Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
se confondre avec (vb)
English translation:
become one, merge, blend (vb)
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Yolanda Broad
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French term
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confondre
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Art/Literary
description of landscape
I've been wearing a technical hat for the last few jobs I have done and am lacking in inspiration for this one. Any suggestions for "confondre" here?
The text is the preamble to a flowery description of a wine-producing region.
"La nature a crée ces paysages, l’homme les a enrichis. Par son travail, depuis des millénaires, il a façonné le pays. Châteaux agrippés au rocher avec lequel ils se confondent, abbayes cisterciennes, chapelles romanes, bastides languedociennes, balisent le territoire mais c’est la vigne qui définit le pays."
The text is the preamble to a flowery description of a wine-producing region.
"La nature a crée ces paysages, l’homme les a enrichis. Par son travail, depuis des millénaires, il a façonné le pays. Châteaux agrippés au rocher avec lequel ils se confondent, abbayes cisterciennes, chapelles romanes, bastides languedociennes, balisent le territoire mais c’est la vigne qui définit le pays."
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castles clinging to the rock with which they become one
I don't think there's any idiomatic way to say this that doesn't use "clinging". I would say "become one" for the second part.
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
: even though a bit less 'poetic' than Mary's suggestions
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Comment: "Thank you Colin, that's fine for me, although Mary's way of using "merge" started to sound convincing.
Nikki"
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(with which they) blend
Cheers,
Jacek
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Mary Worby
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... turn it around ...
castles which are almost indiscernible from the rocks/cliffs to which they cling
castles blending into the rocks which form their foundations
castles merging into one with the crags atop which they sit
Just a couple for starters
could also be chateaux, obviously, if we're talking wine ...
HTH
Mary
castles blending into the rocks which form their foundations
castles merging into one with the crags atop which they sit
Just a couple for starters
could also be chateaux, obviously, if we're talking wine ...
HTH
Mary
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Erika Pavelka (X)
: Great suggestions!
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| agree |
Havona
: Truly poetic suggestions! Couldn't have done any better myself ;-)
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Meri Buettner
: beautiful! Sounds like around here...
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Evert DELOOF-SYS
: nice
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castles gripped to (a) rock(s) (and) appearing to be fused/seemingly being fused
could this be of any help?
I'm not my poetic self on a Monday :)
I'm not my poetic self on a Monday :)
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confused, puzzled
it could also be bewilder, abash, disconcert, to be speechless...
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Nature created these landscapes; man enriched them. Through his labor
over the millenia he fashioned the country. Castles blend into the rock to which they cling, Cistercian abbeys...mark off the territory, but it is the vineyard that defines the country.
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