Anglo fool

French translation: anglofou

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English term or phrase:Anglo-fool
French translation:anglofou
Entered by: Ya CISSE

14:34 Mar 4, 2008
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Anglo fool
I got another embarrassment from our Chef de Bâtiment who insulted me "Anglo fool". It is a derogatory word used to describe us, the Southern Cameroonians.

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Ya CISSE
Local time: 09:58
anglofou
Explanation:
Il me semble que c'est ce que diraient les Camerounais eux-mêmes.
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Summary of answers provided
5connard d'Anglais/Angl(phone)
peekay
4 +1crétin d'angliche !
Nicolas Bonsignore
4anglofou
Roger McKeon
3idiot/imbécile d'Anglais
sophieb
3Anglocon
Marie Perrin


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
anglo fool
connard d'Anglais/Angl(phone)


Explanation:
i want to try and keep it civil

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Note added at 8 mins (2008-03-04 14:42:44 GMT)
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make that "Anglo" after the dash (typo)

peekay
Canada
Local time: 03:58
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
anglo fool
idiot/imbécile d'Anglais


Explanation:
less offensive than connard, but as colloquial as fool

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Note added at 28 minutes (2008-03-04 15:02:52 GMT)
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"abruti d'Anglais" or "putain d'Anglais" work too. even more occurrences on Google.
I think Anglais is sufficient. No one would say anglophone when injuring one.

sophieb
France
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
anglo fool
crétin d'angliche !


Explanation:
le terme "angliche" est plus péjoratif.

"crétin" n'est qu'un exemple... on pourrait citer des tonnes de noms d'oiseau ;o)

Nicolas Bonsignore
Local time: 09:58
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  cjohnstone: oui, pas trop excessif mais juste il me semble
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
anglo fool
anglofou


Explanation:
Il me semble que c'est ce que diraient les Camerounais eux-mêmes.

Example sentence(s):
  • Ici tout comportement jugé anormal vient d’un anglofou ou biafrais que nous sommes. L’apothéose a été le fameux ‘ennemi dans la maison’ d’Emah Basile en 1990 après le lancement du SDF
  • Bakweris are just the anglofou taste of the day. Any anglophone is unreliable. Just see what they did. Although they have two successive prime ministers, the dirty anglophone ingrates still saw it fit to disgrace the government in the African Human Rights

    Reference: http://www.postnewsline.com/2005/11/gendarmes_sack_.html
    Reference: http://www.dibussi.com/2006/03/the_biya_succes.html
Roger McKeon
Local time: 03:58
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
anglo fool
Anglocon


Explanation:
C'est heu...ce qui me vient à l'esprit en premier

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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-03-04 19:32:42 GMT)
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Tiens d'ailleurs je suis pas la seule !

http://www.cameroon-info.net/cin_reactions.php?s_id=17047

Marie Perrin
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