avec acharnement

English translation: relentlessly

13:57 Oct 10, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Zoology / ornithology
French term or phrase: avec acharnement
l'oiseau grignotait les bords du petit miroir avec acharnement
Shog Imas
Canada
Local time: 09:29
English translation:relentlessly
Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/french-engli...

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Note added at 36 mins (2017-10-10 14:34:13 GMT)
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Or "without stopping", "with no let up".

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-10-10 15:26:56 GMT)
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It could also mean "with a great deal of ferocity".
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Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 09:29
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3relentlessly
Barbara Cochran, MFA
4furiously
Tony M


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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
furiously


Explanation:
pecking away furiously at ...

I think this is a good way to describe the furious pecking of an angry or excited bird...

Tony M
France
Local time: 14:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
relentlessly


Explanation:
https://www.collinsdictionary.com/us/dictionary/french-engli...

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Note added at 36 mins (2017-10-10 14:34:13 GMT)
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Or "without stopping", "with no let up".

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-10-10 15:26:56 GMT)
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It could also mean "with a great deal of ferocity".

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
Local time: 09:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
7 mins
  -> Thank, B D.

agree  philgoddard: Or persistently, or endlessly.
24 mins
  -> Thanks, phil. I think your suggestion of "persistently: is a good option, too.

agree  Michele Fauble
1 hr
  -> Thank you, Michele.
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