slip

English translation: Pants

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French term or phrase:slip
English translation:Pants
Entered by: Mari O'Keefe

09:47 Jun 11, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino / childrens' video game
French term or phrase: slip
Any colourful ideas of how to render the word "slip" in the following sentences? These all appear in a children's video game aimed more or less at primary school children i.e. under 12. As you can see they're rather fixated on underwear! I need quite a literal translation as they literally refer to "y-fronts", "knickers" in other contexts.

Thanks in advance for any ideas!

Lâche-moi le slip !
Pôv' slip !!
Tu pues du slip !
T'imagines la galère que ça doit être d'aller pisser quand t'es un super héros ? Faut pas être pressé du slip !
Par tous les slips de l'enfer, les sentinelles ont donné l'alerte !
Tu te dégonfles du slip ? Reviens essayer si t'es cap' !
Mari O'Keefe
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:56
Pants
Explanation:
right register, would work in all the sentences- I think
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Celine Courcy (X)
Local time: 19:56
Grading comment
I opted for this one in the end, although I thought all your suggestions were great. Thanks, Celine et al.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3Pants
Celine Courcy (X)
4undies
Alison Jeffries-Thierry
4Knickers
julian_t


Discussion entries: 7





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Pants


Explanation:
right register, would work in all the sentences- I think

Celine Courcy (X)
Local time: 19:56
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
I opted for this one in the end, although I thought all your suggestions were great. Thanks, Celine et al.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Bianca Jacobsohn: Provided it's not intended for US audiences as well (or South African, for that matter...)
23 mins
  -> True

agree  Emma Paulay
3 hrs

agree  David Goward: You could probably alternate "pants" and "knickers" depending on the context and which sounds more natural.
22 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
undies


Explanation:
Here's another suggestion. This one will depend on the reader context. In Australia, we say "undies" though I readily admit this may not be universal enough in the anglo world! Might be comprehensible though.

Alison Jeffries-Thierry
Local time: 05:56
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Emma Paulay: It would be OK for many translations, but not for "pôv slip" for example. Calling somebody "undies" won't work.
21 mins
  -> Maybe not "undies" alone, but "undie head", "undie face" etc ... it's amazing what my kids come up with as insults - I'm sure Mari could have some fun with various combinations!
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Knickers


Explanation:
That's the one my little one uses....

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Note added at 6 hrs (2007-06-11 16:33:57 GMT)
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he often says "Hold on to your knickers", meaning "get a grip"

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Note added at 7 hrs (2007-06-11 16:57:03 GMT)
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Could briefs do ?

julian_t
Local time: 19:56
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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