Apr 10, 2020 12:54
4 yrs ago
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English term
covidiot
COVID-19
GBK
English to French
Other
Slang
Definition from
Miami Herald:
(informal) Someone who completely ignores the advice of health officials, experts and politicians to stay in our homes, stop doing anything fun and basically wait for the next horrific news story to pop up on our timelines.
Example sentences:
Since it was coined, #covidiot has gone viral on social media platforms, with many throwing criticism around to those not helping stop the spread of COVID-19 by social distancing. (Daily Source)
Maryland COVIDIOT Shawn Marshall Myers spent the weekend in jail after practicing bipartisan stupidity last week. The 41-year-old man is accused of throwing two parties since the pandemic hit Maryland, where 10 people have so far been killed by COVID-19. (NY Daily News)
Don’t be a covidiot: Baylor doctor reinforces key COVID-19 messages (Dallas News)
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 +2 | covidiot |
Samuel Clarisse
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Change log
Apr 3, 2020 23:20: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Apr 10, 2020 12:54: changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Apr 13, 2020 16:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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8 mins
Samuel Clarisse
France
France
France
Always keeping in mind the audience
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Belgian, Luxembourgish, Standard-France, Swiss) 
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French
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covidiot
Definition from
Letemps:
Personne qui se refuse à suivre les mesures d’hygiène» ordonnées par les autorités sanitaires, dans le but de se protéger et de protéger les autres, et donc de freiner la propagation du coronavirus.
Example sentences:
Contraction de “Covid-19” (la maladie induite par le nouveau coronavirus) et “idiot” pour donner naissance à “Covidiot”. (Courrier international)
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