Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jun 9, 2013 23:54
10 yrs ago
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French term
coin-coin
French to English
Other
Games / Video Games / Gaming / Casino
child's game
This is a home-made game consisting of a sheet of paper folded over a couple of times to make up a game as described in granddictionnaire.com: "Jeu fait de papier plié de manière à former quatre pointes vides dans lesquelles on place les doigts et qui, par les mouvements qu'on lui fait faire, amène la personne qui le manipule à poser des questions, afin de dévoiler un message caché sous les plis."
This resource gives "fortune teller" and "cootie catcher" as the translation for this term, but these don't ring a bell with me. However...I couldn't tell you what we called them when I was a kid...I've forgotten.
This resource gives "fortune teller" and "cootie catcher" as the translation for this term, but these don't ring a bell with me. However...I couldn't tell you what we called them when I was a kid...I've forgotten.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +5 | Fortune teller |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
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| 3 +1 | pick a number |
Jane F
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References
| Here's a picture |
Louise Dupont (X)
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Proposed translations
+5
18 mins
Estelle Demontrond-Box
Australia
Australia
Native in French
Australia
Qualified Translator & Published Writer
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, French to English, French
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
Fortune teller
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Although no one actually put "snapdragon" in the formal Answer box, it appears that this is the term, and so I thank everyone who weighed in. Thanks Estelle for providing alternate names as well."
+1
5 hrs
pick a number
I remember that we would ask other players to pick a number from the numbers written on the folded paper ..... does that ring a bell? But not sure if that was the name of the game. Maybe it varies from country to country.
Reference comments
7 mins
Reference:
Here's a picture
http://nounoudunord.centerblog.net/1237-la-cocotte-en-papier...
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Note added at 9 minutes (2013-06-10 00:04:51 GMT)
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Je viens de trouver scribble scribble http://scribblescribble.co.uk/
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Note added at 9 minutes (2013-06-10 00:04:51 GMT)
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Je viens de trouver scribble scribble http://scribblescribble.co.uk/
Note from asker:
| merci pour l'image Louise :) |
| scribblescribble calls it an origami oracle. |
Peer comments on this reference comment:
| neutral |
gail desautels
: we called them Snap Dragons when I was a kid..
5 hrs
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