Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mener une vie de bâton de chaise
English translation:
To lead a wild life
Added to glossary by
Michel A.
Sep 12, 2004 13:43
19 yrs ago
French term
tapon (X)
mener une vie de bâton de chaise
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
the text has been tranlated from american english. the subjects are young working-class american men in the 1950's.
Tout a commencé quand ma femme a voulu partir pour la Ville et mener une vie de bâton de chaise ... [p.192]
Proposed translations
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| 5 +5 | To lead a wild life |
Michel A.
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| 5 | to lead a wild existance/ to live the wild life |
Roni Osbern
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| 4 | to party/be a party animal |
sarahl (X)
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| 4 | to lead a carefree life |
palani
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
mener une vie de b�ton de chaise
Selected
To lead a wild life
Harraps
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-12 13:48:46 GMT)
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Also \"to live the life of Riley\" - Cobuild
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Note added at 5 mins (2004-09-12 13:48:46 GMT)
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Also \"to live the life of Riley\" - Cobuild
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French term (edited):
mener une vie de b�ton de chaise
to party/be a party animal
probably because a bâton de chaise is vertical, like someone who never sleeps :-)
10 hrs
Roni Osbern
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
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French term (edited):
mener une vie de b�ton de chaise
to lead a wild existance/ to live the wild life
Harper Collins Robert French - English Dictionary, fourth edition, page 867 - vie de baton de chaise - riotous ou wild existance,
mener une vie ... - to live a life .../to lead a life...
mener une vie ... - to live a life .../to lead a life...
1 day 14 hrs
French term (edited):
mener une vie de b�ton de chaise
to lead a carefree life
I think she wants to lead life without commitents and be a part of the life in cities partying and caring for nothing but fun.
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