einen Seich machen

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German term or phrase:einen Seich machen (CH, fam.)
French translation:faire une connerie (fam.)
Entered by: CATHERINE ERNST

12:54 Apr 22, 2010
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German to French translations [PRO]
Slang / expression familière
German term or phrase: einen Seich machen
"Der eine oder andere kam und sagte, er habe einen Seich gemacht."

"einen Seich" signifie habituellement "des radotages", mais il me semble que dans ce contexte il faut plutôt comprendre cette expression comme "faire une bêtise" si je ne m'abuse ?
CATHERINE ERNST
France
Local time: 02:02


Summary of answers provided
4pisse (urine)
Matthieu Moroni
Summary of reference entries provided
Mist bauen/Dummheiten machen
GiselaVigy

Discussion entries: 6





  

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26 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
pisse (urine)


Explanation:
très familier en suisse allemand.

Matthieu Moroni
France
Local time: 02:02
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Reference comments


6 mins peer agreement (net): +2
Reference: Mist bauen/Dummheiten machen

Reference information:
http://books.google.de/books?id=EJoVyz8_J14C&pg=PA709&lpg=PA...

GiselaVigy
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Note to reference poster
Asker: Merci Gisela !


Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Andrea Roux: Stimmt. Unsinn machen oder reden, hängt vom Kontext ab.
1 hr
  -> danke, Andrea!
agree  lorette: ah !
6 hrs
  -> coucou et bonjour!
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