Re: OT: Asterix (fi: Jules)

En réponse à Jan van Steenbergen :

>The only names that don't make any sense in Dutch are Abraracourcix and
>Assurancetourix. Do they make sense in French?
Yes. "Abraracourcix" comes from the expression "à bras raccourcis" which is
difficult to translate. I cannot find right now a good way to explain it
but it has to do with fighting :)) . As for "Assurancetourix" it comes from
"assurance tous-risques", i.e. "comprehensive insurance", as opposed to
"third-party insurance". It probably refers to the kind of insurance he
must have to manage to pay all those dental and hospital costs ;)))) .

And by the way, "Panoramix" comes from the adjective "panoramique", not the
noun "panorama".

>  In other language, they usually
>have names like "Majestix" and "Kakofonix". In the Frisian translation the
>name
>of the druid is "Krudemix" (<- Kruidenmix).
I like that one :)) .


>They are. Personally, I find Idéfix one of the better inventions!
I agree :)) .

Christophe Grandsire.

http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr

You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.

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