Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ca bouge pas mal
English translation:
It's a pretty happening scene
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
May 26, 2007 12:08
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ca bouge pas mal
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Description Of the Experience Of Eating Out In New York City
Not much context, but it's an assessment of the way life is for young people who live/hang out in New York City's East Village.
Context: "**Ca bouge pas ma** en ce qui concerne les punks, les gothiques, les rocks, les skin heads et les travellers."
"Ouais, c'est clair qu'il n'y a pas mal dans ce quartier."
Merci!
femme
Context: "**Ca bouge pas ma** en ce qui concerne les punks, les gothiques, les rocks, les skin heads et les travellers."
"Ouais, c'est clair qu'il n'y a pas mal dans ce quartier."
Merci!
femme
Proposed translations
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Change log
May 26, 2007 13:42: writeaway changed "Field (specific)" from "Poetry & Literature" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
May 31, 2007 04:11: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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It's a pretty happening scene, what with all the punks...
You clearly need some kind of slang here.
(signed, a former East Villager)
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or "It's hopping."
(signed, a former East Villager)
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or "It's hopping."
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Josée Bayeur (X)
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merci mon pote
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Silvia Brandon-Pérez
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thank you S-A!
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Gad Kohenov
: Yes. Reminds me of a youth movement is Lausanne, Switzerland in the 80s. It was called "Lausanne Bouge".
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toda! Ah, youth.
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Paul Cohen
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thanks Paul.
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: I also like;" things are hopping"
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Yes, that one is very close to orig. - thx Ingeborg
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Terry Richards
: Just the right degree of slang to match the source
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thank you Terry.
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katsy
: Agree with Terry, and like Ingeborg, I like 'It's hopping'
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thanks katsy!
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French Foodie
: happening was what first came to mind for me too
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thoroughly bodacious, thx Mara
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I really like your translation! And it always has a lot of clout with me when the answerer is experientially aware of the phenomenon (you said you were a former East Villager). Thanks!"
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it's a haunt for (punks, etc.)
to avoid rather lamely saying 'you see a lot of...'
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like kind of cool, man
that or something similar could be a typical expression used by the photography student or even the freelance writer...
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it's a hot scene.... things are hopping
more....
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That's a lively place or there is a lot going on
I'm going to say to reach that goal a city would need to be a lively place for someone to enjoy 7 days per week, 24 hours per day which would mean quite a ...
www.urbanplanet.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t36013.htm... - 51k - Résultat
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Or "It's a lively place..." if you like that better
www.urbanplanet.org/forums/lofiversion/index.php/t36013.htm... - 51k - Résultat
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Or "It's a lively place..." if you like that better
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Carol Gullidge
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Thank you Carol.
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Narasimhan Raghavan
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Thank you Narasimhan.
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BrigitteHilgner
: I think this is a good solution.
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Thank you Brigitte.
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Assimina Vavoula
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Thank you Assimina.
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Tony M
: Oddly enough, "that's a lively place" reads rather oddly used in this sort of way / Yes, I totally agree with 'lively', it's that's which bothers me!
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I think it is the meaning intended Tony. "animé". OK for "It's" then.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
: There is a lot going on ...
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Thank you.
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Julie Barber
: or, to please Tony, you could change it round to: there is a lively punk, gothic, rock, skinhead and traveller scene...
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Thank you Julie.
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Gacela20
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Thank you.
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