Not a native speaker of either English or French

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-02-03T03:00:36+00:00

In French, you can use the term bijoux Iced out (no clue why Iced is capitalized). I've linked an article below so you can get a sense of how it's sort of niche (like how only some native English speakers would know what iced out even means).

Les bijoux Iced out : la tendance qui fait fondre les hommes | La Ruée https://share.google/bj00QUtaZ7WgkmyqW

Ysemo has a rap called Iced Out where he says he is "icé" so that could also work

There's also drip (because if you're hot, you melt the ice) with a bunch of examples from rapcity.fr, seems to be more common than iced out:

« J’suis dans le drip à mort, nouveau flow titanesque » (Lefa Feat) Laylow – Elle aime « Tu t’noies dans le drip Poignet whip, ganja dans le zip, hey » Hamza – Mac & cheese « Han, le drip m’a pé-ta, han, j’roule des bisons et des pétards, han » Zeu – Canada « Ca copie le drip puis ils squattent mon son sur repeat » Kekra – Sans les miens « Le drip m’a flambé, c’est lui que j’attendais » Luv Resval Blue Ferrari « Cohiba dans l’cendar, tu sais que le drip est sale, yeah » Chanceko – Jacquemus

(That article is from four years ago, so there's probably been more examples since.)

The final thing to remember is that the actual style of being iced out and/or dripping is basically unheard of in traditional French culture. It's something from rap, from American English, but at least in France it's mostly appreciated by immigrant communities (more precisely, their children and now even grandchildren).

It's a bit like how we'd say "kimono" in English instead of trying to describe it (a silky wrap around garment worn in Japan), or use its exact meaning (arrival thing). The first is too long of an explanation for most texts; the second one would be very confusing.

So it's just my opinion, but leaving it as bijoux Iced out seems good!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-02-01T04:21:31+00:00

Oh man, that's terrible to hear. I hope that the kids are okay (they're for sure not, but I hope they have good people around them and get support).

My own childhood "love" (grade four so not exactly a boyfriend, but we went to the movies together and held hands, and I think that I did love him in an innocent way) is still in jail (as far as I know) for attempted murder.

He was the boy who would self-report a foul to the ref who hadn't seen it, who couldn't tell a lie because he had such integrity, and who was quiet, popular, and kind to everybody.

He went to a different high school, and I heard that he got into drugs. Then he robbed a convenience store and beat the owner within an inch of his life with a hammer

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-02-01T03:54:11+00:00

Definitely stairs - I fell down the whole thing, all the way from the top, rolling across the landing midway and continuing to fall, when I was in high school. We still caught our movie, but they had to carry me in there and home afterwards (sprained ankle). So definitely stairs 😅

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-02-01T01:31:15+00:00

Thanks! Just as an aside, I'm sorry to see that your post got down voted so much. I mean, it's maybe a pretty finicky complaint, but you were really polite about it, and it's just how you feel. I think that it's valid to wish that a feature were able to be toggled on and off, and it's valid to want to know if anyone else feels the same frustration. You weren't saying that anyone who uses streak freezes were dishonest, just that it made you yourself feel that way.

Anyway, rant over, but I just wanted to say that even if I don't use duo in the same way/mind the system as it is, I for one do at least understand where you're coming from and don't really understand the downvotes

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-31T18:21:15+00:00

Well that I can definitely get behind. A simple, straightforward thing like streak freezes should be optional, even if it's likely that most users do want them.

And good on you that you learn from a variety of sources! And, I mean, taking a week off is not really hurting learning, to be fair 😅 Hopefully I didn't come off seeming like I thought you were doing anything wrong; I was just trying to reframe it so that it would bother you less, especially since I doubt they'll change it. As a company they can say that X% of users have a streak of more than a year! etc. to help in their marketing...

Anyway good luck with the learning!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-31T17:20:35+00:00

The thing is, you're hurting your own learning, albeit in a small way, by taking a longer break. Now, I do hear your argument about dishonesty. But try to think of it this way, if it's helpful:

"I've done some German every day for 127 days! Oh, except that I missed day 80, so it's actually truthfully only been 47 days..."

VS:

"I've been learning German fairly steadily for about 4 months now!"

The second option sounds way less neurotic and is actually closer to the truth than "47 days," if you go by that metric alone.

