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French to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
prétendus prêcheurs de bonne conduite		self-appointed moral guardians	svetlana cosquéric
Entered by: svetlana cosquéric
premier plan, (côté) cour		downstage left	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
prend dans la tronche		it's AA that is the target again
prend par dessus		wash it down
prendre dans son geste		engages us with his gesture/expression
prendre la parole		have (her) say
prendre le petit collet		to dress in the manner of monks
Prendre le temps du vent		to follow the wind
prendre quelqu’un à partie		bear witness to/be an advocate for her
prieuré fontevriste		Frontevriste priory	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price
prise de bec		argument
prisme du design		reinvented by designers// given the designer treatment
Profond comme une plume		No Lead Balloon - See reference below.	Marian Vieyra
Entered by: Marian Vieyra
profonde sonorité du deuil		mourning's deep groan
proposés		put forward for world heritage
pudeur		discretion
purs		through and through	Philippa Smith
Entered by: Philippa Smith
pyramides rocambolesques s’étagent, étoffes végétales		incredible gaily coloured pyramids of cocoa pods
quatre garcons dans la cible		Four boys in the green zone
qu’etre soi ne va pas de soi		it's not always easy to be yourself	Gary Raymond Bokobza
Entered by: Gary Raymond Bokobza
Qui n'avance pas recule		if you don't move forward you move backward
quiétude		tranquility (of mind)
racines sauvages de l'envoutânt		The untamed roots of what is enchanting, whimsical and mysterious
ramener ces formes à des notions exprimables, explicables.		Transform these forms into notions that could be expressed and explained.
ravissante		ravishing
réponses bien terrées		multi-layered responses
résidences surveillées		under house arrest	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price
recensions de revues		an index of / indexed reviews
reconstituant		invigorator
refus de la providence		spurn the hand of providence	svetlana cosquéric
Entered by: svetlana cosquéric
regards bafoués		no consideration for anyone else
registre littéraire		literary mode / genre
relevée		watering ditch
remugles persistants de rage, de folie et d'amour		the stale, persistent smells of rage, madness and love	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
renvoient l'homme à ses intimités		bring us back to our own private selves.
repond de facon jaune		responds with a constrained smile
ressouvenir		Recalling/recollecting this emotion troubles me
retour en équerre		right-angled leg
revenir à la charge		make a fresh attempt
revu à la baisse		has been downplayed by some	Paula Price
Entered by: Paula Price

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