Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow
French translation:
Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.
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Myriam Dupouy
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Oct 18, 2009 11:43
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English term
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he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow
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English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
English idioms
This expression refers to a patch of stubble on the face of a man
who hasn't shaved for at least a day.
who hasn't shaved for at least a day.
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Oct 18, 2009 13:37: Stéphanie Soudais (X) changed "Term asked" from "\"He looked tired and had a five o\'clock shadow.\"" to "he looked tired and had a five o\'clock shadow"
Oct 22, 2009 10:04: Myriam Dupouy changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/0">'s</a> old entry - "he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow"" to ""Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.""
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Myriam Dupouy
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English term (edited):
"he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow."
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Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.
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English term (edited):
"he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow."
mal rasé
During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable. The term five o'clock shadow when used in America refers to beard growth visible late in the day on a person whose face was clean-shaven in the morning. The term stubble may also refer to the regrowth of shaved body hair in any location including legs, armpits or chest hair.
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Jean-Claude Gouin
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il avait l'air hagard et était mal rasé
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il avait les traits tirés et le teint ombré/bleui par une barbe naissante
Ou même "ombré de bleu par la barbe naissante". Le bleu est la couleur qui qualifie généralement la repousse de la barbe.
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