English help needed

[mcrossley]

"Se relever les manches"... will be "roll-up shirt sleeves" -> My closest would be "Roll up your sleeves"

"Mettre les mains a la pŝte" could be "Puts hands in the mud" -> "Get your hands dirty"

"chiffre romain" -> "Roman numerals"

Edit: Beaten to it

[gemini06720]

and "Mettre les mains a la pŝte" could be "Puts hands in the mud" (but little dirty!!!) ??

Jacques, in the expression 'mettre les mains à la pâte', the word 'pâte' refer to dough (de la pâte à base de farine) and not to mud (de la boue). The expression really originated from within the kitchens of Nouvelle France...

[JacquesD]

Hi Ray,

That's my problem, "mettre la main à la pâte" refer to kitchen, but refer more to help, accepting to be just littlely dirt... as someone who love cakes, and accept to be a little dirty to eat that cake later!

That's why I find "Puts hands in the mud" a little dirty for what I refer: Be ready to modify template code (with a risk to broke it)... to have a lovely custom template!

Jacques

[JacquesD]

Hi!

I have a real out of subject here...

... As Spider-man signature is :
Your Friendly Neighborhood!

As a "Weather site helper" could I sign like that :

Jacques,
Your Friendly Weatherhood!

(As it's a "word tweak", is it meanless???)

[beteljuice]

I'm afraid it's meaningless.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman. = Friendly spiderman from your local area (neighbourhood)

But weatherhood sounds like protective head gear or a thug who only works when the sun shines

[JacquesD]

Hi,

I want to translate French word "Bidouilleur" for a new section... but translation give me
"Do-it-youselfer" (I don't speak about plumbing or building house!!) or geek (not talking about tech genius!)

I'm in a search of a small word saying "Someone with no or little experience, but willing to try"!!

Thanks,
Jacques

[water01]

Most people would understand "newbie".

[KevinF]

Novice