Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
donneur de leçons
English translation:
finger-waggers
Added to glossary by
Cornelia Serban
Jul 18, 2006 09:22
17 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
Fast, Accurate, Reliable
Native in: Romanian
Works in: English to Romanian, French to Romanian, Romanian to English, and 1 more.
donneur de leçons
French to English
Art/Literary
Journalism
news article
"Un contrat est un contrat, et on doit le respecter" disent les ***donneurs de leçons***.
How should I put this in English without using a paraphrase? Is there a perfect equivalent? Thanks in advance.
How should I put this in English without using a paraphrase? Is there a perfect equivalent? Thanks in advance.
Proposed translations
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| 4 +4 | finger-waggers |
Sandra Petch
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| 3 +1 | those who know better / best |
BrigitteHilgner
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| 3 +1 | know-it-all |
Andreas THEODOROU
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| 4 | self-righteous |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
+4
18 mins
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finger-waggers
A nice image...
I also thought of "moralisers" and maybe "preachers"
I also thought of "moralisers" and maybe "preachers"
Peer comment(s):
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French Foodie
21 mins
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Thank you Mara :-)
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Tony M
: I like it!
44 mins
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Thanks, me too! ;-)
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| agree |
John Peterson
1 hr
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Thanks John, much appreciated!
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| agree |
Jeffrey Lewis
3 hrs
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Hi Jeffrey and thanks!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Very nice, thanks!"
+1
7 mins
BrigitteHilgner
Austria
Austria
Austria
b2b/economics/marketing/market research/
Native in: German 
Works in: German to English, French to German, English to German
those who know better / best
should work
Peer comment(s):
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Mariusz Kuklinski
: best
50 mins
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Thank you, Mariusz!
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writeaway
: those who know best does not really convey the idea of Besserwisser
53 mins
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I see your point - I was thinking of it in an ironic sense, but that probably needs to be made clear.
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Tony M
: Doesn't really convey the same idea... To start with, the implication is "those who THINK they know best" --- a subtle but important difference!
57 mins
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You've got a point - it's not obvious that I was thinking of those who think ... I should have been more precise.
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+1
1 hr
Andreas THEODOROU
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Translator/writer (medical/pharma specn)
Native in: English
Works in: Greek to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
know-it-all
another variationn this one conveying a mild degree of disdain
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Julie Barber
: how about ars+holes ? :) only joking Andy.......
28 mins
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thanks julie - I don't think the French is particularly strong - another term could be smart arses.
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25 mins
self-righteous
sanctimonius
'pi'
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