la langue qui claque comme les grands
English translation: he speaks the harsh language of his elders
| 13:45 Jan 6, 2006 |
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|  Selected response from: Dr Sue Levy (X) Local time: 20:36 | ||||
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| 4 +5 | he speaks the harsh language of his elders |
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| 5 +1 | click one's tongue |
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| 3 -1 | talks like an adult |
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10 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): -1
peer agreement (net): -1talks like an adult Explanation: I reckon this suggests that the streetwise 13 year old sounds like an adult when they speak, ie that they are old beyond their years or simply streetwise So you would be looking for some phrase to indicate this depending on the context |
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23 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| faire claquer sa langue click one's tongue Explanation: Click one's tongue, as if to say "tut tut". -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2006-01-06 14:11:45 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- And here's a webref for you but the Robert & Collins has this one. http://french.about.com/library/express/blex-claquer.htm |
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38 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +5
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