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    Just a few more slang things

    Anyone have time to tell me what these mean? (I'm sorry to keep asking and asking things but this stuff is not in the dictionary)

    reprends tes esprits

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    reprend tes esprits: pull yourself together, come back to your senses, get a grip on yourself.

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    Hi! I'm a student in psychology so I have a lot of free time!! And furthermore I used to translate this kind of words for some american friends of mine... And anyway this forum is dedicated to this!!

    reprendre ses esprits = to recover

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    Thanks once again possopo and uther pendragon. I am learning a ton of French from you people!

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    Re: Just a few more slang things

    [quote=Biancca]Anyone have time to tell me what these mean? (I'm sorry to keep asking and asking things but this stuff is not in the dictionary)

    reprends tes esprits

    [b]on d

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    Mordan, how kind of you to join the French board for once

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    I don't agree with the translation given by mordan to "cette fille t'en faisant voir de toutes les couleurs". Always has a negative meaning. For instance, cet prof t'en faisant de toutes les coulers pour passer son examen, means a teacher who makes you work very hard, to pass his exam. Usually, you must assume that there is a close link between the persons involved. The origin of this sentence is that when you are beaten on the head you see stars of all colours.

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