FAO French speakers

We have a proper French bloke works at our place. I asked him to translate "Toi ta geule" for me, and he explained that it means "Be quiet/shut up/hush" but his English isn't quite good enough for nuances of meaning.

So I asked him what it means literally, and it all became very confusing: something about the mouth of an animal???.

Can anyone translate it literally (as I find the idioms of other languages very interesting)? And also confirm whether it's very rude or rather mild? He seemed to be trying to avoid being overheard, so I'm guessing it might be quite rude.

For non-Froggy speakers, it's pronounced 't**t a girl', which makes it doubly funny.

Posted By: Sugbad The Bad on June 18th 2009 at 18:36:28

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FAO French speakers (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 18:36:28
- shut yer trap (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 18:49:48
  - What the Wurz says... (General Chat) - Arganth, Jun 18, 18:50:46
    - no, literally it means 'you, your muzzle' (General Chat) - Dave in France, Jun 18, 19:57:11
      - Ah - that'll be the 'animal mouth' thing my mate Romain was trying to get across (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 20:04:40
    - "You, your gob" (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 18:55:59
    - Ah! Cheers. I thought he was just being rude to me (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 18:54:22
      - I was ٧٧٧٧٧ (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 18:57:36
        
        NEVER been rude to you. Not once. Never. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:00:34
        
        I was only joking! (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:15:26
        
        I thought you might've been pantsbotting like mad (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:26:00
        
        I'm sure I coudl find evidence of your rudeness on the board too (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:34:51
        
        Totlaly not rising to the bait: Worz (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:15:05
        
        I was actually just completing a lucrative translation. Anyone else want one? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:17:20
        
        eh? what are you bimbling on about now? (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:23:40
        
        bimbling? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:36:05
        
        Juande Ramos? (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:38:37
        
        I'll give a bell and see what he says (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:42:24
        
        Actually, you know what, I just might (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:41:46
        
        No problem at all (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:46:35
        
        did you say radiation hutches? (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:47:51
        
        Do you require an answer to that, or was that another (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 19:53:16
        
        that was a serious question, nearly (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 19:58:59
        
        OK I'll ask, let you know. (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 20:03:42
        
        aha. I suspected something like that (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 20:06:57
        
        (cough)ifty (n/m) (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Jun 18, 20:11:39
        
        yes, very nifty eh? (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 20:24:46
    - oh, I was just telling sugs to shut it (n/m) (General Chat) - Worzel Scrimmage, Jun 18, 18:52:54

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