Mar 15, 2005 22:53
19 yrs ago
French term
l'envoi
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
? poetry ?
found in many early 20th century american poems
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +3 | envoi | Thierry LOTTE |
Proposed translations
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9 mins
Selected
envoi
Strophe dédicatoire ( Oxford Dic.)
Vers placés à la fin d'une ballade pour en faire hommage à qqn (Larousse Dic)
In english "envoi" (same) - Oxford Dic.
"...Et à la fin de l'envoi je touche !"
(Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand)
Vers placés à la fin d'une ballade pour en faire hommage à qqn (Larousse Dic)
In english "envoi" (same) - Oxford Dic.
"...Et à la fin de l'envoi je touche !"
(Cyrano de Bergerac - Edmond Rostand)
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Rebekah Wils (X)
: "brief stanza concluding certain forms of poetry/postscript in other forms of verse" - Collins dic
1 hr
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Tks Rebekah
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agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: yes that;s right...if you know context, context is moot..
1 hr
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Merci Jane
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agree |
Estelle Demontrond-Box
10 hrs
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Merci Estelle
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Discussion
last verse:"l envoi
prince ere you pull a bluff
and lie
before..."
Franklin P. Adams; Ballade of Schopenhauer's Philosophy,
last verse: "...
L'ENVOI
Gosh! I feel like a real good cry!
Life, he says..."