Off topic: Translation of "Forceur" from FR to EN Thread poster: Dr Sarai Pahla, MBChB
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Hi everyone! While chatting to some Ingress friends (www.ingress.com), someone called someone else a "forceur" as a joke, and we're trying to figure out the appropriate term in English. The description is someone who is very eager to get something, to the point of being overbearing. Is there a single term (preferably slang, however regional) to describe this?
[Edited at 2017-09-15 09:22 ... See more Hi everyone! While chatting to some Ingress friends (www.ingress.com), someone called someone else a "forceur" as a joke, and we're trying to figure out the appropriate term in English. The description is someone who is very eager to get something, to the point of being overbearing. Is there a single term (preferably slang, however regional) to describe this?
[Edited at 2017-09-15 09:22 GMT] ▲ Collapse | | | sam@fr-uk United Kingdom Local time: 01:48 French to English
Sarai Pahla (MD) MBChB wrote: The description is someone who is very eager to get something, to the point of being overbearing. Is there a single (preferably slang, however regional) to describe this? The first word that springs to my mind is the adjective "pushy", as in "he's so pushy", "pushy parents". | | | Was it supposed to be French? | Sep 15, 2017 |
Never ever heard that word! | | |
sam@fr-uk wrote: The first word that springs to my mind is the adjective "pushy", as in "he's so pushy", "pushy parents". Same! Haven't come up with anything better. | |
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Yes, it was! | Sep 15, 2017 |
Christophe Delaunay wrote: Never ever heard that word! This is probably slang as well - I'm not sure! | | | The Misha Local time: 20:48 Russian to English + ... Eager beaver, perhaps? | Sep 15, 2017 |
That would be a common enough US label for someone who seems overly enthusiastic about something. | | | Eager beaver | Sep 15, 2017 |
I don't think "eager beaver" suggests the element of bossiness of the word "forceur", whereas "pushy" does. An eager beaver is someone who is madly keen but not necessarily bossy or pushy. | | | To report site rules violations or get help, contact a site moderator: You can also contact site staff by submitting a support request » Translation of "Forceur" from FR to EN CafeTran Espresso | You've never met a CAT tool this clever!
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