Mar 7, 2005 15:41
19 yrs ago
French term
France
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Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: French to English
hydrocéphale
French to English
Art/Literary
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In the following quote from Julian Green :
La France devient hydrocéphale, et ce n'est pas dans les grosses têtes qu'il y a les gros cerveaux.
La France devient hydrocéphale, et ce n'est pas dans les grosses têtes qu'il y a les gros cerveaux.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +1 | France is showing signs of hydrocephalus |
IanW (X)
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| 4 +6 | hydrocephalic |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
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French term (edited):
hydroc�phale
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France is showing signs of hydrocephalus
I would say "France is showing signs of (mass) hydrocephalus"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Great - that fits in brilliantly ! But why couldn't I find that word anywhere?!!!! Thanks again
Clair"
+6
1 min
hydrocephalic
like babies born with water on the brain. The result is that they have big heads,which is the implication here - but you don't necessarily find the biggest brains in the biggest heads
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Note added at 2005-03-07 15:50:25 (GMT)
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he could just mean that France is becoming BIG-HEADED
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Note added at 2005-03-07 15:50:25 (GMT)
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he could just mean that France is becoming BIG-HEADED
Peer comment(s):
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suezen
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David Hollywood
: sounds good to me
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Yvonne Becker
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GILLES MEUNIER
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Gabrielle Lyons
18 mins
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Bourth (X)
: "Big-headed" is not a standard interpretation in French (their ankles swell, not their heads!), but maybe J.G. speaks anglicized French ...
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