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Translation - Portaingéilis (na Brasaíle)-French - Meter o pé

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Title
Meter o pé
Text
Submitted by Hcmleite
Source language: Portaingéilis (na Brasaíle)

Meter o pé.
Remarks about the translation
Meter o pé, é como "hit the street", gostaria de saber como fica em francês
THIS IS AN EXPRESSION, DON'T TRANSLATE WORD FOR WORD!!!!!!!!!!!

Title
foncer
Translation
French

Translated by Alice
Target language: French

foncer
Validated by cucumis - 3 October 2006 21:41





Last messages

Author
Message

19 September 2006 13:20

Hcmleite
Number of messages: 4
What about "METTRE LE PIED" ? I know that it´s not exately what i meant, but "fit like a glove".

19 September 2006 13:39

milenabg
Number of messages: 145
This is a jargon and means the same that "Throw away".

19 September 2006 13:44

cucumis
Number of messages: 3785
"METRE LE PIED" doesn't exist in french. The words exist but the exporession doesn't mean anything. English equivalent would be "Put the foot", it doesn't mean anything. I you can post 1 or 2 sentences using "meter o pé", I think I could understand better and translate it.

19 September 2006 13:56

Hcmleite
Number of messages: 4
I agree, u´re right, but i just want something near, possible. To translate a expression is something hard cause there´s many things to consider, like culture and hemisphery for example. And u miss something cause there´s a sentence over there: "hit the street" and "throw away", posted up there by (?) my friend Milenabg.
Thank u for your help. If wants keep writting, my mail is hcmleite@yahoo.com.br

19 September 2006 15:19

milenabg
Number of messages: 145
You´re welcome HCM...
It is really hard translate expressions and express them in another languages.

19 September 2006 15:42

cucumis
Number of messages: 3785
I'm lost
I've found this "More than 300 demonstrators hit the street in Buffalo, New york ...". Is this the right context?
milenabg, is it "throw away" or "go away"?

20 September 2006 01:40

milenabg
Number of messages: 145
It is throw away.
This is not a polite expression. You can use in several situations.
Example:
"Ele meteu o pé na namorada " = He broke up with his girlfriend (He throwed away his girlfriend)
"Ele meteu o pé na porta" = He kicked the door.
"Ele meteu o pé na jacá " = He damage himself.
"Ele meteu o pé no serviço" = He asked for his discharge (He throwed away his job)
"Ele meteu o pé em tudo" = He throwed away everything.
So, depend of the situation, and I believe that the translation change in each situation. But, if you only read "meter o pé", you can understand that the person "throw away" something.

20 September 2006 07:00

cucumis
Number of messages: 3785
OK thanks a lot.
It's not possible to find one french expression for all meanings. Hcmleite, can you choose one of them?