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Anyone speak French who can help with a little translation?

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thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 15/06/2020 10:44

I'm watching some YouTube videos in French to tray and improve and can't understand one of the comments below the video, it says:

"Ce que les anglais ont à se reprocher est sans effet sur la ringuardise à plaventriste des Français devant la langue anglaise..."

I have no idea what "ringuardise a plaventriste" means and nor does Google translate.

Any ideas?

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6demandingchildren · 15/06/2020 10:53

The husband said it looks like Canadian- French

highlandcoo · 15/06/2020 10:59

ringardise means tackiness or naffness according to pons.eu, and cheesiness according to google translate

No idea about plaventriste though

highlandcoo · 15/06/2020 10:59

spelling of ringardise is different though

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Bluemoooon · 15/06/2020 11:05

plaventriste means servile in a translation of Dracula
moellerlit.weebly.com/uploads/1/0/2/4/10248653/stoker_--_dracula.pdf

and possibly old-fashioned for ringardise

huffaloopa · 15/06/2020 11:05

Literal translation is old fashioned rider of sadness, so we would say old fashioned pessimists.

thatmustbenigelwiththebrie · 15/06/2020 11:09

Merci everyone, thanks for helping!

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