Maurice "Le Fusée" Richard

[arrbez]

Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious

Was Richard called "The Rocket" in French? Or "Rocket Richard"? Or was there a french variation?

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[Brownies]

We call him LE Rocket, but not nearly as much as english people do.

Maurice Richard is enough most of the time.

 

[MXD]

My guess is...
French = Le Rocket
English = The Rocket

I never heard of "La Fusée"...

 

[arrbez]

My guess is...
French = Le Rocket
English = The Rocket

I never heard of "La Fusée"...

haha, i know, i made that up. it does mean "rocket" in french, right?

 

[MXD]

haha, i know, i made that up. it does mean "rocket" in french, right?

Indeed. Rocket can be used as "roquettes"(like the semi-artisanal stuff the Hezbollah were throwing during the recent war in Liban...) or even "missile" to a certain extent, but the most common use is "Fusée".

But we would never say "La Roquette"... That sounds a bit... wimpish.

 

[Hockey Outsider]

But we would never say "La Roquette"... That sounds a bit... wimpish.

"Roquette" is a feminine noun (for those that don't speak French, nouns are classified as masculine or feminine for grammatical purposes). I've seen some sources call him "Le Rocket", which isn't actually a French word, but is a masculinized version of the proper term "la roquette".

Nice picture, MXD. "Seventh Son" is my favourite Maiden album.

 

[JimEIV]

"Roquette" is a feminine noun (for those that don't speak French, nouns are classified as masculine or feminine for grammatical purposes). I've seen some sources call him "Le Rocket", which isn't actually a French word, but is a masculinized version of the proper term "la roquette".

Nice picture, MXD. "Seventh Son" is my favourite Maiden album.

"Piece of Mind" is my favorite and thanks for the French lesson -- Bon Swa

 

[CoupeStanley]

Maurice "Rocket" Richard or

Le Rocket.

BTW, that would be La Fusée not Le Fusée ;p

 

[Jungosi]

Fuse wouldn't have been a bad fit either .

Btw :I like Somewhere in Time the most but Seventh Son of a seventh son in close.

 

[Sens Rule]

I am watching the movie "The Rocket" right now (for the 3rd time) .... in no place ever do they refer to him as "Le Fusee".

 

[Phil Parent]

Early in his career, they called him "La Comète", The Comet.

In French.

Then, The Rocket came along and that stuck.

In French, he's referred to by his full name, and as "Le Rocket". Rarely Maurice "The/Le Rocket" Richard. Never as Rocket Richard.

Brother Henri is called "Le Pocket"

Jean Beliveau is invariably called "Le Grand Jean Béliveau", The Great Jean Béliveau. And invariably, INVARIABLY called Mr. by everyone.

There's a special relationship between the status of The Rocket and the status of Mr. Béliveau. Equally good, but not in the same way. Rocket is the greatest folklore hero and national hero. Mr. Beliveau is a king amongst men, and could have been premier of Québec or Canada, or governor general, or hell, he could have married Queen Elizabeth and be a great monarch. Not that Rocket couldn't have been, but Mr. Beliveau carries that vibe with him.

 

[Psycho Papa Joe]

Jean Beliveau is invariably called "Le Grand Jean Béliveau", The Great Jean Béliveau. And invariably, INVARIABLY called Mr. by everyone.

Hmmm, I thought he was 'Le Gros Bill'.

 

[VanNistelrooy]

Maurice - Le Rocket
Henri - Pocket Rocket
Béliveau - Le gros Bill
Lafleur - Flower, La comète blonde.

 

[Phil Parent]

Hmmm, I thought he was 'Le Gros Bill'.

In his playing days, today it sounds disrespectful.

 

[arrbez]

In his playing days, today it sounds disrespectful.

Howcome? I always thought it roughly translated to "The Big Ticket"...which is totally sweet

 

[Kafka]

Probably a silly question, but I'm genuinely curious

Was Richard called "The Rocket" in French? Or "Rocket Richard"? Or was there a french variation?

Watch the movie. You will understand what was the condition of french canadians in... Quebec before the '60s.

 

[CoupeStanley]

Lafleur - Flower, La comète blonde.

Le démon blond

 

[leftwing lock]

French Canadians in the movie refer to him as Maurice almost exclusivly. There are scenes where the crowd is chanting "Maurice, Maurice,Maurice" not "rocket,rocket..."

 

[VanNistelrooy]

Le démon blond

Of course. Forgot this one.

 

[Kafka]

The surname was given by Ray Getliffe, an anglo, and it sticked to Maurice.

 

[cupcrazyman]

French Canadians in the movie refer to him as Maurice almost exclusivly. There are scenes where the crowd is chanting "Maurice, Maurice,Maurice" not "rocket,rocket..."

Great movie.here's the trailer.

 

[cupcrazyman]

Watch the movie. You will understand what was the condition of french canadians in... Quebec before the '60s.