compose de triangles plein la figure

English translation: tracing triangles on/all over her face

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French term or phrase:compose de triangles plein la figure
English translation:tracing triangles on/all over her face
Entered by: Swatchka

19:22 Jun 10, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Description Of People At New York City Party
French term or phrase: compose de triangles plein la figure
Description of a young woman at a party in NYC.

Context: "Une fille plutot bien en chair est habillee d'une robe moulante rouge vif avec un maquillage qui a demande beaucoup de patience, **compose de triangles plein la figure,** fait de larges sourires a tout le monde."

Merci!

femme
Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 00:46
tracing triangles on/all over her face
Explanation:
I presume it refers to the woman's make-up.
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Swatchka
Spain
Local time: 05:46
Grading comment
Merci!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +4tracing triangles on/all over her face
Swatchka
3composed of angular shapes
xlationhouse


Discussion entries: 2





  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +4
tracing triangles on/all over her face


Explanation:
I presume it refers to the woman's make-up.

Swatchka
Spain
Local time: 05:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Emma Paulay: consisting of triangles all over her face?
17 mins
  -> Thank you Emma:))

agree  katsy: ... and agree with Emma's proposal
1 hr
  -> Thank you Katsy :))

agree  cristina estanislau
12 hrs
  -> Thank you Cristina :))

agree  jean-jacques alexandre: W/ Emma as well
14 hrs
  -> Thank you Jean-Jacques :))
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
composed of angular shapes


Explanation:
That's how I see it. I doubt they are literally triangles.

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Note added at 2 days9 mins (2007-06-12 19:31:34 GMT)
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Ben (it's not possible for me to respond below), yeah, I get what you're saying. I did live in NYC for 8 years (and in LA for much of my life--which is the flip side of that coin).

xlationhouse
United States
Local time: 21:46
Works in field
Native speaker of: English

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Ben Gaia: have you BEEN to a New York party?! I just mean that anything is possible there, it's such an arts centre, people could easily show up with triangles on their face or dressed as a cubist painting...anything!
1 day 21 hrs
  -> I don't understand. We're talking about how her face looks.
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