Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
en poussant de petits cris
English translation:
making little squeals
Added to glossary by
Maria Constant (X)
Aug 10, 2005 14:02
19 yrs ago
French term
Maria Constant (X)
en poussant de petits cris
French to English
Art/Literary
Other
children's television programme
Sentence in a cartoon book.
"Elle continue de marcher en gesticulant et en poussant de petits cris"
I thought of "letting out brief shouts" but it seems a litle silly to me.
Any ideas ?
"Elle continue de marcher en gesticulant et en poussant de petits cris"
I thought of "letting out brief shouts" but it seems a litle silly to me.
Any ideas ?
Proposed translations
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| 3 +4 | making little squeals |
Rachel Fell
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| 4 +1 | yelping |
Josephine79
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| 4 | letting out short cries |
tinawizzy (X)
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| 4 | shrieking (little, short, faint) see note |
Susan Spier (X)
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| 4 | whimpering |
roneill
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| 3 | squealing and yelping |
Flo in London
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Proposed translations
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Related KudoZ points
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12
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making little squeals
or little squealing noises
or little squeals of (e.g.) terror
or little squeals of (e.g.) terror
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: A nice, imagey word to use!
6 mins
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Thanks, Dusty!
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suezen
: or uttering little squeals
6 mins
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Thanks - that's nice too - it helped that you asked "why..?"!
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Anna Kiff
: or little squeals of fright
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Yes - thanks, Anna!
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tatyana000
2 hrs
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Thanks Tanya!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you very much for your suggestion."
6 mins
letting out short cries
Declined
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Comment: "Thanks for all your suggestions !"
+1
48 mins
yelping
fits with the context of being afraid
Peer comment(s):
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Sandra C.
: that's what first came to mind for me too :-)
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Thanks Sandra: great minds....
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1 hr
shrieking (little, short, faint) see note
Squeal is also colourful, but you can squeal in delight. If I had a spider on my back I would definitely shriek! Petit gives the degree so your choice: little, short, faint..letting out, uttering etc
2 hrs
whimpering
Just something else to add to the mix. There is nothing wrong with the other suggestions.
Whimpering is a fairly muted sound often associated with fear or distress.
Whimpering is a fairly muted sound often associated with fear or distress.
3 hrs
squealing and yelping
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