Feb 12, 2009 13:06
15 yrs ago
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French term

Blédar

May offend French to English Other Slang short film
Short film about Moroccan immigrants.
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Someone from 'le bléd'.. used to mean 'the village back home' by immigrants.
Don'know how you could render this into English

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Note added at 12 mins (2009-02-12 13:19:17 GMT)
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North african immigrants that is...

http://dictionnaire.sensagent.com/bled/fr-fr/
Peer comment(s):

agree Emma Paulay : Plenty of ghits for "blédar". it refers to someone who is not an immigrant - someone who is still in the country of origin. Might be best not to translate.
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1 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "I know what it means. I also know how it is used and perceived (this term has become very pejorative)"
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Homeboy

Depends a lot on the context.
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