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over the pop

French translation: excessive

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English term or phrase:over the top
French translation:excessive
Entered by: Lesley Clarke

20:48 May 26, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: over the pop
On parle des oiseaux de paradis :

L’utilisation que font les mâles des longues plumes colorées qui dépassent de leur tête et de leurs ailes, de leur longue queue et de leurs touffes brillantes sur la poitrine may be considered a little ‘over the top’ by many.
Catherine Lenoir
Local time: 09:38
excessive
Explanation:
one option
Selected response from:

Lesley Clarke
Mexico
Local time: 01:38
Grading comment
merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +7excessive
Lesley Clarke
4 +1de mauvais goût
sarahl (X)
3 +1ils ont l'air de frimer/"d'en rajouter"/de trop en faire/d'exagérer
jacrav
4Cabotin, fanfaron, hâbleur
Katell Deletre
3m'as-tu-vu / poseur / exubérant / snob / tape à l'oeil
Linguasphere


  

Answers


3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +7
over the top
excessive


Explanation:
one option

Lesley Clarke
Mexico
Local time: 01:38
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
merci

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Miguel Falquez-Certain
14 mins
  -> Thanks Nigel
agree  Audrey Fermon-Terraza (X)
20 mins
  -> Thanks Audrey
agree  laurem
46 mins
  -> Thanks
agree  RHELLER
2 hrs
agree  Nanny Wintjens
2 hrs
agree  sktrans
7 hrs
agree  Infotradus
11 hrs
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ils ont l'air de frimer/"d'en rajouter"/de trop en faire/d'exagérer


Explanation:
… "d'en remettre une couche"/de se pousser du col … ;)

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Note added at 12 mins (2005-05-26 21:01:52 GMT)
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c\'est ce que beaucoup de gens pourraient penser …

jacrav
Neth. Antilles
Local time: 03:38
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 54

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sarahl (X): une deuxième couche de fond de teint ?
23 mins
  -> … sur la poire … ;))
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Cabotin, fanfaron, hâbleur


Explanation:
dans le sens de frimer...

Katell Deletre
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
m'as-tu-vu / poseur / exubérant / snob / tape à l'oeil


Explanation:
En résumé, ils sont fiers comme des paons !
Ils se montrent, s'exhibent, se pavanent et paradent.
Too much !


Linguasphere
France
Local time: 09:38
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
de mauvais goût


Explanation:
une autre possibilité

sarahl (X)
Local time: 00:38
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 66

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  jacrav: Un peu "tarte" ?
2 hrs
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