the Europe -> North America translation thread

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the Europe -> North America translation thread

By teal_dx
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 2:36 pm #4926 This thread is meant to be entertaining as well as educational. From hanging out on CSC I learned a lot, but there's still some things I have no clue about!

first lets start with the basic translations for those who don't know:
mate = friend
wee = little
rocker cover = valve cover
spray = paint
bonnet = hood
boot = trunk lid
eggsauce = cat back
mud guards = mud flaps
tidy = clean
feeling gutted = sad?
T Cut = brand of polish
tosser = wanker = loser
fook = fuck
sexual = sexy
sick = good!
titty = looks stupid or did something stupid
fag = cigarette (or gay depending on part of the country)
over the moon = happy?
top notch = perfect
petrol cap = gas cap
rude = good?
back box = axle back exhaust
ignition leads = spark plug wires

Post any unfamiliar terms and we'll figure them out. Then I'll add them to the list above^^^

Here's a couple recent ones I am wondering about...

Looks really clean and the red looks like it has seen its fair share of T cut!!!

does 'T cut' mean it has been buffed?

That guys a tosser

tosser = loser?
Last edited by teal_dx on Tue Jun 12, 2007 5:27 pm, edited 9 times in total.
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By vtec_gloucester
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:12 pm #4936 :lol: @ this thread.

rear bonnet = trunk lid?


we dont call it the rear bonnet, we call it the boot.

if there is any other words you guys want help with post them up on here and i'll help as much as i can...

also, if there is a word i dont know that one of you guys say i'll post it up on here.

i can see this being quite funny. :D
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Re: the Europe > North America translation thread

By chnzgoofball
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 5:16 pm #4937
teal_dx wrote:This thread is meant to be entertaining as well as educational. From hanging out on CSC I learned a lot, but there's still some things I have no clue about!

first lets start with the basic translations for those who don't know:
mate = friend
wee = little
rocker cover = valve cover
spray = paint
bonnet = hood
rear bonnet = trunk lid?
eggsauce = cat back
mud guards = mud flaps
tidy = clean
feeling gutted = sad?

Post any unfamiliar terms and we'll figure them out. Then I'll add them to the list above^^^

Here's a couple recent ones I am wondering about...

Looks really clean and the red looks like it has seen its fair share of T cut!!!

does 'T cut' mean it has been buffed?

That guys a tosser

tosser = loser?


hahah this is pretty entertaining put a smile right on my face this morning hahaha :D :lol:
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By teal_dx
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:32 pm #4972 what about "fook" as in "got fook done today"
fook = shit?
here we say "I got shit done today" for us, shit = nothing

or "sexual" as in "the paint looks sexual"
sexual = sexy?

I also see "mental" used a lot, as in "that EG is mental"
mental = ill = sick?
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By eg-civic-racer
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:37 pm #4973 fook=fuck

you got sexual right

and sick=good!!

God damn brits eh!!
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By eg-civic-racer
- Fri Apr 06, 2007 6:46 pm #4975 Got it in one!!

We speak the same lingo really!! :thumb:
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By asianrob
- Sat Apr 07, 2007 11:42 pm #5049 oo and

Fag= cigarette lol!
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By vtec_gloucester
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 1:17 pm #5064
eg8ferio wrote:oo and

Fag= cigarette lol!


lmao :lol:

your right :wink:
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By vtec_gloucester
- Sun Apr 08, 2007 4:01 pm #5084 lmao - so fag for you guys means gay... yeh?

over here "fag" means cig but can also mean a gay person...

we have the same word with different meanings. lol

depends where abouts in the country you are.
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By Benji_Esi
- Thu May 03, 2007 7:08 pm #7254 haha, my friends mum went to texas on holiday, went into a local shop and asked for some fags. lmao. :lol:

she couldn't understand what she did wrong :lol:
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By teal_dx
- Thu May 03, 2007 7:51 pm #7258
Benji_Esi wrote:haha, my friends mum went to texas on holiday, went into a local shop and asked for some fags. lmao. :lol:

she couldn't understand what she did wrong :lol:


LMAO [smilie=notworthy.gif] :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
in Texas of all states! I'm surprised the shop owner didn't try to hang her lol
(texas is probably the closest thing we still have to the Wild West gun toting days) I wouldn't want to ask the locals to help me "find fags" :lol:
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By chnzgoofball
- Thu May 03, 2007 8:37 pm #7259
teal_dx wrote:
Benji_Esi wrote:haha, my friends mum went to texas on holiday, went into a local shop and asked for some fags. lmao. :lol:

she couldn't understand what she did wrong :lol:


LMAO [smilie=notworthy.gif] :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
in Texas of all states! I'm surprised the shop owner didn't try to hang her lol
(texas is probably the closest thing we still have to the Wild West gun toting days) I wouldn't want to ask the locals to help me "find fags" :lol:


x2 hahahaha :lol:
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