Jan 18, 2007 08:19
17 yrs ago
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French term
Catalan specialist - also ES/EN and FR/E
Native in: English
Works in: Catalan to English, Spanish to English, French to English
demander de comptes
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Below is the sentence. It is the last part that I don't quite get "si ton imaginaire..." although to be honest as to "tu nouais le vital espoir..." I have my doubts whether "you knot the vital hope of discovering the smell and taste of her skin.." is the best translation.
"Tout en regagnant la rue, tu nouais le vital espoir de découvrir l’odeur et le goût de sa peau si ton imaginaire et la réalité s’alliaient sans demander de comptes."
"Tout en regagnant la rue, tu nouais le vital espoir de découvrir l’odeur et le goût de sa peau si ton imaginaire et la réalité s’alliaient sans demander de comptes."
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Proposed translations
+5
10 mins
Diane de Cicco
France
France
Native in French
&
English
France
Specialty: Biology, Chemistry, Medicine
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
28
Selected
without too much ado
i.e. without asking for justification
Note from asker:
| Thanks, very helpful |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
-1
34 mins
notice
As you regained the road, you built up the vital hope of discovering the smell and savor her skin, if your imagination and reality combining without notice.
Note from asker:
| Thanks, so many good responses |
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Rob Grayson
: Sorry but the last part of your sentence just isn't English
8 mins
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50 mins
Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
poetically precise prose with... panache
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
80
...if you can reconcile ... with ... (in this context)
if you can reconcile your dreams with reality
ie, if you're not just kidding yourself!
ie, if you're not just kidding yourself!
Note from asker:
| I like "if you're not kidding yourself". It might work in the actual context of this text. |
3 hrs
Conor McAuley
France
France
Native in English
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
Native in: English (Variants: Irish, British, Wales / Welsh, UK, Scottish)
Works in: French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
:
30
without asking for anything in return
= Without asking for a detailed breakdown of accounts!
Note from asker:
| Thanks, all good answers |
3 days 17 hrs
Marianna Staroselsky
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Creative, phd, resourceful, thorough
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, English to Russian
explanation
Without explanation or justification.
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