a real guy's guy

French translation: c'est le genre brut de décoffrage

07:19 May 24, 2011
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English term or phrase: a real guy's guy
Voici le contexte : la rédactrice d'un journal demande à une de ses journalistes de relooker un des journalistes sportifs de la rédaction et d'en faire un article de plusieurs pages qu'elle publiera dans le nouveau supplément magazine qu'elle vient de créer, dans le but d'attirer un public féminin. Voici en quels termes elle décrit le journaliste en question : "He's a bit of a mess, a real guy's guy. He never really grew up, which works on our sport pages, but really won't work in person." C'est ce "He's a bit of a mess, a real guy's guy" qui me pose problème. Merci pour vos idées !
soperilleux
Local time: 10:24
French translation:c'est le genre brut de décoffrage
Explanation:
C'est un mec plutôt mal sapé.........genre brut de décoffrage
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polyglot45
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J'aime beaucoup l'image. C'est bien dans le ton. Merci !
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3un mec de chez mec
Pierrot de la L
3 +1c'est le genre brut de décoffrage
polyglot45
4c'est un mec , quoi
Irène Guinez
3un vrai mec
FX Fraipont (X)
3un vrai mâle
silvester55
3un vrai de vrai gars
Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
3une vraie fibre masculine
mimi 254
2qui traine qu'avec les potes
Laurette Tassin
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silvester55

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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un vrai mec


Explanation:
a gruff guy, witthout the refinements of metrosexuals : aftershave, deodorant and makeup; .. the list is growing by the day

FX Fraipont (X)
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
qui traine qu'avec les potes


Explanation:
pas parfait je sais

Laurette Tassin
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un vrai mâle


Explanation:
entre autres

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Note added at 1 hr (2011-05-24 09:17:18 GMT)
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Eh bien, on a souvent dans la tête, en disant « mâle », l'image du bon gros Roger, assis devant la télé avec une bière et du foot, du bon gros bourrin pas fin qui aime se retrouver en bande, qui hurle d'un rire gras et raconte des blagues salaces en regardant le cul des filles qui passent dans la rue. Bon. Pour certains, ça n'est pas faux, certes.

silvester55
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
un mec de chez mec


Explanation:
je tente le coup...

Pierrot de la L
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agree  emiledgar
7 hrs
  -> Thanks, guy! ;)

agree  GILLES MEUNIER
8 hrs
  -> merci Gilles!!!

agree  codestrata
22 hrs
  -> merci, c'est sympa, mais le demandeur a déjà choisi autre chose...
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
un vrai de vrai gars


Explanation:
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Anne-Marie Laliberté (X)
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
c'est le genre brut de décoffrage


Explanation:
C'est un mec plutôt mal sapé.........genre brut de décoffrage

polyglot45
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J'aime beaucoup l'image. C'est bien dans le ton. Merci !

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Laurette Tassin
4 hrs

neutral  Anne-Marie Laliberté (X): Euh... Traduction svp?
7 hrs
  -> français de France ....
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
une vraie fibre masculine


Explanation:
another try

Il est un peu le genre négligé, peu soigné/sans manières

qui ne se préoccupe de

mimi 254
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
c'est un mec , quoi


Explanation:
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Irène Guinez
Spain
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Reference comments


1 hr peer agreement (net): +1
Reference

Reference information:
is a guy's guy.
He's a personal trainer. He drinks beer with his buds at Whiskey's on the weekends.

"He doesn't really follow the rules. He doesn't have time for the petty stuff," says

The man's man may have seemed MIA in recent years, overshadowed by the popularity of those polished, waxed and groomed men known as metrosexuals.

But our culture is shifting its spotlight back to the guy's guy, the everyday men who wear work boots, change their own oil, get their hair cut at barbershops and wouldn't have the faintest idea where to get a pedicure or mud mask.

(Excerpt) Read more at startribune.com ...

silvester55
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agree  AllegroTrans: riveting stuff, I am clearly out of touch
12 hrs
  -> thank , LOL
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