Sep 25, 2006 21:06
18 yrs ago
English term

conch-blowing

Homework / test English to French Art/Literary Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting about a tomb
There's also the spectacularly vulgar tomb of Admiral Michiel de Ruyter (1607-1676), complete with trumpeting angels, conch-blowing Neptunes and cherubs all in a tizzy
Proposed translations (French)
4 +2 soufflant sur/ à travers des conques
4 sonner
Change log

Sep 25, 2006 21:33: Fabio Descalzi changed "Field" from "Other" to "Art/Literary" , "Restriction (Pairs)" from "interest" to "none" , "Restriction (Native Lang)" from "eng" to "none" , "Restriction Fields" from "interest" to "none"

Discussion

Anna Maria Augustine (X) Sep 26, 2006:
Merci. En effet, ils disent que c'est vulgaire comme image mais enfin...

Proposed translations

+2
7 mins
Selected

soufflant sur/ à travers des conques

Des coquillages: conch(es)

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Note added at 28 mins (2006-09-25 21:35:01 GMT)
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On ne peut pas dire trompettes car ca, c'est les anges....
Peer comment(s):

agree Fabio Descalzi
18 mins
Merci.
agree emiledgar
3 hrs
merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "souffler dans une conque. Ca me semble plus adapté. Merci je ne savais pas que c'était ujn coquillage"
12 mins

sonner

j'utiliserais sonner (sonner un cor...), mais sonner les conques n'est pas très élégant
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