Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
(...) il y avait un cote blague qui maintenant ne me generait pas du tout(...)
English translation:
There was a jokey/joking aspect which wouldn\'t make me uncomfortable at all now
Added to glossary by
MatthewLaSon
Sep 26, 2007 20:57
16 yrs ago
French term
United States
Translation – A matter for an expert.
Native in: French (Variants: African, Standard-France, Swiss, Moroccan, Belgian, Cameroon, Canadian)
Works in: English to French
(...) il y avait un cote blague qui maintenant ne me generait pas du tout(...)
French to English
Art/Literary
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
(...) Je n'avais pas honte des acteurs du cinema, mais je ne m'y sentais pas heureuse et a l'aise, il y a avait un cote blague qui maintenant ne me generait pas du tout (...)
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Change log
Sep 27, 2007 02:16: MatthewLaSon changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/141581">Salima Post's</a> old entry - "(...) il y avait un cote blague qui maintenant ne me generait pas du tout(...)"" to ""There was a jokey/joking aspect which wouldn\'t make me uncomfortable at all now""
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There was a jokey/joking aspect which wouldn't make me uncomfortable at all now
Hello,
My try...
I hope it helps.
My try...
I hope it helps.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Yes, it helped. Thank you."
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Isabelle Berquin
Native in French
PhD with a solid scientific background
Native in: French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian) 
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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there was a joking side/style that now would not bother me at all
...or pranking side/style, depending on the context. Joking is more for funny stories, pranking is usually reserved for practical jokes.
Peer comment(s):
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helene_d (X)
: I agree. And we often read how jokey and prankish old French movie sets could be.
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2 hrs
... there used to be a lot of joshing (joking) around me, but now it doesn't embarrass me any more
before I felt uncomfortable with all the joking; I wasn't at ease with them... but now..
you could also say: "it doesn't bother me anymore" "i am o.k. with it" a bit freer
you could also say: "it doesn't bother me anymore" "i am o.k. with it" a bit freer
19 hrs
Gabriella Vitos
Canada
Canada
Native in English
Canada
Tough
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Hungarian to English, Romanian to English, and 3 more.
he had a teasing side which it didn't bother me now...
joking could not bother, but teasing could;
it could also be a "funny side" which is not always pleasant...
it could also be a "funny side" which is not always pleasant...
Discussion
(...) il y avait un côté blague qui maintenant ne me generait pas du tout(...)