Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dépoter
English translation:
live life in the fast lane
Added to glossary by
Roberta Beyer
Apr 10, 2012 14:52
12 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Legal / Contracts / Business / Technical
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
Works in: French to English
dépoter
French to English
Other
Slang
I am translating a document about tattoo art, and this came up. I cannot figure out what it means. I would appreciate your help. This is part of the profile of one of the tattoo artists. Thanks!
Un américain qui dépote et ne fait pas semblant. Le
tatouage, il y est venu il y a 16 ans, par l’entremise
d’un ami, [NAME], artiste tatoueur aujourd’hui
décédé. Une moitié de vie passée dans la rue, dans
la drogue et l’alcool puis, un passage par un centre
de réhabilitation.
Un américain qui dépote et ne fait pas semblant. Le
tatouage, il y est venu il y a 16 ans, par l’entremise
d’un ami, [NAME], artiste tatoueur aujourd’hui
décédé. Une moitié de vie passée dans la rue, dans
la drogue et l’alcool puis, un passage par un centre
de réhabilitation.
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
+3
5 mins
Paul Hirsh
France
France
Native in English
Specializes in field
France
The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
go fast / at full tilt
Harraps slang dictionary
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An American who lives in the fast lane and make no bones about it
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An American who lives in the fast lane and make no bones about it
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
6 mins
to really go like mad
I've heard it used with this sort of sense about cars that go fast and are 'the biz', and also for things like powerful ingredients (also 'déboîter')
I'll leave it to you to find just the right term that could be applied to a tatooer!
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'goes at it tooth and nail', perhaps — though maybe a bit too dated for your context, and after all, a slightly different idiom.
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How about 'really gives it all he's got'?
I'll leave it to you to find just the right term that could be applied to a tatooer!
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'goes at it tooth and nail', perhaps — though maybe a bit too dated for your context, and after all, a slightly different idiom.
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How about 'really gives it all he's got'?
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9 mins
Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
Native in French
Translator English/Dutch/Spanish-French
Native in: French 
Works in: Dutch to French, English to French
French term (edited):
qui dépote
who lives to the max
Autre suggetsion
Peer comment(s):
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philgoddard
: I thiink we'd say "lives life to the max".
7 mins
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Merci Phil
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Dr Lofthouse
39 mins
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Merci Dr
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16 mins
Laurette Tassin
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Traduction / Formation
Native in: English (Variants: US, French, British, Australian, New Zealand) , French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France, African, Swiss)
Works in: French to English, English to French
a go-getter
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/go-getter
dépoter vient du jargon du transport, il s'agit littéralement de décharger un conteneur.
en language populaire c'est quelqu'un qui dégage beaucoup d'énérgie et travaille rapidement.
Someone who gets the job done and doesn't play around.
dépoter vient du jargon du transport, il s'agit littéralement de décharger un conteneur.
en language populaire c'est quelqu'un qui dégage beaucoup d'énérgie et travaille rapidement.
Someone who gets the job done and doesn't play around.
21 mins
Jonathan MacKerron
Native in English
Retired as of Jan 2019!
Native in: English
Works in: German to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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8
embraces life to the fullest
takes no prisoners
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dives headlong into life
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devours life
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dives headlong into life
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devours life
1 hr
works hard, plays hard
not that I don't like the other suggestions, but this came to mind
I also thought of ' who rocks' - but rather too free I fear!
I also thought of ' who rocks' - but rather too free I fear!
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4 hrs
Verginia Ophof
Belize
Belize
Native in English
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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4
lives hard and fast
just another suggestion
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to live on the edge : to have a type of life in which you are often involved in exciting or dangerous activities
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to live on the edge : to have a type of life in which you are often involved in exciting or dangerous activities
Peer comment(s):
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ormiston
: I prefer 'living on the edge' if what follows indeed describes the American rather than the tattoo artist
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Thank you ormiston ! I actually prefer "living on the edge " too
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