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> A police officer beats a woman whose three-year-old runs in all directions Is anyone able to give a better translation of this bit? Looks like the original s
by smcl 10y ago
> A police officer beats a woman whose three-year-old runs in all directions
Is anyone able to give a better translation of this bit? Looks like the original sentence was "Une policière engueule une femme dont le garçon de trois ans court dans tous les sens"
- joncrocks 10y agoFrom google: engueuler. (transitive, informal) to give (someone) a roasting, to tell someone off. (reflexive, informal) to argue, to have a row. So I think the officer just gave her a telling off.
- rxdazn 10y agoA police officer berates a woman whose 3 y.o kid runs around
- Theizestooke 10y ago"engueuler" is berating, not beating. e:fb
- zdkl 10y agoEngueuler is yelling at someone, not beating. This woman got scolded because of a hyperactive kid, from your sentence.
- jbrun 10y agoA police officer screams at a lady whose three year old child is running all over the place.
- thesehands 10y agoA police officer told off a woman whose three year son was running around
- pwdis_password 10y ago"A female police officer yells at a woman whose three-year-old boy runs about"
- barry-cotter 10y agoA police officer harangued a woman while a boy of three years old ran all over the place. Harangued/Berated/Bitched at
- lamdauf 10y agoThe original phrase is " Une policière engueule une femme dont le garçon de trois ans court dans tous les sens". in the context;I think a correct transalation is " the police-woman shouted at a lady because her three-year-old child was runing in all directions.