Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
déboucher par une ouverture excentrique
anglais translation:
the opening... is wide, irregular, and off centre
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Tony M
Apr 28, 2017 21:50
8 yrs ago
français term
déboucher par une ouverture excentrique
français vers anglais
Art / Littérature
Archéologie
ancient art
Hi again and thanks too for all the fantastic help with my recent posts!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44039. Manche de miroir. - Ivoire. La perruque est surmontée d'un calathos bas, au-dessus duquel s'ouvrait la mortaise ou cavité d'assemblage. Le dessus est également décoré de traits au quadrillé. La cavité, profonde de 0 m. 056 mill., ***débouche par une ouverture large, irrégulière, excentrique***. Le visage est plat, émergeant à peine de la perruque, presque traité en bas-relief.
ATTEMPT: The cavity, 5.6 cm deep, opens up with?/into? a large, irregular, eccentric/off-center opening/aperture.
ISSUE: What on earth can this mean?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44039. Manche de miroir. - Ivoire. La perruque est surmontée d'un calathos bas, au-dessus duquel s'ouvrait la mortaise ou cavité d'assemblage. Le dessus est également décoré de traits au quadrillé. La cavité, profonde de 0 m. 056 mill., ***débouche par une ouverture large, irrégulière, excentrique***. Le visage est plat, émergeant à peine de la perruque, presque traité en bas-relief.
ATTEMPT: The cavity, 5.6 cm deep, opens up with?/into? a large, irregular, eccentric/off-center opening/aperture.
ISSUE: What on earth can this mean?
Thanks in advance for any suggestions!
Proposed translations
(anglais)
| 3 +1 | the opening... is broad / wide, irregular, and off centre(d) |
Tony M
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Change log
May 3, 2017 17:38: Tony M changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/2326420">angela3thomas's</a> old entry - "déboucher par une ouverture excentrique"" to ""the opening... is broad / wide, irregular, and off centre(d)""
Proposed translations
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français term (edited):
débouche par une ouverture excentrique
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the opening... is broad / wide, irregular, and off centre(d)
Once again, you ought to be able to make better sense of it if you re-arrange the word order in EN.
Consider 'wide / broad' as another option for 'large'.
It sounds like, however this 'cavity' was made, it was not done very accurately, leading to a hole that was (perhaps unnecessairly) big and not properly in the centre (unless, of course, that was deliberate!)
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Note added at 9 minutes (2017-04-28 22:00:35 GMT)
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Perhaps 'mouth' would be better instead of 'opening'?
Consider 'wide / broad' as another option for 'large'.
It sounds like, however this 'cavity' was made, it was not done very accurately, leading to a hole that was (perhaps unnecessairly) big and not properly in the centre (unless, of course, that was deliberate!)
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Note added at 9 minutes (2017-04-28 22:00:35 GMT)
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Perhaps 'mouth' would be better instead of 'opening'?
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you!"
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