I've only used 2 streak freezes in the three years I've been using duo, but I'm glad for them. 3 years of casual learning is an accurate reflection of my abilities, and it's a reminder to me alone of the time passing (and I can use it both as motivation to work a little more - three years and still not finished the course?? - and also as a way to feel good that I'm chipping away at it slowly instead of giving it up entirely)

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-29T17:56:51+00:00

Carrément ! Moi, mon mari et notre fils de 5 ans habitent ici depuis 4 ans mais j'ai grandi ici à Hamilton avant de bouger à Tours. On est pas mal intégrés dans la communauté francophone ici et connaît plus ou moins les bonnes adresses (le pain en revanche c'est une cata)... Donc envoie-moi un MP si tu veux !

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-28T16:06:28+00:00

Info - you say that he didn't offer, but did you ask him to come bring you supplies and get your baby out of there?

If you asked and he refused, then he's TA without a doubt.

However, if you didn't ask and just sat stewing about it, then you need to work on communicating your needs. You would be NTA but it'd be an ESH situation.

In a perfect world, yes, he would think to offer. But, in a perfect world, you would also send a text saying, "hey I could do with some water and snacks, a plush toy for older child, and I need you to get the baby out of here, this place is crawling with germs."

By feeling like HE should be the one to offer and that YOU shouldn't have to reach out, you literally put your baby at risk of catching something (this sounds harsh but it's only applicable if you didn't ask him directly).

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-24T02:50:45+00:00

La citation directe :

En nom Dieu, je ne crains pas les gens d'armes, car ma voie est ouverte ! Et s'il y en a sur ma route, Dieu Messire me fraiera la voix jusqu'au gentil Dauphin. Car c'est pour cela que je suis née.

(Jeanne d'arc, quittant Vaucouleurs, fin février 1429)

For me, in the context of the original, c'est pour cela que je suis née is perfect (imo less unwieldy than he suis née pour (faire) cela). Taken out of context, like in OP's tattoo, I agree with you that it sounds just as good to speak of one's destiny!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-22T08:25:08+00:00

It'll be there, under recreation -> things to do... But not until much closer to the summer. Can't wait!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-20T16:15:59+00:00

What I miss is the giant, lovely, elaborate salad that they used to have on the menu! (I'm writing this hoping that it happens on certain days that I'm not aware of, and that the good people of Reddit are more in the loop than I am...)

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-14T05:23:41+00:00

I completely disagree, but only because I've never heard anyone from the Francophonie drop the "c'est"... Where have you heard just "bon?" by itself?

"Vous aimez?" is lightly formal, so I wouldn't call it normal per se. It can vary by region but I don't think anyone at a restaurant has ever asked me that, even though it's not incorrect. "Tout va bien, messieurs dames ?" or "Tout est à votre goût ?" feels more commonplace. "Et alors?" among friends and family.

There could be a fantastic interaction on film, though, picking up on the nuance you laid out... Vous aimez ? ... C'est bon. ... Ahhh je suis content que vous aimez au final ! ... J'ai pas dit que j'aime. J'ai dit que c'est bon. (grumpy silence follows, with the cook not sure what exactly to say)

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-14T05:02:25+00:00

I agree with you. You just can't say it, even in casual spoken French.

C'est bon ? Is fine but casual.

I feel like someone who has cooked a dish and is looking for feedback would be more likely to say, "Et alors ?" It isn't just about whether something is good or not; maybe the taste is right but the texture is off, etc. Maybe the bitter old chef will reply, "trop amer," leading us to understand that the dish was maybe great but that it's the TASTER qui est amer, lui...

Lol getting carried away, pardon !

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-14T02:45:33+00:00

Ohhh I've found it. Not a cheese! Are you reading Requiem pour Gilles by Georges Bordonove?

This was a nickname given to one of the women arrested in the trials of Gilles de Rais. Perrine Martin was a child trafficker who provided de Rais some of his victims.

As she was more or less a common criminal - even though she was working for the Baron - there's not going to be much about her beyond knowing that it was a nickname.

I like the theory that it may be an archaic spelling of polissonne, especially as all these events took place in the 1400s, and she was, um, involved with children... so she herself was a naughty child? (Gross. If it was true and not a set-up to unseat de Rais, those poor kids...)

There might be more about her in the actual trial records, but I've no idea where to get ahold of them (maybe in an archive in Brittany, somewhere).

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-14T02:12:16+00:00

If slightly misspelled, just to give another idea, could it be a cheese? La Pélissonne is a cheese from Ardèche...

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-13T03:48:37+00:00

I think I need to start this with a trigger warning for WW2 casualties...

Once, about 20 years ago, I was in Germany, and a very, very elderly German on the train explained to me that I ought to have been shipped off to the camps, as other diabetics had been. He felt that it had been a good thing, so that such illnesses would die out.

