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Comprehension problem French to English?
I got this text message a couple of days ago. I know the girl that sent the message, but have not seen her for a long time. I suspect the message is not for me but I am not sure. I can't find it in several dictionaries. My French is pretty good, but this is a problem.
"Tu veut tu calliser"
There is more to the message, but that is the problem. There may be a spelling issue there. It could be local, to Québec. I sometimes have trouble with local expressions. Can anyone help me with this one ?.
Thanks for your answers. I had a feeling it was something along those lines.
The lady is not very refined, so what your answers are saying is not a surprise. I have not seen or talked to this lady for a long time. The message came "out of the blue". I lived in Québec for many years, but I had not heard this one before. If I miss a word, I can usually get the context of the word in the conversation, but this was a short text message without anything to give a signal for comprehension. The spelling is way off, but even with the right spelling, I am not sure it is in the dictionary anyway.
The last time I talked to her, we were on good terms. I suspect my number is still in her cell phone, and she was frustrated with someone and just sent the message to the wrong number. Not sure, and I don't know if I want to follow up on it. I might just leave this one alone.
2 Answers
- 8 years agoFavorite Answer
Hey!
Yeah you're right that's very French Canadian...
"tu veux tu?" is slang for "veux-tu?" which means 'do you want to..?'
Câlice is a swear word. I don't think there's an english equivalent
I don't know what that sentence means.. From my experience, câlice is used more in
"J'm'en câlice" = i don't give a f***
"Décâlice" = get the f*** out of here
and just the regular câlice! (f***!)
I hope this helps...
Source(s): French Canadian - dashrathLv 44 years ago
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