noire à lécher

English translation: deliciously black

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French term or phrase:noire à lécher
English translation:deliciously black
Entered by: mediamatrix (X)

22:54 May 15, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / narrative of woman arriving in U.S.
French term or phrase: noire à lécher
This is a description of an African woman's initial reaction when she arrives in U.S. - talking about the roads. Ses yeux s'extasaient sur ces routes plates et noire à lécher qui semblaient posées là, pour elle:Her eyes went into rapture (were enraptured) over the flat roads, "black to licK" that seemed to be placed there, for her...
Arlene Lokomowitz
United States
Local time: 06:46
deliciously black
Explanation:
Just an idea ... Maybe the women is associating the colour of the tarmac with that of her own skin, hence inherently welcoming.

Victoria's Cake Boutique - [ Traducir esta página ]
If time is short, you can buy ..., but please don't be tempted to ..... Chocolate and Guinness cake is deliciously black. ...
victorias-cake-boutique.blogspot.com/ - En caché

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Note added at 52 mins (2010-05-15 23:47:27 GMT)
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Warning: If you google my suggestion, don't be surprised if you get a screenful of 'parental guidance required' websites. Such, alas, is language...
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Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 06:46
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3deliciously black
Jennifer Levey
3blackelicious
Sébastien GUITTENY
3appetizingly smooth and black
Imanol
3black lickety clean /likety black and clean
Verginia Ophof


Discussion entries: 5





  

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43 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
deliciously black


Explanation:
Just an idea ... Maybe the women is associating the colour of the tarmac with that of her own skin, hence inherently welcoming.

Victoria's Cake Boutique - [ Traducir esta página ]
If time is short, you can buy ..., but please don't be tempted to ..... Chocolate and Guinness cake is deliciously black. ...
victorias-cake-boutique.blogspot.com/ - En caché

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Note added at 52 mins (2010-05-15 23:47:27 GMT)
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Warning: If you google my suggestion, don't be surprised if you get a screenful of 'parental guidance required' websites. Such, alas, is language...

Jennifer Levey
Chile
Local time: 06:46
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Selected automatically based on peer agreement.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claire Nolan
26 mins

agree  Travelin Ann: nice - or perhaps "richly black"
58 mins

agree  B D Finch (meets criteria)
10 hrs
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
blackelicious


Explanation:
mot-valise

Sébastien GUITTENY
France
Local time: 12:46
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Native speaker of: French
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10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
appetizingly smooth and black


Explanation:
See discussion entry

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Note added at 12 hrs (2010-05-16 11:42:33 GMT)
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"à lécher" applies as wel to "plates" as to "noires". That's the combination of the two that makes the whole thing so appealing to the senses.

Imanol
Local time: 12:46
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Native speaker of: French
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18 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
black lickety clean /likety black and clean


Explanation:
so black and clean one could lick it /eat off it

Verginia Ophof
Belize
Local time: 04:46
Meets criteria
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16
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