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c\'estage

French translation: elle s'assagit

22:38 Apr 30, 2004
French language (monolingual) [Non-PRO]
Social Sciences - Other
French term or phrase: c\'estage
i am looking for the french word that means "a woman that is getting her act together"...i am told that it is a term called c'estage...but i don't know if this is correct or the right way to spell. thank you.
kelli herd
Selected answer:elle s'assagit
Explanation:
maybe...
Selected response from:

sarahl (X)
Local time: 22:30
Grading comment
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
3 +5elle s'assagit
sarahl (X)
3 +1c'est l'âge
CHENOUMI (X)
2 +1c'est avec l'âge qu'on devient sage
chaplin
3Elle s'est assagie (avec l'âge)
Jean-Luc Dumont


Discussion entries: 3





  

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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
c'estage
elle s'assagit


Explanation:
maybe...

sarahl (X)
Local time: 22:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CHENOUMI (X): GRrRrrrr, c'est ce que j'allais proposeeer !!! :-)
2 mins
  -> comme quoi les grrrrrands esprits se rencontrent, timafi ! merci !
agree  Hacene: are speaking out of experience? ;-D
25 mins
  -> nope ! they call me indécrottable! how about you?
agree  Cl. COMBALUZIER
11 hrs
  -> merci Claire !
agree  Thierry LOTTE
17 hrs
  -> arigato, Thierry kun!
agree  Jordane Boury
22 hrs
  -> merci Jordane !
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15 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
c'estage
c'est l'âge


Explanation:
Only tentatively, I could think of "c'est l'âge/c'est avec l'âge" que la femme mûrit.
And I was going to propose elle **S'assagit**, but if I'm right, Sarah deserves the credit for her prompt answer. :)



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Note added at 16 mins (2004-04-30 22:55:31 GMT)
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P.S. could be simply **SAGESSE** as \"s\'assagit\" is a very refined term....

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Note added at 18 mins (2004-04-30 22:57:23 GMT)
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OR
>> devient sage, est sage.

CHENOUMI (X)
Native speaker of: Native in Haitian-CreoleHaitian-Creole, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  sarahl (X): c'est l'âge, c'est plutôt le contraire non ? l'âge bête, l'âge ingrat etc.
1 hr
  -> Non, non J'ai splmt **décodé/déchiffré/décomposé** le terme proposé *c'estage* ..... Mes trads sont proposées plus loin, comme tu l'as bien vu.
agree  Jordane Boury: ça pourrait être ça aussi (en tout cas, c'est la solution la plus proche du terme proposé)
22 hrs
  -> Yes, the closest one, anyway. Tt cpte fait, "s'assagit" n'est pas un terme aussi courant. Merci et bon w-e, Jordane. :=)
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
c'est avec l'âge qu'on devient sage


Explanation:
s'assagir for me a derogatory a woman can understand the game of life without accepting the rule given by society but playing it according to her logic. Does this make sense??!!!

chaplin
United Kingdom
Local time: 06:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  CHENOUMI (X): Cute. Agree 100% with comments. Dis donc, on dirait que j' t'ai bien inspirée. ;)
33 mins
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
c'estage
Elle s'est assagie (avec l'âge)


Explanation:
the years have mellowed her

Jean-Luc Dumont
France
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: French
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