tegwini Posted October 28, 2007 Share Posted October 28, 2007 GOT TO REPLY TO NEIGHBOUR'S EMAIL - PLEASE PLEASE -CAN ANYONE HELP??Anyone any idea how to say -'you made my day' which my neigbour did when she said she had been sweeping up the 'nipples' (actually acorns which stain the grout) from the terrace - but I am still smiling about this! it did make my day! imagine it!many thankstegwiniPerhaps I put this in the wrong place - no response so far, pse help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickel Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 When Clint Eastwood aka Dirty Harry says to the punk - "go on, make my day" the translation is Vas-y, fais moi plaisir!!so maybe "ça m'a fait plaisir" or perhaps you could use "illuminer" or "embellir " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DerekJ Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 Would a literal translation be.....vous avez fait mon jour Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I'm interested that your neighbour called acorns nipples, as I always thought they were called glands in French. Is it a regional thing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moonraker Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 No, the correct word is gland....fruit du chêne (which is of course, a completely different part of the human body and not a gland!!!!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cat Posted October 29, 2007 Share Posted October 29, 2007 I was trying to resist he obvious anatomical references [:$] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tegwini Posted October 29, 2007 Author Share Posted October 29, 2007 Many thanks all - not sure why she got these words so confused - she barely speaks English, perhaps glands is a clue?? That's not a big deal, but I just wanted to try to explain that she make my day - and not easy in rural Wiltshire, grey, wet, dark nearly every day - some sun today- yipeee!RegardsTegwini Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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