Pringao

12:57 Feb 16, 2006
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Spanish to French translations [Non-PRO]
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
Spanish term or phrase: Pringao
Could someone please tell me what the French term for "pringao/pringado" is? The word comes up several times in a film script about a group of teenagers in modern-day Spain. As an insult, they call each other "pringaos", but I've no idea what the current slang equivalent would be in France.

Thanks in advance!

Desmond
Desmond Graal
Local time: 02:52


Summary of answers provided
5 +1Andouille, patate, plat de nouilles...
Juan Jacob
3 +1un naze
Emmanuel Sanjuan


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20 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un naze


Explanation:
pourrait convenir; un pringao: un loozer, un naze

Emmanuel Sanjuan
Local time: 02:52
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabelle López T.: oui, naze, looser......
3 days 2 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Andouille, patate, plat de nouilles...


Explanation:
...imbécile, corniaud, bas d'plaf, cornichon, connard, plouc, pouilleux...
Il s'agit d'un film, donc le contexte est très important.
Cela dépend de qui le dit à qui, et en quelles circonstances.
Juan, traducteur de films.
Bonne chance !


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Note added at 4 hrs (2006-02-16 17:54:46 GMT)
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Nigaud, aussi.
Au fait, le DRAE confirme: "Persona que se deja engañar fácilmente."

Juan Jacob
Mexico
Local time: 18:52
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Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 16

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agree  Catherine Laporte
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