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Rippers

English translation: ripper

09:46 Jun 13, 2023
French to English translations [PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / TV credits
French term or phrase: Rippers
I'm translating the credits for a documentary with some dramatisation that was originally produced in French.

The people credited don't show up on IMDB, LinkedIn or a Google search.

Would it be something like a grip?
kmtext
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:46
English translation:ripper
Explanation:
It is already the EN word being used in FR (also found as 'rippeur')

It basically just means 'muscle' — 'grips' are a special kind of 'muscle', but it would not be appropriate to promote these general labourers to the more specific rôle of 'grips'.
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Tony M
France
Local time: 10:46
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2ripper
Tony M
4 +1prop hands
Bourth
4Ripeur
Emmanuella
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José Patrício

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41 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
ripper
ripper


Explanation:
It is already the EN word being used in FR (also found as 'rippeur')

It basically just means 'muscle' — 'grips' are a special kind of 'muscle', but it would not be appropriate to promote these general labourers to the more specific rôle of 'grips'.

Tony M
France
Local time: 10:46
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 402
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Samuël Buysschaert: https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000024668811
36 mins
  -> Merci, Samuël !
neutral  Bourth: Not wot U thought in 2009. Have had no luck finding 'ripper' in Eng. in this context. https://fra.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/cinema-film-tv-...
2 hrs
agree  Emmanuella: Désolée, je m'étais trompée de langue cible
4 hrs
neutral  philgoddard: You need to provide references. A grip is someone who manages lighting equipment, but I don't see the connection with 'ripper'.
8 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Ripeur


Explanation:
https://www.jaitoutcompris.com/quiz/les-secrets-du-cinema-20...

Je privilégie les termes français existants ( cf.discussion box)

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Note added at 3 heures (2023-06-13 13:08:10 GMT)
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Résultat du test comprenant ripeur : 9 points sur 10

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Note added at 3 heures (2023-06-13 13:11:34 GMT)
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Emmanuella
Italy
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: French
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
prop hands


Explanation:
Contrary to what I said last time round - https://fra.proz.com/kudoz/french-to-english/cinema-film-tv-... - a prop hand is not necessarily a dummy hand for horror movies.

"Prop hand
Prop hands organise the transporting of all the hired props. They make sure the props that are ordered get to the unit safely and are stored logically. When the props are no longer needed, they get them back to the hire company and complete the paperwork"
https://www.screenskills.com/job-profiles/browse/film-and-tv...

"By chance, another prop hand, Tommy Bacon, lived nearby with his wife and seven children. Bacon had an old minibus and agreed to give Mickey a lift."
https://books.google.fr/books?id=908KEAAAQBAJ&pg=PA105&lpg=P...

(Mickey, above, is the Mickey Pugh who was "stand-by prop hand" for War Horse - https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0700054/fullcredits?ref_=m_nmfm_1 )


Bourth
France
Local time: 10:46
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Conor McAuley: Appears to concord with this: https://www.cineteleandco.fr/metier-du-cinema-rippeur/
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Reference comments


48 mins
Reference

Reference information:
Has it anything to do with DVDs?
Méthode 2 : Ripper un DVD protégé avec VideoByte Ripper BD-DVD
Un bon DVD Ripper peut vous aider aussi à extraire le contenu d’un DVD dans les autres périphériques sous formats différents. - https://videobyte.fr/copy-protected-dvd/
[4 méthodes] Comment copier un DVD protégé pour la sauvegarde ? - même link
DVD Ripper is the best DVD ripper freeware that makes even intractable DVD digitizing work as easy as 3 clicks away. - https://www.winxdvd.com/dvd-ripper/

José Patrício
Portugal
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
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