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To: zonder who wrote (4870)3/3/2003 10:32:29 AM
From: Neocon  Read Replies (2) of 15987
 
I thought the question was one of context. For that, you look up the exact phrase, or a near equivalent, not the root word. The nearest you seem to have is "taisez vous, votre bavardage me fatigue", which is perfect: "silence, your chatter is wearing me out". In other words, it expresses the impatience behind usage of the phrase: "Tais- toi!" (Remember, it is in the imperative). "Shut up" is a perfectly reasonable idiomatic equivalent, considering the impatience......
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