Oh, un de ceux qui pratiquent le... baisemain.
Oh, one of those a hand kisser.
Je n'aime pas le baisemain.
I do not like the hand kissing.
Je n'aime pas le baisemain !
No, no I don't go into hand kissing!
Genre vieille école, baisemain et tout.
Kissing hands and the like.
Cela surprit toute la tablée mais Sepp, galant homme, réussit à garder la main pour lui faire un baisemain raffiné.
That surprised all counted but Sepp, gentleman, succeeds in keeping the hand to make him a refined hand-kissing.
Un baisemain.
My kiss to your hand.
Vous et moi, nous avons épuisé le sujet. Par votre baisemain !
Maurice, we did everything we could when you and I thrashed out the subject.
Qu'est-ce que tu dirais si ton type me faisait un baisemain ? N'y compte pas.
What would you say... if he kissed the hand of someone like me? Nothing.
Ne trouves-tu pas que le baisemain est un peu démodé ?
Don't you think hand-kissing a bit old-fashioned?
Le baisemain était une pratique courante en Espagne, surtout comme salut aux figures ecclésiastiques.
Hand-kissing was common practice in Spain. Especially as a greeting to church figures.
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