I would like to know what the beginning of this song says translated to English from French (I'm assuming it's French; at least that's what it sounds like to me). Also, if there's any relevant information you can give me about the French that would be great (e.g., "It's a quotation from..." or "Everyone in France knows that this means...").
Nicolaas Jaar - Etre (Single Link Vimeo).
posted by uncannyslacks
on Mar 10, 2013 -
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My piano teacher gave me the music for this. The video is of one of my fave pianists (Cortot) giving a masterclass on the piece and I'd really like to know what he's saying. (Hope this is the appropriate place to ask.)
posted by mermily
on Jan 27, 2013 -
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Why do so many bathroom/toiletry product labels have (usually poor) French translations (in US markets)? No other household products have these translations - just bathroom stuff.
posted by dmd
on Aug 4, 2012 -
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I need a translation of a family motto: "jouir en bien" or "joir en bien".
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posted by cda
on Apr 4, 2012 -
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Potential medical emergency filter - I need help translating the symptoms for dyssentery into French ASAP. (gross Medical TMI warning)
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posted by allkindsoftime
on Sep 15, 2011 -
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How would you translate this into English?
Il n'est voisin qui ne voisine. I know it's a French idiom, but what does it mean?
posted by degoao
on Sep 14, 2011 -
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Please help us with French translation for an engraving on a wedding ring! Details inside.
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posted by DeucesHigh
on Apr 17, 2011 -
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My partner did not get into a French translation program. What courses should she do to prepare?
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posted by angusiguess
on Mar 15, 2011 -
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My colleagues are working in animal science and are often using the term "loi de réponse de l'animal" to describe how biological parameters (e.g. milk production in dairy cows) change in response to a stimulus (e.g. modifying the diet). Potential English translations such as "animal response law(s)" do not seem correct. The concept seems pretty simple, so is there an obvious English translation that would cover this?
posted by elgilito
on May 14, 2010 -
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seeking 'idiomatic' translations of 'wicked game' into french and spanish. (ie: what would manu do?)
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posted by kimyo
on Jan 23, 2010 -
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Beckett translation needed badly, please. En Francais. Please look up, or translate the last couple lines of The Unnameable ( L'Innommable ) for me. In English, it works out to: "I can't go on. I'll go on." What is the French?
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posted by cascando
on Nov 26, 2009 -
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French translation subtlety: I'm translating a document on human rights defenders, and am not quite sure of a particular passage. Francophile assistance requested.
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posted by molybdenum
on Dec 10, 2008 -
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Spanish and French help please -- quick translation for the following: "Alternatively, please email us at email@email.com."
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posted by Cool Papa Bell
on Oct 23, 2008 -
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I need help translating something into French! I need to find out if someone received a fax with payment information and whether we were charged for our purchases.
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posted by leesh
on Jun 12, 2008 -
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When I was younger I was told that Kraftwerk's Man-Machine/Mensch-Maschine album had a French-language version (L'homme-machine, presumably) that was never released. Does anyone know whether this is true or not?
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posted by Kattullus
on Apr 19, 2008 -
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Francofilter (part 2) (
part 1): What's my best option for a science/technical French-English/English-French dictionary?
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posted by solotoro
on Apr 12, 2008 -
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"He's a dirty jade!" "Go ahead and sleep with him you dirty jade!" This insult was used repeatedly in the Zola book I was reading last night. When I searched for it this morning, Google returned results for other uses in at least three other Zola novels. What does it refer to? (As the more inside explains, I think it's actually an English-language insult, as the original contains something else.)
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posted by OmieWise
on Jan 15, 2008 -
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I'm looking for popular books, novels, magazines, comic books...in European French (not Canadian French). I'd also like to be able to easily order/purchase them from home (preferably from places like Amazon.com).
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posted by iamkimiam
on Dec 4, 2007 -
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Ok, so my french isn't just bad -- it's nonexistant. Can anyone identify the singer and/or title of the song of which there is a snippet inside? If not the singer, can you give me the proper title, or spelling of some of the lyrics so I can google them and perhaps find the singer that way? I love the smooth sound of this clip and would love to find more. It's a great rumba! :)
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posted by jwhowa
on Sep 1, 2007 -
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Parlez-Vous Français? I need a french to english translation. I love
this short film and find it fun to watch but I think it would be even funnier for me if I knew what was going on.
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posted by tellurian
on Aug 11, 2006 -
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Quick little French question - how would you say "reprint" in French, as in, "click here to reprint your receipt".
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posted by loquax
on May 17, 2005 -
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Can anyone supply me with a link to, or scan of, an English translation of a poem by Paul Eluard? Specifically, "Le Dur Desire de Durer" ("The Dour Desire to Endure")? Merci/Thanks.
posted by stonerose
on Dec 8, 2004 -
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ForeignLanguageFilter: What tools (if any?) are available on the Internet for translating materials that are
not prose into English? Specfically, I need an English translation for a song lyric I have only in French. Neither my pathetic high school slacker French nor the
usual suspects are producing anything useful... Any suggestions?
posted by JollyWanker
on Apr 26, 2004 -
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I have a Google API app that's getting a lot of traffic from a French site. Can someone give me a quick idiomatic translation into French of a two-sentence "API key overloaded for today" message? [more inside]
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on Mar 19, 2004 -
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