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176 months ago

Jim Chadburn (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

qui ne sait que faire de sa peau

Context:

Max, qui ne sait que faire de sa peau, va à la porte de Jonval

 

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176 months ago

LEYNA_JONES  See profile wrote:

To have nothing planned - to be at a loose end

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176 months ago

LEYNA_JONES  See profile wrote:

Idly, Max goes to Jonval's door

176 months ago

LEYNA_JONES  See profile wrote:

who does not know what to do with himself

My comment:

Max is bored and he doesn't know what to do...

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Probably right, but needs more context.

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

What do you mean? There is no context given

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Exactly. More context from the asker would have been helpful. Cheers.

176 months ago

LEYNA_JONES  See profile wrote:

who doesn't know what he should do with his life/in life

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176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Works for me

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Bonjour, et merci, Claude.

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Works for me

176 months ago

Geoff Bing  See profile wrote:

who doesn't quite know what to do with himself /OR simply/ who is bored

My comment:

my mum used to say "standing with two arms the one length", which is perfect, but i don't think many would understand that ;)

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

176 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Probably right, but needs more context to be sure.