Französisch: avancerEnglisch translation: to front 
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Slang / drug dealing | | Französisch Begriff oder Satz: avancer | This is from the transcript of a court hearing in France where the suspect is being questioned about his drug purchasing activities. He uses the verb "avancer" to describe how his dealer sometimes gave him drugs without asking for the payment immediately. I don't think "gave me an advance" works in this context but since I'm unfamiliar with this kind of situation I don't know what the natural thing to say would be...
Here's the exchange in question. P = prosecutor, S = suspect.
S: C'était pour pouvoir le vendre parce que j'étais voir les personnes qui me vendent et il ne voulait pas m'avancer
P: D'habitude il vous avance ?
S: Oui, il m'a avancé deux ou trois fois, et après il a arrêté. C'était des avances style cadeau quoi, pour me faire revenir à chaque fois mais avec de l'argent. Il me disait chaque fois tu reviens avec de l'argent quoi.
Target language is US English. Thanks in advance for any ideas! |
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| Notiz(en) an den/des Fragesteller(s)juliebarba: 4:23pm Sep 24, 2007: I can't see anything wrong with an advance here
juliebarba: 4:23pm Sep 24, 2007: I can't see anything wrong with an advance here
siragui: 6:32pm Sep 24, 2007: Further to 1045's answer, see:
"31% - Indicated they work or are “fronted” drugs from their drug connections"
w.santacruzhealth.org/prop63/PDFs/Survey%20Summary%20of%20Drug%20Prevention%20-%20Education.pdf
siragui: 6:34pm Sep 24, 2007: and:
"the drug is fronted to the recipient to sell"
www.albany.edu/hindelang/pdfs/adambulletin2.2.pdf
Just avoid structures confusing it with "front" = "act as a false front for"
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| Hinweis von Fragesteller an den AntwortendenThanks very much! This is just the word I was looking for but couldn't think of. I also found this word used in online English-language legal documents discussing similar defendant testimonies. Note: Someone pointed out that "avancer" isn't slang, and that's true; I guess I was thinking more of the informality of the suspect's speech, and the possibility that the translation would involve slang.
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Muttersprache: Französisch
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| Hinweis von Fragesteller an den Antwortenden| Thanks very much! This is just the word I was looking for but couldn't think of. I also found this word used in online English-language legal documents discussing similar defendant testimonies. Note: Someone pointed out that "avancer" isn't slang, and that's true; I guess I was thinking more of the informality of the suspect's speech, and the possibility that the translation would involve slang. |
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