Dec 10, 2004 16:13
19 yrs ago
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French term
à demi-mot
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
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il me proposait à demi-mot, avec beaucoup de pudeur, de faire un film dont...
Proposed translations
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10 mins
Sabine Seguin
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French term (edited):
� demi-mot
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in veiled terms/without having to spell things out
Je pense que la première solution est moins lourde et meilleure que la deuxième proposée par le Robert et Collins.
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-12-10 16:26:46 GMT)
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\"in veiled terms\" serait la traduction de \"à mots couverts\".
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Note added at 13 mins (2004-12-10 16:26:46 GMT)
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\"in veiled terms\" serait la traduction de \"à mots couverts\".
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Ian Burley (X)
: I think "in veiled terms" works in the context
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Richard Benham
: "Without having to spell things out" is not good. "Without (actually) spelling it out" might work, though.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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suezen
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DocteurPC
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks"
9 mins
French term (edited):
� demi-mot
synonym of insinuated
the actual equivalent of à demi-mot is "without having to spell things out". This would not really flow in the sentence, so a synonym of "insinuated" or "hinted" would be the best choice, in my opinion.
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44 mins
Richard Benham
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French term (edited):
� demi-mot
but not in so many words
He offered me, but not in so many words, ....
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1 hr
French term (edited):
� demi-mot
without saying it out loud
could fit into this sentence
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without actually enunciating it
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Note added at 1 hr 0 min (2004-12-10 17:14:04 GMT)
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without actually enunciating it
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4 hrs
French term (edited):
� demi-mot
just hinted
another option.
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RHELLER
: wink wink
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Conor McAuley
: Hinted discreetly, yes...wink wink indeed!!!
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mportal
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merci !
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