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Nov 16, 2012 15:20
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English term
Switzerland
Brazilian portuguese, italian, english
Native in: French 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to French, Italian to French, Portuguese to French
come or become unhinged
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I came across this expression in a book synopsis i have to translate into french. They would "become unhinged" when confronted to certain type of situation. Anyone knows of a good french equivalent?
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
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perdre les pédales
among others
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perdre la tête
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unhinged : unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unhinged?s=t&ld=1118
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unhinged : unsettled, disordered, or distraught: He became unhinged when his friend died.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/unhinged?s=t&ld=1118
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s'effondrer, perdre tous ses moyens
ça dépend du niveau de langage. Ici, ça ne me semble pas un ton familier.....
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Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
perdaient le contrôle
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Alain Boulé
Native in French
Technical translation by an engineer
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, German to French
seront déstabilisés
Autre expression
Ou désorientés.
Ou désorientés.
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Anne R
: oui pour la traduction, mais pourquoi l'usage du futur?
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Merci, oui, vous avez raison, seraient.
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GILLES MEUNIER
: déstabilisé, ce n'est pas un état chronique comme certains le suggèrent
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Bertrand Leduc
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déjanter/ être déjanté
"They would become unhinged when confronted to certain type of situation"
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"Ils commençaient à déjanter dès que ..."
exactly the same idea: go seriously crazy / unbalanced, expressed thought the image of the mind being on the loose, contact with "base" gone.
unhinged door = separated from the frame
pneu déjanté = s'est détaché de la roue
"t'es déjanté?" "tu déjante!"
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"Ils commençaient à déjanter dès que ..."
exactly the same idea: go seriously crazy / unbalanced, expressed thought the image of the mind being on the loose, contact with "base" gone.
unhinged door = separated from the frame
pneu déjanté = s'est détaché de la roue
"t'es déjanté?" "tu déjante!"
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GILLES MEUNIER
: état chronique comme d'autres propositions alors qu'ici c'est un état passager face à certaines situations
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je n'ai jamais eu l'impression que "déjanter" conduit nécessairement à un état chronique, qu’on ne peut plus s’en remettre.
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Bertrand Leduc
: ''déjanter'' has to much of a connotation linked to drug taking, IMO!
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OK, it's your perception of this expression; I heard it used in many cases where no drugs were involved.
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