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Jul 2, 2006 20:40
17 yrs ago
French term
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, German to English
gardez-vous
Non-PRO
French to English
Social Sciences
History
Le roi Jean le Bon se retrouve bientôt isolé au milieu des Anglais. Son fils cadet, Philippe, âgé de quatorze ans, tente de l’aider en criant : « Père, gardez-vous à droite, gardez-vous à gauche ! ». C’est pour cette conduite courageuse que Philippe sera appelé Philippe « le Hardi ». Il deviendra duc de Bourgogne tandis que son frère sera roi de France sous le nom de Charles V.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +10 | beware/ Watch out your right , your left ! |
Najib Aloui
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| 3 +2 | Look out/Someone's after you |
Jeffrey Lewis
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| 4 | Be careful while goingout. Look out on bothsides |
narasimha (X)
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Change log
Jul 2, 2006 21:31: writeaway changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"
Proposed translations
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4 mins
beware/ Watch out your right , your left !
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Peer comment(s):
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Jeffrey Lewis
: Pile ou face?
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thank you!
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Mark Nathan
: watch out on your right
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Thank you!You're right Nathan "on your right...
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Rob Grayson
21 mins
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thank you!
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peekay
: yup
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Thank you! La gloire va me monter à la tête...I feel like an orator after a big applause"Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!"
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Ingeborg Gowans (X)
: w/ Mark Nathan: on your right, etc...yes, I'm "pretty legendary", just kidding, it is a Scandinavian name and might have been in a Norse mythology maybe...
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Thank you Ingeborg! Your name sounds like a legend!
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Peter Shortall
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Thanks Peter!
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KNielsen
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Thank you Nielsen!
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Uma Hariharan
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Thanks Uma!
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Cervin
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Thank you Cervin!
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Richard Benham
: "on" or "to" your right....
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Thank you Richard, after having been so far away from "live" English I am , thanks to criticisms, surely coming back ...
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Jeffrey Lewis
United States
United States
Native in English
Works in field
United States
academic and scientific translations
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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Look out/Someone's after you
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The context is pretty clear - the kid was trying to alert his old man to attacks that he might not have seen coming.
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-07-02 20:44:45 GMT)
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"Father, look now/watch yourself on the right, now on the left, etc."
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-07-02 20:46:13 GMT)
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In fencing, of course, you say "en garde" when you prepare to attack your opponent (be on your guard), and "Gare à vous" in general means beware, danger is coming, etc.
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Note added at 4 mins (2006-07-02 20:44:45 GMT)
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"Father, look now/watch yourself on the right, now on the left, etc."
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Note added at 6 mins (2006-07-02 20:46:13 GMT)
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In fencing, of course, you say "en garde" when you prepare to attack your opponent (be on your guard), and "Gare à vous" in general means beware, danger is coming, etc.
Peer comment(s):
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sarahl (X)
: on that note, what is your dog licking the right side only?
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dextrose |
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Najib Aloui
: How are you Sarah? Jeffrey, nous venons d'apprendre que notre fille a eu le bac avec mention, grande joie à la maison!
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Vivat nostra societas,Vivant studiosi: Crescat una veritas,Floreat fraternitas,Patriae prosperitas.
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8 days
Be careful while goingout. Look out on bothsides
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When one is isolated in a foreign and unknown country, he has to be very careful where he goes. he has to be cautious and be on the look out for any untoward things that may creep up.He has to keep his eyes open move very cautiously.
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Note added at 8 days (2006-07-11 04:51:35 GMT)
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This also applies to sports, where you have to be on your guard at all times, be it cricket, football, tennis, or any sport. Any lack of concentaration and cautiousness may land you in trouble.
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Note added at 8 days (2006-07-11 04:51:35 GMT)
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This also applies to sports, where you have to be on your guard at all times, be it cricket, football, tennis, or any sport. Any lack of concentaration and cautiousness may land you in trouble.
Example sentence:
I went into war zone looking on both sides for any impending trouble.
one has to be creful when he enters a troubled zone.
Discussion
I eventually found it in a book of quotes: “Father, watch your right! Father, watch your left!”