French term
serinait
Please let me know the meaning of the term "serinait" in this phrase.
La propagande de Vichy nous serinait que les Brits voulaient nous piquer nos colonies…
Thanks in advance.
Manohar Roshan
| 4 +6 | drummed into |
Dave 72
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| 5 +1 | hammered it in |
kashew
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| 4 +1 | kept on telling us over and over again |
Tony M
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| 3 | pounded |
sdavidson
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| 3 -1 | Thump out (a tune) |
Gad Kohenov
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Non-PRO (2): writeaway, CMJ_Trans (X)
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Proposed translations
drummed into
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Kate Hudson (X)
7 mins
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Thanks, Kate
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writeaway
: ref: any/all Fr-En dictionaries
10 mins
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Thanks, writeaway
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Gacela20
2 hrs
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Thanks, Gacela20
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Janet Cannon
7 hrs
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Thanks, jthink
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Jean-Claude Aciman
12 hrs
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Thanks Jean Claude
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Priyanka Nabar
21 hrs
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Thanks, Priyanka
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Thump out (a tune)
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Tony M
: In a musical sense, perhaps — but this wouldn't really fit in Asker's given context.
31 mins
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hammered it in
Here, can't separate the two tries - "drummed" is the more military, but in the Vichy context (propaganda) "hammered" seems a tad better.
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writeaway
: but you drum something into someone.
1 min
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Tony M
: Yes, agree with W/A; this isn't 'hammered home the point', but 'kept on telling us over and over again'
10 mins
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Priyanka Nabar
21 hrs
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kept on telling us over and over again
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Janet Cannon
: if you don't want to sound as forceful as "drummed it in"
7 hrs
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Thanks, Jthink! Yes, my thoughts exactly.
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