
Canada : Le niqab des deux solitudes - Poste de veille
20 mars 2010 ... Image : L'Étoile (ndPdV : "pukapab" signifie "plus capable"). Lire aussi : Québec : Joseph Facal : Inter ou Multi culturalisme, c'est la ...
www.postedeveille.ca/2010/03/canada-l... -
Le blogue de Sophie Durocher » Blog Archive » Je suis une mère ...
9 juil. 2008 ... Pukapab. Pour vous déculpabiliser, une suggestion de lecture. .... ni ne trouve pas de justifications et je ne suis juste plus capable! ...
blogues.chatelaine.com/durocher/%3Fp%... -
20 mars 2010 ... Image : L'Étoile (ndPdV : "pukapab" signifie "plus capable"). Lire aussi : Québec : Joseph Facal : Inter ou Multi culturalisme, c'est la ...
www.postedeveille.ca/2010/03/canada-l... -
Le blogue de Sophie Durocher » Blog Archive » Je suis une mère ...
9 juil. 2008 ... Pukapab. Pour vous déculpabiliser, une suggestion de lecture. .... ni ne trouve pas de justifications et je ne suis juste plus capable! ...
blogues.chatelaine.com/durocher/%3Fp%... -
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