Aug 27, 2005 08:55
18 yrs ago
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French term
France
Rapid and reliable
Native in: English (Variants: British, Scottish) 
Works in: French to English
foncer tête baissée
French to English
Other
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
I can't for the life of me think of the right way of saying this in English. It refers to a character who, "fonce tête baissée".
Proposed translations
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| 3 +10 | charge head on/first |
Carolyn Brice
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| 3 +3 | charges/races into action |
suezen
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| 4 +2 | charges in like a bull |
Conor McAuley
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Proposed translations
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11 mins
Carolyn Brice
Greece
Greece
Native in French
&
English
Greece
A linguist born and bred
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: French to English, German to English, Greek to English
Related KudoZ points
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charge head on/first
Larousse: foncer = to charge, rest my idea
Peer comment(s):
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hamani56 (X)
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Merci!
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Allan Jeffs
: "charge headlong"
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Thanks!
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Paige Stanton (X)
: Sounds good, Carolyn!
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Priscilla Whitaker
: or charges in head first, or headlong into the action
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Sandra C.
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Thanks!
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Adil Uskudarli
: Adil Uskudarli
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Thanks!
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Sophie Raimondo
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Merci!
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Maria Constant (X)
1 day 45 mins
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Philippe Maillard
1 day 57 mins
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DocteurPC
: you could say charge on - but the emphasis on head on is certainly stronger
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Many thanks to all for your help"
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16 mins
French term (edited):
foncer tкte baissйe
charges/races into action
leave out the tête baissée and add the 'guns blazing' ... it's good!
Peer comment(s):
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Allan Jeffs
: Yes Suezen with "guns blazing"
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Thanks Allan
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Gayle Wallimann
: Charges in would be enough as well.
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Thanks Gayle :-)
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DocteurPC
: I like races into action
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29 mins
Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
charges in like a bull
This solution leaves open - as in the original - the question of whether "tête baissée" is metaphorical (the character charges in agressively, wildly, madly) or literal (i.e. the character charges in head down, blind, literally).
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="charges in like a bull"...
http://www.google.fr/search?hl=fr&q="charges in like a bull"...
Peer comment(s):
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Nick Lingris
: I like "charges like a bull" for its imagery, but Laura is going to have a hard time choosing.
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Thanks Nick - a bit of imagery never goes amiss. See Raging Bull with DeNiro - very apt description!
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DocteurPC
: stronger certainly
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