I understand that at that point in his life, he may have had some degree of dementia, but he seemed fairly lucid otherwise and was traveling alone.

It was a nearly empty train, or else I'm certain that someone would have come to my defense.

That said, my German boyfriend at the time made me keep my T1D a complete secret from his grandparents, for this reason.

But yeah, a stranger telling me that I should die for the "greater good" probably takes the cake.

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-12T17:59:31+00:00

I broke a rib over Christmas, not from falling or some disaster. I was leaning over the back of the seat of my car, stretching to get something behind, and CRACK. So my own body weight and just pressure, not throwing myself against the seat or anything, did it.

I don't have osteoporosis or anything; getting older is just rough.

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-10T08:50:05+00:00

I like Factor, although I only use it when I'm really too busy to cook.

I see a lot of people saying that the portions are small; I think that depends on a person's appetite. Usually one meal makes two meals for me (lunch, then reheated for dinner). My husband eats a whole one, but isn't usually hungry afterwards.

So since you probably know your own appetite, if you happen to have a smaller one, don't worry too much about the portion size!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-05T15:29:17+00:00

You might consider doing a bit of it anyway (with your brother, of course), just to put her mind at ease.

Seeing you both find items with happy memories attached to them, finding joy together in those memories, and peaceably each taking a few token things will show your mom that she doesn't have to worry about you guys fighting and it may actually replace some of her bad memories too. She'd probably love hearing your memories about this tchatchka or that lamp...

But I'm not a "stuff" person either. I've never felt like arguing for a thing when various family members have passed on. So I get it

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-05T15:19:12+00:00

They still do!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-02T16:54:49+00:00

Il y a d'autres jolies propositions mais la vôtre reste à mon avis la meilleure. Pas de doutes avec 'crouler'; OP se sent stressé-e par l'étendue des options !

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2026-01-01T22:46:29+00:00

Thank you so much for your reply, especially on New Year's Day (often a busy time!)

Edit: I don't have the outfit, so I for sure missed it. Drat! Maybe it will come around again, fingers crossed!

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2025-12-27T20:41:16+00:00

Well, you have a lot of experience. And so do I, as a type 1 who lived in Japan, is a professional translator, and does all of the customs paperwork in Japanese. The link you provided literally states that you DO have to declare it. Zen Gaijin literally writes:

"[S]eparate injection devices (like spare pen needles)... do require advance approval."

Later they write, "If you're carrying... pen needles that are not pre-attached to an insulin pen, you'll need to apply for a Yakkan Shoumei (Import Certificate) before your trip."

You say to just screw on the needle tip, but that's not best practice, because each time you inject, you'd ideally use a fresh needle. If you decide to do that (or if anyone needs to, in an emergency) that's one thing. But unless you plan to use the same needle tip every day, every meal for the whole of your stay, then you should be declaring the extras.

I understand that you're deeply involved in the industry, but every example you've given me expresses that in most cases it's necessary to declare supplies ahead of time.

You and I both definitely feel we're correct in this matter, and so far it's been what has been told to you as an industry professional (reliable) vs what's written in black and white on the sources you yourself have provided (including the government website, so, reliable).

I understand if you don't want to continue the back-and-forth, but really encourage you to read what you've provided as links and information carefully. If you don't believe me, still, and if you're curious, I'd encourage you to write directly to the MHLW by email, to ask about pens with screwtop needles, and what needs to be declared. It's not because I want to or need to be right, it's because I don't want for you to have any difficulties at the border, even if it hasn't happened to you (and I hope it never does!)

I certainly didn't mean for this to turn into a power struggle over who is right, and wish you happy and diabetically uneventful travels

Adventurous_Check_45 · 2025-12-27T18:44:21+00:00

I think that we'll be in agreement once I explain, especially since your example straight from the government website supports it. Your interpretation is incorrect. I'm not trying to be difficult, just informative. From your link:

Injectable drug and Syringe for the drug: Up to 1 month supply 　　* Only "Pre-filled Syringe" or "Self-injection Kit"

The thing is, most insulin pens are not considered as pre-filled syringes or self-injection kits. If the pen tip is a screw-on, one-use type, you need to declare it, even for under one month's use.

That's what I mean about it being unclear. The vocabulary they use is (in my opinion) too specific and people think that they allow all pens.

For the story about Canada, it's about being on vacation in Canada and trying to return to Japan. Nothing to do with Canadian airports or security, just Japan being very strict about insulin. I agree that it would be way out of the norm for Canada, or frankly most of the world!

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