couches bombées

thescarid Feb 14, 2017:

poetic prose couches bombées means that the little (baby) girl has done a poop !

Nicky Over (asker) Feb 13, 2017:

Answer from the client Apparently it is likely to be nappies despite the girl's age, so that's what I have been told to put!

Graeme Jones Feb 13, 2017:

My first thought was 'joues' in error as well. Or is there any way it could refer to layers of clothing - i.e. billowing in the wind (because they're a bit voluminous)?

Nicky Over (asker) Feb 12, 2017:

Unfortunately there isn't more context to the description of the girl. I will contact the agency for an explanation. I chose the specific field thinking it was general writing - this text doesn't really fit a category! Thanks to all for your involvement and suggestions.

Carol Gullidge Feb 12, 2017:

@ Phil I agree it seems an unlikely mistake, but just feasible if the quality of the recording was less than perfect and/or the transcriber was inexperienced.
Personally, I'd refer this to the outsourcer

Carol Gullidge Feb 12, 2017:

I'm picturing a "well-padded" child with a rounded tummy (one that is convex rather than concave) and chubby cheeks.
We all start life with rounded tummies and comparatively long torsos, and often end up that way as well, having passed in the meantime through an all-too-brief lithe, athletic phase :)

But more context would of course be helpful

writeaway Feb 12, 2017:

Now would be a great time to hear from the Asker.

Philippa Smith Feb 12, 2017:

I'm wondering if the image is of a little girl with rounded lines, who looks like a ball, because of her full tummy and (many) layers of clothes...

philgoddard Feb 12, 2017:

It can't be diapers/nappies because it's in the plural. I agree that joues is a possibility, Carol, though it's hard to see how the mistake could be made.
I also agree with writeaway that some more context might be helpful. Who is this girl, and what effect is this sentence seeking to create? What does "ventre plein" mean? If she's slightly overweight, then "joues" would make sense.

Carol Gullidge Feb 12, 2017:

Mis-transcription? "joues bombées" would sound more feasible to me.

And, yeuk, the thought of schoolkids in nappies :((

Ellen Kraus Feb 12, 2017:

why too old for nappies ? just think of school children in diapers. So "filled diapers " or something similar is not out of the question.

writeaway Feb 12, 2017:

What is the actual context? Please explain. How does this fall under poetry & literature?