English translation of "c'est un navet" - "Because it's a third-rate film."

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193 months ago

Geea (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:	French > English
Subject:	General
Level of diffculty:	Easy / medium
Word or term in question:	c'est un navet
Context:	Answer to : Why did you choose not to see [movie title] in the theater?
Keywords:	not much more context, sorry

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193 months ago

myrthe wrote:

rubbishy film GB, turkey US (colloquial)

My comment:

Slang: It's a shit flop

My references:

++ Slang: It's a motherfucker shit ass flop

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193 months ago

myrthe wrote:

http://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/turkey For colloquial US idiom

193 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

No, Christine - your reference isn't slang, it's offensive language.

193 months ago

myrthe wrote:

because it's rubbish

193 months ago

myrthe wrote:

Because it's a third-rate film.

My references:

directionary.reverso.net/french-english/navet

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193 months ago

cnchaar wrote:

It's a trashy movie.

My references:

http://www.wordreference.com/fren/navet

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

193 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Agree. Easily found on the www.

193 months ago

Jennifer White wrote:

Many other possible translations of the phrase found on the Internet and in some French/English dictionaries. The most appropriate translation depends on the text's overall context.

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