To translate, I mean. Mine might be "pattern". It's a motif, a schéma, a modèle, and none of the three conveys the full meaning.
"You know better than..." is a pain in the ass.
Who needs to vent?

I get the joke this time. It's that the child is asking for more allowance and the parent is asking them to try harder in school.

The kid promises and the parent says something like, "ok I'll give you 25¢ a day instead of 2€ a week!" Right?

I was wondering if someone could clarify a few things though.

Is "krieg" here "kriegen?" I see in the Cambridge dictionary that it's a colloquial form of "give." It's kinda neat that you'd say "gimme" instead of "can I have".

How "bad," is "Niete?" It says in the dictionary that it means someone/something that is a loser or a complete failure, but that sounds a bit harsh coming from a parent. Is it a little light-hearted like "dummy," harher like "dumbass," or even worse?

Thanks!

I'd also like to remind anyone reading this that if you need help with Japanese, I'm always here to help!

Edit to add: Thanks so much for the explanation! I won't be calling anyone Niete to be safe.

What is the English equivalent of "zozos" in the context of this toot? It sounds kinda cute/childish so I'm thinking bozos or dummies.

Thanks!

I feel like a dummy for not knowing this as a Canadian, but is there a difference between the two? I've actually never heard of québéquien/nne before.

Also, in the picture, there is this caption: vieux fumet "sueur d'avion". Does that mean he reeks of airplane smells?

I think this means "I'm not alone," but can't figure out why the "ja" is there. Would it not make sense if it said "Ich bin nicht allein"?

Update: Thanks to everyone who responded! I guess it's a way to emphasize your point.

Wanting to avoid using Google or any AI service online, I want to ask if I could get some help translating my English post into German as I want to use this as an excuse to motivate me into learning German.

Anyways the text I want to learn how to translate is:

Roman aka Der8auer, owner/founder of Thermal Grizzly products, got scammed out of €40.000 by placing raw material orders in China and has made this video to alert people to be more aware that these kinds of situations can happen.

• Is aka (Also Known As) alis?
• What's the differneces in: Unternehmer Geschäftsinhaber Geschäftseigentümer?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMsYnvIdlos&list=RDL-0vlhkgrOU&index=2

I cannot find English lyrics, let alone any published lyrics, to this song. Can someone transcribe (and hopefully translate) the lyrics?

Here is the context it was used in:

D’après elle, « l’essai de décriminalisation » du gouvernement était voué à l’échec dès le départ.

Thank you in advance.

On a somewhat related note, does anyone know of websites or channels that are less depressing than CBC where I can read, listen to, or watch French content? I recently started using Loops, and the algorithm started suggesting some French accounts. If anyone has any recommendations, I'd really appreciate it.

I think "à la suite d'une fusillade mortelle" means "following a fatal shooting," but can't figure out without the first half. Something tells me that "crie" is not a verb in this case...

I could use Google translate, but I'd rather have a discussion with people here!

I was happy to find this community, and I realised I really could do with having fellow pro translators to chat with. Commiserate and bitch, sure, but also help out, take wild guesses about a weird turn of phrase, find the niche cultural reference from that Turkish TV show nobody knows outside of Turkey, and so on.
Who else? And hi!

Hi guys. Another request about understanding a French joke. Why is "checkered jacket," a funny punchline?

Another letter from mom... This time I'm confused about "けんしょう", and also "はと"

Image text:

エミリーへ
けんしょうに
あたるコツはと　きかれたら
むよくと　こたえて
みたりする
かたわらに　ハガキのやま　はは

Another letter! ;p
This time I can understand the last 2 lines, but the first 2 perplex me.

Context: Christmas!

Image text:

エミリーへ
まよいみち
サンタをすくう
きらぼしは
やみよにまたたく　ねがいかな
メリー・クリスマス！　ははより

Does the person filming mention why he's picking up a single tadpole to take to the basin? I don't see the point in filming that part as I don't understand Spanish (I think) at all.

Is it just that the lady being recirded is trying to give a clever answer "poisson" because it's already under water and maybe because it rhymes with boisson, but then the cameraman is just giving a straightforward answer (a zebu)?

Sorry about all the Instagram videos, it's about all I get my French content right now. I can stop if it bothers Lemmy users , or at least try to transcribe it instead.

Transcription

Woman 1: Quel animal n’a jamais soif?

Woman 2: Le poisson. [unintelligible for me, perhaps: C’est pas?]

Woman 1: Le zébu.

I've been playing the japanese version of Animal Crossing: Wild World in order to improve my japanese, and while I can understand enough to get by I still find myself stumped sometimes.

Context:
In Animal Crossing the player's mother will sometimes send them letters about various topics,「エミリー」is my character's name.

Image text:
エミリーへ
たまにはね
よわねはくのも
いいものよ
かあさんたまには　たよられたいな
ドーンときなさい　ははより

Note: this is an example of a translation request.

Per the title, what does this tattoo say?

Note: This is just an example of a translation request.

What is the character on the left saying? I can read the character, but I can't understand what that single sound is supposed to mean.