Re: [FR->EN] Jouer au malin

John Woodgate wrote:

> In message <43df8ac3$0$4780$636a55ce@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, dated Tue, 31 Jan
> 2006, ng <ng@ng__no.?.com.invalid> writes
>
>>Comment traduire "jouer au malin" en anglais ? Pour utiliser dans une
>>phrase comme "en jouant au malin, il cassa sa voiture".
>
> Well, 'playing the devil' is possible, but it's a bit out of date - a
> phrase my father used about me 50 years ago. 'Being a boy-racer' is more
> modern, and more specific. 'Doing a Schumacher'?

ok thanks.

--
Nicolas G.

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