Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
qui a toujours ouvert la discussion
English translation:
who was always ready to discuss it
French term
United Kingdom
2 Years in Business/Literary Translation
Native in: English (Variants: UK, Scottish, Irish)
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Italian to English
qui a toujours ouvert la discussion
I'm subtitling a video about how gendered education affects us as adults, and the speaker is talking about how she didn't feel comfortable rejecting her boyfriend when he wanted to have sex with her. She's asking herself why she wasn't able to do turn him down, arguing that 'J’avais reçu une éducation sexuelle, j’ai une mère qui m’a toujours dit « Ton corps, c’est ton corps », qui a toujours ouvert la discussion. Alors pourquoi?'
| 3 +4 | who was always ready to discuss it |
Philippa Smith
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| 4 | which always started a discussion |
Yvonne Gallagher
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| 3 | who was always open to discussing/talk.... |
Sakshi Garg
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Jul 19, 2023 11:16: Philippa Smith Created KOG entry
Jul 19, 2023 11:16: Philippa Smith changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/96052">Philippa Smith's</a> old entry - "qui a toujours ouvert la discussion"" to ""who was always ready to discuss it""
Jul 19, 2023 11:16: Philippa Smith changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/96052">Philippa Smith's</a> old entry - "qui a toujours ouvert la discussion"" to ""who was always ready to discuss it""
Proposed translations
29 years turning out perfect English
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
who was always ready to discuss it
| The register was relatively informal, but that's what I was thinking too! |
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writeaway
: Wouldn't it have to be 'ce qui' in French for it to be 'which' in English? /agree, register matters
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Thanks! In formal French, yeah. But this is someone talking - I reckon if it meant "which" she'd have said something like "et ça a toujours ouvert..."
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ph-b (X)
: Both qui refer to the mother.//To Phil: This is spoken French, there's nothing odd, given the register. Wouldn't the same happen in spoken English?
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I reckon so. Thanks!
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philgoddard
: I think this must be the meaning, though the French looks odd to me.
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Thanks. Sure - it's spoken language, not always very rational!
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Emmanuella
: D'accord avec Phil
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Merci.
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Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
which always started a discussion
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Emmanuella
: mother which ? Qui se réfère à la mère
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It's informal language/speech so quite likely the ce (qui) was dropped, which is how I read it. Her mother made a comment [...] and it always sparked a discussion. By "common" I meant very idiomatic
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India
- Because every word matters
Native in: English (Variants: South African, US South, Canadian, UK, Irish, Indian, Jamaican, US, Australian, French, Wales / Welsh, Singaporean, British, New Zealand, Scottish) 
, French
Works in: German to Italian, French to German
Discussion
My mother would always tell me..., (she) would always open the discussion...