ma peaux devient ton tableau

English translation: my skin will be your canvas/my skin is your canvas

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French term or phrase:	ma peaux devient ton tableau
English translation:	my skin will be your canvas/my skin is your canvas

05:31 Feb 1, 2004

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Materials (Plastics, Ceramics, etc.)

French term or phrase: ma peaux devient ton tableau

love letter

ingot

my skin will be your canvas/my skin is your canvas

Explanation:
I think you need to translate 'devient' either as a present future 'will become' or if it refers to a state already achieved - presumably you know which is the case - as 'is'.

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Lindsay Edwards
Belgium
Local time: 10:42

Grading comment

Thanx for the helpful options Lindsay and thank you all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +7

my skin became your canvas (your painting)

Valentini Mellas

4 +6

my skin will be your canvas/my skin is your canvas

Lindsay Edwards

4 +3

my skin becomes your work of art

JH Trads

3 +2

you can paint on me, on my skin

cjohnstone

Discussion entries: 1

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13 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +7

my skin became your canvas (your painting)

Explanation:
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Note added at 15 mins (2004-02-01 05:46:58 GMT)
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or rather my skin becomes your canvas (painting) since the verb is in the present tense.

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Note added at 16 mins (2004-02-01 05:47:56 GMT)
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tableau can be painting, canvas, blackboard ... anything to write on :)

Valentini Mellas
Greece
Local time: 11:42
Native speaker of: Greek

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

my skin becomes your work of art

Explanation:
possible free translation

JH Trads
United States
Local time: 04:42
Native speaker of:

Spanish,

French

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

my skin will be your canvas/my skin is your canvas

Explanation:
I think you need to translate 'devient' either as a present future 'will become' or if it refers to a state already achieved - presumably you know which is the case - as 'is'.

Lindsay Edwards
Belgium
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thanx for the helpful options Lindsay and thank you all

8 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

you can paint on me, on my skin

Explanation:
ideas, but peau surely must be in the singular...

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 10:42
Native speaker of:

French,

English

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