Does it mean, "I live in a laminated box"? Have I spelt any of it wrong?
How do you pronounce it?
2007-03-07 08:48:40 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Languages
It is a colloquialism which indicates that the person who is talking lives in very comfortable accommodation and enjoys favourable conditions living there. The English equivalent would be "I live in a luxurious pad" or "My digs are really cushy" and "I am well off living there".
When in France I have met many students who use that kind of (slang) terminology amongst themselves.
(“Une boîte” does not only mean “a box”, it also means “a dwelling” in common parlance and is also used for "a nightclub" and even "a boarding / a prep school".
“lamé” is an adjective which describes something that has been enhanced with gold or silver, not just a shiny material.)
Pronunciation: ja-bit don uune bo-wat lamy
2007-03-07 15:38:10 · answer #1 · answered by WISE OWL 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would translate it as "I live inside a fabric box". Not sure what is meant to mean.
Boite is spelt incorrectly if you meant box. It should be spelt boîte
Pronunciation would be somewhere along lines of
"Ja beat donsune bwah lamay"
If you were able to add any context or other sentences from the same paragraph, that often helps with translation.
Good luck
2007-03-07 09:00:23 · answer #2 · answered by madgreenbird 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Yes it means 'I live in a laminated box' (Habiter actually means 'dwell', Vivre means 'live'). You spelt it right. And you'd pronounce it:
- J'abeet dawns une bwatt la may.
2007-03-07 10:26:45 · answer #3 · answered by jessica39 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well if it is french you just said : I live in one limps spangled.
If you are trying for "I live in a laminated box" : Je vis dans une boîte stratifiée.
2007-03-07 08:55:05 · answer #4 · answered by mommyramey 2 · 0⤊ 2⤋
Though I am french and consequently speak french fluently, I must confess that I don't understand what it means... Maybe you spelt it wrong? Check "lamée" (it is the only word that I don't understand)...
2007-03-07 21:01:43 · answer #5 · answered by Val 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it means: i live in one limps spangled- but i dont think thats right. ive done 3yrs of french and i dont think that makes make sense. why would you want to say "I live in a laminated box" anyway(just wondering).
i wouldnt know how to describe how to pronounce it but the first guy who answered seemed to get it right anyway.
2007-03-07 09:01:57 · answer #6 · answered by chatterbox15 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
I don't know what lamee means. But the rest means you live in a box, but what kind, Je ne sais pas (I don't know!).
2007-03-09 02:50:42 · answer #7 · answered by james c 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in a lamée box.
Ja beet dons oon bwat lah may.
(Why anyone would want to live in a shiney material box is beyond me though lol)
2007-03-07 09:07:11 · answer #8 · answered by Champagne Paulie 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It certainly means I live in some kind of box (maybe cardboard?)
jaabeet donsoon bwat lamb-ay
2007-03-07 08:52:55 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
It means you need to learn french.
2007-03-07 09:03:09 · answer #10 · answered by taxed till i die,and then some. 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