how to translate this meme...

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no X, only Y
eg non cuisine, juste mange

OG meme:

je peux dire comme "non cuisine, juste mange"?

(I don't know a lot of verb tenses yet, so idk if another would sound more natural)

non prend, juste lance

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pas + [infinitive/noun], seulement + [infinitive/noun]

it's not entirely grammatical, but it's childlike and understandable, just like the English version

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je ve, merci

so taking more of the 'not' and less of the 'no'

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"non" doesn't work in that context as it's an answer to something and not negating which would be done using ne pas

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ah, gotcha

and why the infinitive?when I read the english I read it more leaning toward the imperative

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because there's no subject

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(you) is the implied subject imo

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it's not about one actor doing or not doing the action

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the owner of the hand, in this case

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that wouldn't match the "no + [noun]" construction

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the dog is directing the human in the action it wants

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it would be closer to "don't take" (or "take not" if you want a more simplified speech)

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okay, so is that then pas prend?

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"reprends pas" would be "don't take" but doesn't convey the childish speech pattern

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ty for answering this very niche and silly question!

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au plaisir

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oh, one more, if you can?

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sure

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this one is weird, I mean "a situation" doesn't necessarily translate well.
"a situation" on its own doesn't really convey tension in French, you'd need to add details, so you might wanna change things a bit

(it's closer to "circumstances")

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no m'mettez pas en cas?

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all I can think of to make it sound natural would include completely changing the sentence

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lol, that's fine!

memes are hard to translate, especially succinctly

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I would translate it with stuff like
"ne me force pas la main"
"ne me pousse pas à bout"

which is probably not what you're aiming for
unfortunately, translating things naturally usually involve changing constructions
memes make use of the language and culture, and are thus contextual to what language the meme is in
I can't say my translations echo the feeling of the English version

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merci!
my spouse made the request for the frog lol, and is satisfied with this answer