Parler tout bas

[brad]

oh .. and to answer your questions. in english we do say 'make my bed in the morning'

if you wanted to say the opposite .. most people would say .. 'turn down the bed in the evening' ... now that I look at that, it doesnt make sense, but that is what people say.

about the elephant stuff .. if you say 'dream as big as an elephant' .. to me that would mean you have really big dreams. where if you would say 'dream as big as an elephant does' .. that somehow assumes elephants have really big dreams themselves .. lol

prolly not a big issue, either one would work.

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by brad

where if you would say 'dream as big as an elephant does' .. that somehow assumes elephants have really big dreams themselves .. lol

That's the original meaning though! Actually, it implies both... (her dreams are as big as theirs)

[brad]

i can't tell you how awesome it is to get some real 'French' guidance on these translations ..

thanks man

[riva2model64]

yes, thanks aFrenchie.
your clarifications and translations are always apprecieated!!
thanks for clarification about the the candy and the blood.

the literal meaning of deface means to mutilate, make ugly, destroy, mar
it would seem wierd to deface a bed, so you are probably right aFrenchie, may it is
"unpack the bed" or as Brad says it "turn down the bed"

i didn't know that elephants dream big
maybe the elephants in the zoos dream big because they
are depressed- they long for the freedom that the plains offer them

do you guys feel sorry for the zoo animals?

we have parakeets, and we have a cage, but we don't cage them.
they are free to fly about the house. and each night, they return to their cage at their choosing

[dvtq]

thank frenchie, how awesome are you , all that translate are good

[HibyPrime]

the subtitles in the song translate 'je l'aime lui' into 'so'

doesn't 'je l'aime lui' mean 'i like him' or 'i love him'?

[brad]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

the subtitles in the song translate 'je l'aime lui' into 'so'

doesn't 'je l'aime lui' mean 'i like him' or 'i love him'?

yes .. you are right. there are a lot of mistakes i made on this, i need to re-upload the video again. i had old subtitles and it seems part of them are from that one, and part are from the new one.

i am going to try and fix it tonight.

[aFrenchie]

Originally Posted by HibyPrime

the subtitles in the song translate 'je l'aime lui' into 'so'

doesn't 'je l'aime lui' mean 'i like him' or 'i love him'?

You're right.
"Je l'aime" (note the "l'") = "I love him" or "I love her", depends on the rest (you can't say "j'aime lui" ou "j'aime elle" by the way)
"Je l'aime, lui": "lui" added is a way to emphasise, like saying "him and noone else"

I know this emphasis doesn't exist in English (or does it?).
Another example: "Moi, je m'appelle Lolita", "moi" only accentuates that she's talking about her. Weird eh?

[HibyPrime]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

You're right.
"Je l'aime" (note the "l'") = "I love him" or "I love her", depends on the rest (you can't say "j'aime lui" ou "j'aime elle" by the way)

so... any idea why it was translated into "so.." in the video? i would guess it was a typo, but I could be wrong..

"Je l'aime, lui": "lui" added is a way to emphasise, like saying "him and noone else"

I know this emphasis doesn't exist in English (or does it?).

there is something close to that, but not exactly that in english

example:

"I love you"
vs.
"I love you, frenchie"

you would use the persons name, rather than saying 'him' or 'her.'

[RadioactiveMan]

Originally Posted by aFrenchie

Another example: "Moi, je m'appelle Lolita", "moi" only accentuates that she's talking about her. Weird eh?

In English, you could say "Me, my name is..." but it's not a very popular way of speaking.