floodgates will burst open

09:54 Sep 14, 2017
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English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Idioms / Maxims / Sayings / floodgates
English term or phrase: floodgates will burst open
A young girl is desperate after bad results at school.

She doesn't dare look at her mother and tell her.

"She averted her eyes, fearing the floodgates will burst open."

Le sens est simple est clair, la question sempiternelle est de savoir si je préserve tout ou partie de la métaphore source ("les vannes qui s'ouvrent" étant évidemment trop littéral).

Pour le moment :
"de peur que rien ne fasse barrage aux larmes" (barrage restituant partiellement floodgates)
kantx
France
Local time: 09:16


Summary of answers provided
4le barrage va craquer
Daryo
4qu'elle soit secouée de sanglots
Marcombes (X)
3de peur de lâcher les grandes eaux
logosarada


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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le barrage va craquer


Explanation:
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Note added at 1 day19 hrs (2017-09-16 05:03:05 GMT)
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.. de peur de ne plus être capable d'endiguer le flot de larmes débordante.

Daryo
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2 days 9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
de peur de lâcher les grandes eaux


Explanation:
http://www.languefrancaise.net/Bob/25590

logosarada
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4 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
qu'elle soit secouée de sanglots


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Marcombes (X)
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