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Et la la la What does "et la la la" mean? I hear something like it sometimes after a hit. According to french it's "and the the the". What's it all about?
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Think more along the lines of "and there." for et la. Additional "la"s probably just being a drawing out of the phrase
Very much so a "ah hah!" or "in your face!" type of celebration
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I've also heard something like: "ne pas". Any ideas?
Last edited by drippingwet; 10-13-2004 at 02:14 AM.
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 Originally Posted by drippingwet What does "et la la la" mean? I hear something like it sometimes after a hit. According to french it's "and the the the". What's it all about? It means "and there" . It is an expression usually used at the end of
a successful attack leading to a touch.
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What's the German for "eat that"?
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Originally Posted by drippingwet I've also heard something like: "ne pas". Any ideas? It means "Don't" (do it...)
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they're not saying, "et la" they're saying "c'est là" which means, "there it is". c'est is pronounced "say" (approximately)
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Originally Posted by 'KShan5[PrFC c'est is pronounced "say" (approximately) ...only without the Y, and an E instead of an A... 
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Originally Posted by drippingwet What's the German for "eat that"? Essen Das! Fail until you succeed!
Ka-riposte back atcha Purple!
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen ...only without the Y, and an E instead of an A... Are you disputing his description of the pronunciation, or just being argumentative for no reason at all? "Their interpretation is, however, refuted most elegantly by your system of radioactive atom + amplifier + charge of gun powder + cat in a box"
-Albert Einstein, in a letter to Erwin Schrödinger
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I always thought it was "hélas" Can't explain the meaning of this (depite or perhaps because of themodern languages degree) so I'll just slink off... Louweasel
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Originally Posted by Louweasel I always thought it was "hélas" The "s" is pronounced in this particular word in French... but it was a good idea!
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Originally Posted by Morion Essen Das! Hummm.... I'm not sure because I haven't spoken German since a while but it'd rather be:
"Iss (or iß) das" or "Essen Sie Das" (if you are a bit more polite but I think it's not relevant in this situation...)
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Originally Posted by Louweasel I always thought it was "hélas" Can't explain the meaning of this (depite or perhaps because of themodern languages degree) so I'll just slink off...
This translates to "alas." More appropriate for the person being hit than the person attacking (or so one would hope).
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Can someone post an audio clip of "Et là là là!" so I can start annoying my opponents? I know how to pronounce it, but I want the intonation and word emphasis. "That's hot." - Paris Hilton
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Originally Posted by cowpaste Can someone post an audio clip of "Et là là là!" so I can start annoying my opponents? I know how to pronounce it, but I want the intonation and word emphasis. Well, with three las is really a new thing for foil with the new timings.
Fencer A attacks Fencer B
B parries, and ripostes with a flick to the back.
B: Et la!
A & B look at the box. No light. B makes a quick remise with a flick to the flank.
B: la!
Still no light, B makes a second remise with a thrust.
B: LA!
Hit scored.
Given that the three "la" version is so new, you're encouraged to develop your own intonation. Emphasis should be placed on the final "La!"
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Originally Posted by whtouche Are you disputing his description of the pronunciation, or just being argumentative for no reason at all? I was disputing his description of the pronunciation.
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I have never heard "C'est la", only "et la".
The first time I ever heard it I thought the fellow was saying "come on" in Greek. Same sound, and a plausible meaning...
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Originally Posted by Inquartata I have never heard "C'est la", only "et la".
The first time I ever heard it I thought the fellow was saying "come on" in Greek. Same sound, and a plausible meaning... Well how do you say "come on" in Greek? It'll be useful im trying to get a whole lot of different phrases from different languages that I can use during my bouts. "The pen may be mightier than the sword - except for in a duel."
"I had to get up in the morning at 10 o'clock at night 1/2 an hour before i had to go to bed, drink a cup of sulfuric acid, work 29 hours a day down down mill unpaid and have to pay for permission to come to work and when we came home our dad and our mum would kill us and dance around on our grave singing hallelujah!"
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Originally Posted by Zilverzmurfen I was disputing his description of the pronunciation. So for those of us who don't know french and for whom your mockery isn't useful, why not correct him and enlighten us? "Their interpretation is, however, refuted most elegantly by your system of radioactive atom + amplifier + charge of gun powder + cat in a box"
-Albert Einstein, in a letter to Erwin Schrödinger
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