Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
to paint the town red
French translation:
faire le java / faire la (ou: une bonne) bringue, mettre le feu / faire la teuf
Added to glossary by
Tony M
Mar 27, 2012 12:02
12 yrs ago
English term
we painted the town red
English to French
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Contexte: Une équipe de hockey féminin vient de remporter la finale de son comté en Irlande. Le soir, après un repas de fête, voici ce que dit l'une d'entre elles: "Then, in the evening, we went into town. We painted the town red!
Je crois comprendre: beaucoup faire la fête, autres idées ?!...
Merci d'avance.
Gilbert
Je crois comprendre: beaucoup faire la fête, autres idées ?!...
Merci d'avance.
Gilbert
Proposed translations
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Apr 1, 2012 08:17: Tony M Created KOG entry
Apr 1, 2012 11:45: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/14723">Tony M's</a> old entry - "to paint the town red"" to ""faire le java / faire la (ou: une bonne) bringue, mettre le feu""
Apr 6, 2012 20:43: Emanuela Galdelli changed "Term asked" from "***we painted the town red***" to "we painted the town red"
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English term (edited):
to paint the town red
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faire la noce / faire la bringue
These suggestions come direct from R+C.
Yes, it means to go out on the town and have a good time.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-03-28 06:00:28 GMT)
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Here's the definition of 'to paint the town red' from the NS OED:
paint the town red colloq. (orig. US) enjoy oneself flamboyantly, go on a boisterous or riotous spree.
Nothing to do with the colour here!
(personally, I'd have thought it more apt to say 'paint the town vomit yellow'!)
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Note added at 4 days (2012-04-01 11:45:09 GMT) Post-grading
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If you want to sound really « djeun's », then one might also say « faire la teuf » [fête en verlan] — that's another expression I hear all the time with my young friends; though actually, it's usually them asking me why I've got such a hangover!
Yes, it means to go out on the town and have a good time.
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Note added at 17 hrs (2012-03-28 06:00:28 GMT)
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Here's the definition of 'to paint the town red' from the NS OED:
paint the town red colloq. (orig. US) enjoy oneself flamboyantly, go on a boisterous or riotous spree.
Nothing to do with the colour here!
(personally, I'd have thought it more apt to say 'paint the town vomit yellow'!)
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Note added at 4 days (2012-04-01 11:45:09 GMT) Post-grading
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If you want to sound really « djeun's », then one might also say « faire la teuf » [fête en verlan] — that's another expression I hear all the time with my young friends; though actually, it's usually them asking me why I've got such a hangover!
Note from asker:
| Merci beaucoup Tony |
Peer comment(s):
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Frankie JB
: faire la nouba, voire faire la bamboula, dans la même idée
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Merci, Frankie ! Ah oui, nouba, c'est le mot que je cherchais
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Sébastien GUITTENY
: On a fait la bringue.
18 mins
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Merci, Sébastien !
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Letredenoblesse
: avec Frankie
47 mins
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Thanks, Agnes!
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kashew
2 hrs
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Thanks, J!
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GILLES MEUNIER
4 hrs
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Merci, Gilles ! À la vôtre !
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Sean Sheahan
: une bonne bringue ! ou même 'on a fait la java'
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Thanks, Sean!
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Germaine
: je ne vois vraiment le lien entre "painted the town red" et faire la noce ou la bringue...
12 hrs
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It's a colloquial EN expression that means just that!
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emiledgar
16 hrs
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Merci, Emile !
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Sandra Mouton
: Pour mes oreilles françaises, ces termes sont un peu vieillots et pas particulièrement excessifs (faire la noce/bringue = faire la fête, pas forcément "à mort")/Je crois qu'il y a une question de variante régionale aussi, pour "bringue"
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Merci, Sandra ! Je m'incline... Parmi mes potes, on dit souvent qu'on a bien bringué hier, mais peut-être comme vous dites avec moins de notion d'excès
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup Tony ainsi qu'ào tous les autres"
43 mins
English term (edited):
***we painted the town red***
on a fait la foire
une virée, etc.
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Isabelle Cluzel
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English term (edited):
***we painted the town red***
on a fait la tournée des pubs
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Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: I like the idea, but that would really translate 'go on a pub crawl', and might amount to overtranslation in this instance.
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49 mins
Odile Raymond
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English term (edited):
***we painted the town red***
on a fait une fête à tout casser/d'enfer
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English term (edited):
***we painted the town red***
mettre sens dessus dessous
on est sorties et on a mis la ville sens dessus dessous !
une idée
une idée
20 hrs
Sandra Mouton
United Kingdom
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English term (edited):
***we painted the town red***
on a mis le feu
On est allé en ville, on a mis le feu.
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