pousse-qui-vise

English translation: Hop-scotch

17:43 Jul 22, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
French term or phrase: pousse-qui-vise
Je lui appris à jouer à pousse-qui-vise, aux cailloux lance-main, au cochon pendu.

Author: Calixthe Beyala
Work: Les honneurs perdus
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Local time: 03:04
English translation:Hop-scotch
Explanation:
Finally, I was really getting frustrated by this one, but I got around it by searching for the Italian translation of the book, where I found, in the exact same section, the word "campana", which, without a shadow of a doubt, is hopscotch..
Phew, can go to bed now!

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-07-22 23:58:21 GMT)
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Reference to Italian translation:
http://books.google.it/books?id=yzQhbdFMqOsC&printsec=frontc...
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Valentina Viganò
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Local time: 08:04
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One variant of marelle is pousse pousse...
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Hop-scotch


Explanation:
Finally, I was really getting frustrated by this one, but I got around it by searching for the Italian translation of the book, where I found, in the exact same section, the word "campana", which, without a shadow of a doubt, is hopscotch..
Phew, can go to bed now!

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Note added at 6 hrs (2010-07-22 23:58:21 GMT)
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Reference to Italian translation:
http://books.google.it/books?id=yzQhbdFMqOsC&printsec=frontc...

Valentina Viganò
Italy
Local time: 08:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
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5 hrs
Reference: One variant of marelle is pousse pousse...

Reference information:
which is similar, see leaflet here.


    Reference: http://www.sportdelide.fr/images/SDE-regles-jeu-marelle-2007...
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Italy
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