otage d'un prêt à jouir
anglais translation: has become a captive audience inspite of itself
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| 5 +1 | has become a captive audience inspite of itself |
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| 4 | hostage to the situation |
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| 3 | ready to blow / ready to pop |
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2 heures confiance : 
hostage to the situation Explication : ready to explode |
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1 heure confiance : approbation des pairs (net) : +1
approbation des pairs (net) : +1| otage d'un prêt à jouir has become a captive audience inspite of itself Explication : it means that the audience has become a pawn of the speakers ...the speakers can do what they likes with the audience... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 3 hrs 24 mins (2004-06-25 22:43:44 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- literally, it means a ready-to-go off captive audience |
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17 heures confiance :
| otage d'un prêt à jouir ready to blow / ready to pop Explication : It seems the audience are frustrated by the entrenched positions taken by the speakers and the lack of progress in the discussion. They are, in consequence, "ready to blow", like a geyser. |
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