Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
stum
French translation:
Je ne vais pas m'étendre sur ; je te laisse deviner
Added to glossary by
Ghyslaine LE NAGARD
Nov 9, 2007 17:05
16 yrs ago
English term
New Caledonia
Professional, reliable and confidential
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
, English (Variants: British, US)
Works in: English to French, French to English, English, and 1 more.
stum
English to French
Other
Slang
"Phoar! those pills are quite something! I will keep ///stum/// about the sexy part but the metabolism bit was amazing.
Thanks for your help.
Thanks for your help.
Proposed translations
(French)
Change log
Nov 9, 2007 17:19: Peter Shortall changed "Field (specific)" from "Linguistics" to "Slang"
Proposed translations
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English term (edited):
I will keep stum about
Selected
Je ne vais pas m'étendre sur ; je te laisse deviner
To keep stum (or stume) : To keep something to yourself, to keep a secret, not talking
Example usage: if ye keep stum tae yer ma aboot seein me comin oot the bettin shoap, thur's a fiver in it fur ye.
Example usage: if ye keep stum tae yer ma aboot seein me comin oot the bettin shoap, thur's a fiver in it fur ye.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci. Cela correspond bien au style du texte d'origine"
5 mins
Kévin Bacquet
France
France
Native in French
France
Votre allié qualité
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Russian to French, French to Russian, and 1 more.
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to keep stum : garder pour soi
Reference:
http://www.firstfoot.com/scottish_dictionary/glossword/index.php?a=term&t=52aa5c605eae575d
8 mins
To keep stumm / shtoom = la boucler ou se la fermer
d'autres propales
4 hrs
Catherine CHAUVIN
France
France
Native in French
France
Capable et disponible 7j/7.
Native in: French
Works in: Russian to French, French to English, English to French, and 1 more.
réservé, discret, pas trop loquace
Ca dépend de la personne qui parle. Si c'est une personne polie, c'est sans doute ce qu'elle dirait.
Histoire de parler par des sous-entendus rigolos et pour laisser l'interlocuteur en haleine.
Comme dit Michel, une autre propale ! :-)
Histoire de parler par des sous-entendus rigolos et pour laisser l'interlocuteur en haleine.
Comme dit Michel, une autre propale ! :-)
15 hrs
passer sous silence
une dernière idée
23 hrs
jean-jacques alexandre
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
never lost in translation
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
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rester bouche cousue
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