# Are there puns that can still work after translation to a different language?

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**Created:** [March 19, 2024, 10:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024 "2024-03-19T10:29:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [March 19, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-puns-that-can-still-work-after-translation-to-a-different-language/999024/16 "2024-03-19T18:53:46Z")

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You rang? 🙂

> [@How are puns and wordplay translated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-are-puns-and-wordplay-translated/926560/41):
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> Looks like [someone asked about this line on another message board](https://forum.wordreference.com/threads/en-miettes.1056632/) twelve years ago. The best guess was “ils (ne) sont pas en miettes” = (figuratively) “they haven’t fallen apart yet.” (Literally, “they’re not in crumbs.”)

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