pics de glace immortelle

14:03 Jun 2, 2010
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French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / glass sculpture
French term or phrase: pics de glace immortelle
"Seule une statuaire monte la garde à la porte des étoiles et lance dans l’espace des traits de verre, pics de glace immortelle."
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kashew
France
Local time: 04:29


Summary of answers provided
4 +5peaks of eternal ice
Atelier de Mots
3immortal icecycles
Verginia Ophof
4 -2icy peaks of immortality
Gabriella Bertelmann


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -2
icy peaks of immortality


Explanation:
"Seule une statuaire monte la garde à la porte des étoiles et lance dans l’espace des traits de verre, pics de glace immortelle."
More poetry!

based upon this one sentence - would go by the feel of more than one sentence
hope this is helpful

Gabriella Bertelmann
Local time: 04:29
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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Asker: Very interesting: I was stuck on lances via pick.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Atelier de Mots: "immortelle" is an adjective here, not the noun
9 mins

disagree  Chris Hall: Agree with the above comment.
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
peaks of eternal ice


Explanation:
This extends the image of "traits de verre." And btw, the noun is "pics," not "immortality," and another solution suggests. "Immortal" or "eternal" should function as the adjective here.

Atelier de Mots
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Julie Barber: Like the Pic du Midi. Probably got some glace on it too...
41 mins

agree  Chris Hall
41 mins

agree  Bourth (X): Still, the ice pick that did Trotsky in is pretty immortal, even if in reality it is an ice-axe.
56 mins

agree  mimi 254
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agree  Evans (X)
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
immortal icecycles


Explanation:
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Verginia Ophof
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