Does it literally mean "cleaning by three"?
2006-10-17 12:35:06 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
I know what a menage a troix IS, I just want the literal translation of the term, please.
2006-10-17 12:35:53 · update #1
"Menage" is closer to "household" or "combination" than it is to "cleaning".
Therefore the term "menage a troix" literally means "combination of three" or "household of three", not "cleaning of three". Of course, if your "menage a troix" took place in the tub or shower...
2006-10-17 12:40:21 · answer #1 · answered by Dragon 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think menage literally means "household". I love your Einstein quote by the way. I agree completely!
2006-10-17 12:38:43 · answer #2 · answered by Gene Rocks! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Normally a "household" consists of two people, running a household. A ménage à trois means that a third person joins that household, literally a "household by three", but in this case not for the daily chores. Sacerdotisa, você sabe a que me refiro.
Divirta-se.
2006-10-17 13:24:06 · answer #3 · answered by Yuri 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Menage refers also to the married couple ,or the common law couple. the closest translation is :household. thus menage a trois..........
2006-10-17 13:43:30 · answer #4 · answered by maxon475 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means an arrangement or a household consisting of three people, especially a husband, a wife and the lover of one of them.
Buddy
2006-10-17 14:40:46 · answer #5 · answered by budddy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Definition
ménage m 1. (entretien de la maison) housework; faire le ~ (nettoyer) to do the housework inf; (réorganiser) to sort things out; faire des ~s to do cleaning 2. (vie commune) être/se mettre en ~ avec qn to live with/move in with sb 3. (couple) married couple 4. (famille) family 5. faire bon/mauvais ~ avec qn/qc to get on well/badly with sb/sth
2006-10-17 12:45:33 · answer #6 · answered by todaywiserthanyesterday 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
ménage is "household" as well as "cleaning". here is the meaning you're looking for!
2006-10-17 14:23:32 · answer #7 · answered by fabee 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Hateful and cruel is about as mean as you can get.
2016-05-21 22:00:38 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means housework for three...
2006-10-17 12:43:48 · answer #9 · answered by Whatever 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds as good as any......cleaning by three....sounds like shower time.....lol
2006-10-17 12:39:53 · answer #10 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