Jun 1, 2005 15:46
19 yrs ago
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English term

no more artless than my heavy-handed attemps

English to French Other General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
That was my husband's spontaneous response, which struck me as artless in the extreme. But I realized I couldn't be too upset about it. His loud guffaw was probably no more artless than my heavy-handed attempts to quite suddenly be over-the-top sexy.

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pas plus inélégant/gauche/disgracieux que mes tentatives maladroites

de psser pour une sirène
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "merci"
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4 mins

pas plus lourdingue que mes efforts maladroits

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Peer comment(s):

agree Carolyn Brice
16 mins
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19 mins

...sans doute autant de finesse que mes tentatives naives et ô combien maladroites

de me transformer en déesse de la... et après, faut voir ;-)
Peer comment(s):

agree RHELLER : same register (no slang)
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