French term
Belgium
Marketing, Tourism & Cinema
Native in: French (Variants: Belgian, Standard-France, Canadian)
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, French to English, and 2 more.
Pas toutes ses frites dans le même sachet
SENTENCE: Elle a pas toutes ses frites dans le même sachet, celle-là !
CONTEXT: A woman is accusing the protagonist of badmouthing behind her back, but he swears he never did such a thing. At one point, the protagonist tells a neigbor: "Elle a pas toutes ses frites dans le même sachet !" to imply that she's completely bonkers.
I was wondering about a nice, juicy slang phrase to match this one. It doesn't have to be strictly food-related, of course - it can be anything. Thanks in advance
| 4 +1 | a few fries short of a happy meal |
Verginia Ophof
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| 4 +7 | One sandwich short of a picnic |
liz askew
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| 3 +1 | short of a full deck |
Marco Solinas
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| among the hundreds of possibilities |
writeaway
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Aug 14, 2017 15:26: Michele Fauble changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Non-PRO (3): writeaway, philgoddard, Michele Fauble
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Proposed translations
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
a few fries short of a happy meal
many more :
http://www.jmm.org.au/articles/14071.htm
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philgoddard
: There are hundreds of possibilities, but I think this is particularly good because it preserves the idea of "frites".
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Thank you philgoddard !
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writeaway
: Happy Meal (it's the name of a product. Caps are important)
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you are sooo right writeaway !! my battery is not fully charged either :)
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Accurate, professional translations
Native in: English 
, Italian
Works in: Italian to English, French to English
short of a full deck
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writeaway
: English is very rich in expressions. This should fit as should a hundred others.
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Philippe Etienne
: And the addition versions: a few bats in the belfry, but it may sound a bit "old"
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Tony M
: Don't agree with Philippe's sugestion of 'bats in the belfry' (no 'few') — that's very dated now, as is its derivative 'batty'.
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One sandwich short of a picnic
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Note added at 11 mins (2017-08-14 14:26:32 GMT)
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Also,
Not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
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Philippe Etienne
: I've heard the liquid equivalent: one can short of a six-can pack
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Margaret Morrison
58 mins
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Jennifer White
: so many possibilities.........
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writeaway
: the sky's the limit on possibilities. http://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/one-sandwich-short-of-a-p... Wonder who the target audience is. English speakers (or native English translators?) living in Belgium?
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Tony M
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Rachel Fell
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sam@fr-uk
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Reference comments
among the hundreds of possibilities
— Robin Williams
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-08-14 16:19:48 GMT)
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Lots more (some have already been suggested):
https://www.webmasterworld.com/forum9/7910.htm
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Note added at 2 hrs (2017-08-14 16:21:07 GMT)
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A few screws short of a hardware store.
A few cards short of a deck.
A few fries short of a Happy Meal.
A few peas short of a casserole.
A few keys short of a keyboard.
A few sandwiches short of a picnic.
https://snowclones.org/2007/10/03/a-few-x-short-of-a-y/
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Tony M
: Yes, and also 'the lift doesn't go all the way to the top floor' / 'the light's on but there's no-one home' / 'two prawns short of a barbie' (AU)
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yup. the sky's the limit.
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