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• Thread starter Thread starter tplops
• Start date Start date Apr 28, 2010

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tplops

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English - England Hello everyone! Bonjour à tous ! I would like to know what 'Eh ! là. Eh ! là.' means, please. It is from a French magazine article from the 1960s. Here is come context: -'"Oh ! mon gamin, un drôle de gosse : têtu comme un Auvergnat..." -"Eh ! là. Eh ! là. Mesurez vos paroles, Monsieur, car moi aussi, je suis Auvergnate. Et je ne renie pas ma race." 'Hey there!', ' Watch it!' or just 'Hey!' The problem is that these ways of translating it sound like greetings and that is obviously not the answer I would really appreciate any help with this! Thank you! Merci ! tplops

croust'

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Français - France It means "du calme !" More like Easy! I would say

Keith Bradford

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Brittany, NW France English (Midlands UK) A Yorkshireman would say Eh oop! T

tplops

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English - England They are great answers. Thank you! However, the text's target audience is middle-class French housewives in the early 1960s so it needs to be something that fits a more formal style. Thank you in advance! Merci d'avance ! tplops T

tplops

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English - England Does anyone have any further ideas? Thanks! Merci ! tplops F

Franco-filly

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Southern England English - Southern England Ahem! or Excuse me! or "I beg your pardon?" spoken with [mock?] indignance. Watch it! Watch it! I like Croust's "Easy!" T

tplops

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English - England Franco-filly, Keith Bradford and croust', thank you all for your suggestions! I really appreciate the advice! tplops

xtrasystole

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French - France

tplops said: the text's target audience is middle-class French housewives in the early 1960s so it needs to be something that fits a more formal style Click to expand...

How about 'Hang on a minute!!' ? T

tplops

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English - England Hi xtrasystole! Yes, I was thinking along those lines too. I like it! Merci bien pour la suggestion! tplops You must log in or register to reply here. Share: Bluesky LinkedIn WhatsApp Email Share Link

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