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Barre-toi les mâchoires

Italian translation: ferme ta guele

08:26 Oct 10, 2023
French to Italian translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: Barre-toi les mâchoires
- Je te dis que c'est le brun. Et c'est un boss important là-bas, un as. Alors barre-toi les mâchoires.

Je voudrais plutôt savoir la signification en français (en France); il s'agit de français du Québec.

Merci.
Valentina Piraneo
Italy
Local time: 13:00
Italian translation:ferme ta guele
Explanation:
Ceci dit, je crois qu'en France on dirait plutôt ainsi.
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Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 13:00
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Summary of answers provided
4Chiudi la bocca! Chiudi il becco!
Gabriella Broccoli
3ferme ta guele
Daniela B.Dunoyer
Summary of reference entries provided
québecquois tiré par les cheveux ?
Daniela B.Dunoyer

  

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ferme ta guele


Explanation:
Ceci dit, je crois qu'en France on dirait plutôt ainsi.

Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
Local time: 13:00
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Chiudi la bocca! Chiudi il becco!


Explanation:
L'espressione è un eufemismo per dire a qualcuno di tacere. Guarda questo commento al testo di Fred Vargas, verso il basso trovi l'espressione.


    https://andreboutin.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/fred-vargas-sous-les-vents-de-neptune/
Gabriella Broccoli
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Reference: québecquois tiré par les cheveux ?

Reference information:
https://andreboutin.wordpress.com/2008/06/30/fred-vargas-sou...

Une langue québécoise tout à fait caricaturale, malgré toute la bonne intention de l’auteure (Fred Vargas) qui, il faut le dire, a quand même fait des efforts pour maîtriser notre parlure. Il aurait juste fallu qu’un Québécois fasse une dernière relecture pour corriger certaines inepties.

Des exemples? Amusons-mous un peu :

«Bonjour commissaire principal. Pas trop ébarroui par le voyage?» … Ébarroui?!? Est-ce que vous vous ébarrouissez souvent par chez vous?
«Alors barre-toi les mâchoires» … Un euphémisme pour Farme ta yeule!

Daniela B.Dunoyer
France
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