arche entre deux amorces
English translation: an arch that leads to the options
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| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / sculpture | |||||||
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|  Selected response from: Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche Italy Local time: 12:42 | ||||||
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| Road ends |
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| different interpretations of " arche" route"amorces" |
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arch between two butts/stumps Explanation: or, more liberally, you might even say "arch between two anchors" |
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An "arch"/"raised curve" between two "starting points" / "extremities" Explanation: This is two ideas for an alternative choice - ie. can be mixed and matched: An arch between two starting points An arch between two extremities A raised curve between two starting points A raised curve between two extremities |
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an arch linking two diffferent paths Explanation: another sugg. |
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An arc between the springing of two roads Explanation: I think I would go for an architectural term here - gives it a bit more poetry. Bit of a play on words - arc/arch - the start of an arch is called the springing point: http://www.network-arch.com/index.php?/design/arch-springing... |
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peer agreement (net): +2an arch between two roads setting off in different directions Explanation: Since we are in the realms of symbolism here. Hard to be sure without sight of the rest of the text but is it not making the point that a bridge can be seen as an arch between two roads setting off away from each other. Be nice to know more about the sculpture concerned. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 15 hrs (2011-05-21 06:00:04 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Given the rest of the context, I wonder whether "an arch between two points in a road" might work better, because there is a continuum between the past and the future. The arch of the bridge marks a place in this continuum - the present. |
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| Reference: Road ends Reference information: Seems to be the part of the road leading onto the bridge Reference: http://www.proz.com/kudoz/french_to_english/poetry_literatur... |
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| Reference: different interpretations of " arche" route"amorces" Reference information: Ce qui sert d'appui, de soutien, ou de communication entre deux concepts, deux tendances ; Où trébuche un instant le voyageur mortel, N'est qu'une ARCHE du pont qui nous conduit au ciel. 21. Sur un grand nombre de sujets, il [Barrès] avait des enveloppes, des chemises jaunes, vertes ou rouges, contenant des brouillons, des AMORCES de développements, une page à demi rédigée... Itinéraire, direction vers un point donné. Chercher, trouver la route; être sur la bonne, la mauvaise route. Ligne de conduite, orientation donnée à l'existence visant à atteindre un but déterminé (projet, idéal). Chercher, continuer, ouvrir, trouver sa route; nos routes se croisent, se rencontrent, se séparent. |
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