Glossary entry (derived from question below)
May 25, 2011 04:39
12 yrs ago
French term
entrer
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
sculpture
The viewer of a monochome glass sculpture is invited to guess:
Quelle était la couleur de la joie et de la tristesse qui ***entrèrent*** dans les nuits des belles demoiselles ?
Is there something more poetic than "entered"?
Quelle était la couleur de la joie et de la tristesse qui ***entrèrent*** dans les nuits des belles demoiselles ?
Is there something more poetic than "entered"?
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
May 30, 2011 11:49: Alain Mouchel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
30 mins
Alain Mouchel
Native in French
Experience and accuracy
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Danish to French
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8
Selected
pervaded
the joy and sadness that pervaded the nights of
Note from asker:
| Thanks - a good possibility. |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
1 hr
sneak into /slide/glide
pour garder le sens de : se faufiler , glisser dans les nuits
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
cc in nyc
: why stealth? maybe for "tristesse" but not so convincing for "joie" // Made me laugh! Thank you! :D
8 hrs
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still better than " haunted" boooooooooo
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+1
1 hr
creep into
that crept into the nights of...
I like the sound of this verb in the past tense and it is often used with *sadness* and for the idea of entering one's dreams.
Here are a few examples from the net:
... but Sadness creeps into the very marrow of your bones.
... Feeling of sadness often creeps into one's life, especially if this phase is ...... Sadness creeps up on you Like the coldness in the night...
http://www.analysedreams.co.uk/how-anxiety-affects-dreams.ht...
While anxiety dreams are often alarming and troublesome, you need to realize that they are an indication of someone or a situation that is consciously distressing you. While you may be able to ignore it during waking hours, it will *creep into your dreams*
I like the sound of this verb in the past tense and it is often used with *sadness* and for the idea of entering one's dreams.
Here are a few examples from the net:
... but Sadness creeps into the very marrow of your bones.
... Feeling of sadness often creeps into one's life, especially if this phase is ...... Sadness creeps up on you Like the coldness in the night...
http://www.analysedreams.co.uk/how-anxiety-affects-dreams.ht...
While anxiety dreams are often alarming and troublesome, you need to realize that they are an indication of someone or a situation that is consciously distressing you. While you may be able to ignore it during waking hours, it will *creep into your dreams*
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Pablo Strauss
5 hrs
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thankyou Pablo!
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| neutral |
cc in nyc
: why such stealth? maybe for "tristesse" but not so convincing for "joie"
8 hrs
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+1
1 hr
Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Italy
Native in French
&
English
Works in field
Italy
work, work, work!!
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: Italian to English, Italian to French, French to English, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
imbued
another option..
Note from asker:
| I think that works well - for both joy & sadness |
+2
2 hrs
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
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52
haunted
invaded
or change it to - what was the shade that coloured....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-25 06:49:15 GMT)
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permeated
or change it to - what was the shade that coloured....
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-05-25 06:49:15 GMT)
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permeated
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Philippa Smith
: I like "haunted" (tho' it goes better with sadness than joy), as well as "coloured" which was my first thought...
51 mins
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| agree |
Marian Vieyra
2 hrs
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| neutral |
cc in nyc
: OK for "tristesse"; maybe not for "joie"
7 hrs
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4 hrs
filled
dans le sens de meubler
2 days 10 hrs
Carolyn Yohn
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Contracts, credentials, and helping kids
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: French to English, Hungarian to English
slipped into
After reading the other responses, I think the difficulty was in finding a word that fits both "joy" and "sadness"... Since both are fleeting and can appear at random, I think this word works. Less ominous than "crept," less constant or stationary than "pervaded"... What do you think?
Note from asker:
| Yes, difficult choice, as you say. I used pervaded, but had considered another : "peopled"? |
3 days 10 hrs
Lara Barnett
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Works in field
United Kingdom
www.lingocraft.co.uk
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, Singaporean, UK, South African, British, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, Italian to English, Romanian to English, and 2 more.
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4
Penetrating (into the night) / Edging into the night
I provide two different options here, each one giving a different nuance.
Discussion
( du moins je pense)!
En tout cas c'est monochrome = ya pas de couleur .