Jun 3, 2010 10:13
14 yrs ago
French term
poudroyer un chemin
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
glass sculpture
The finishing touch to those 5 charlatan glass figures!: " Les statuettes, dont il (l'artiste) poudroie son chemin, s’ornent d’une “armure” de gris-gris, de fioles et de fiasques qui courent sur leur silhouette longiligne comme des cartouchières. Leurs apparences respirent du côté de l’Afrique, de l’Océanie, de l’au-delà des étoiles."
Je connais l'expression - le soleil poudroie - Does that fit?
Je connais l'expression - le soleil poudroie - Does that fit?
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | dotted |
Titus Haennni
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| 4 +5 | scatter / spread |
Mathieu Isidro (X)
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| 3 +4 | leaves a trail [of them] behind him |
B D Finch
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| 3 +1 | pepper/dot/sprinkle |
polyglot45
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| 3 +1 | glinting remnants strewn by the artist |
Claire Nolan
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Proposed translations
34 mins
Titus Haennni
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in French
Switzerland
What are we waiting for?
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, German to French, English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
dotted
"the statues he dotted along his way"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "That's what I used - thanks a lot."
+5
19 mins
scatter / spread
Ici poudroyer prend le sens de distribuer de manière irrégulière: Il dépose des statuettes ici et là sur son chemin.
J'opterais pour quelque chose comme "The statuettes, which he scatters / spreads along his way"
J'ai aussi pensé à sprinkle, mais ça me parait un peu fort.
J'opterais pour quelque chose comme "The statuettes, which he scatters / spreads along his way"
J'ai aussi pensé à sprinkle, mais ça me parait un peu fort.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Evans (X)
: I like "scatters" , even "scatters behind him as he goes"
10 mins
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thanks Gilla
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| agree |
Chris Hall
: "scatters"
11 mins
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thanks Chris
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| agree |
mimi 254
1 hr
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thanks mimi
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| agree |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
1 hr
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thanks
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| agree |
Verginia Ophof
5 hrs
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+4
24 mins
leaves a trail [of them] behind him
Less politely, one could say that his path is littered with them.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Chris Hall
25 mins
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Thanks Chris
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| agree |
Parrot
: I'd go for "of which the artist leaves a shimmering trail"...
1 hr
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Thanks Parrot. Wouldn't that be over-translating it?
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| agree |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
1 hr
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Thanks Wordeffect
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| agree |
Helen Shiner
: I agree - other solutions make it sound as if the sculptures would be smashed.
4 hrs
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+1
38 mins
polyglot45
Native in French
&
English
Native in: English , French
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 4 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
52
pepper/dot/sprinkle
try the thesaurus for more synonyms
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Note added at 58 mins (2010-06-03 11:12:34 GMT)
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stud
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Note added at 58 mins (2010-06-03 11:12:34 GMT)
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stud
Note from asker:
| Peppered sounds very suitable - esp as there are those olfactory memories later: thanks a lot. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Alison Sabedoria (X)
: I like peppered.
1 hr
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+1
1 hr
glinting remnants strewn by the artist
suggestion
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Chris Hall
: Another suggestion of yours which I find myeslf agreeeing with.
50 mins
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Thank you, Chris.
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