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French to English Poetry & Literature Translation Glossary

French term		English translation
en soie blanche pékinée d'azur		white silk with blue stripes
en-deça		previous
energies propres...degoutantes		cleanliness...impurity
enfant chéri		darling
engloutissement		being swallowed up
entourer		surround	svetlana cosquéric
Entered by: svetlana cosquéric
entre chien et loup		wordplay on day/night
entrer		pervaded	Alain Mouchel
Entered by: Alain Mouchel
espèces trébuchantes		jangling coins (connotation: hard cash)
essentiellement voyageur		transient/transitory	Helene Tammik
Entered by: Helene Tammik
et qui impose la grandeur du peuple celte.		bestowing greatness on the Celtic people
Eternité, néant, passé		Eternity, void, past	Martine Brault
Entered by: Martine Brault
Etre bien entre soi, c’est un luxe dont nous payons ...		Feeling good among one\'s own is a luxury we are more than willing to pay for.
exacerbé		set on edge
exploits cynégétiques		pleasures of the chase
Façon comme une autre...		It is as good as way as any
faire dans la veillée d’armes		in the armed vigil register
faire de l’Ombre à la Lumière		to outshine (the) light	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
Faire de nécessité vertu		make a virtue out of necessity
faire mille heureux		make a thousand happy
faire sa fine		to be witty
faire tilter		strike a chord with them
Fault Pas Y Crainsdre		Fear Not! (Archaic French)
fausse honte		false modesty
Faute de grives se contentant de merles.		beggars can't be choosers
favorable		pleasant
Fermez le ban !		Period!
feu de l'attente		beacon in the window	Nick Lingris
Entered by: Nick Lingris
fi donc		Oh fie!
fleurissant		brilliant	svetlana cosquéric
Entered by: svetlana cosquéric
flotter		a wave of hope/optimism seemed to pervade the meeting
font vivre		are how they make a living
fortres par l'esprit		strong willed
frappée à son blason		A plaque OF HER COAT OF ARMS INsCRIBED WITH THE WORDS
fret		stiff breeze
fumées rases		low-lying/knee-deep haze
gaudine		wood, copse, thicket	fionn
Entered by: fionn
géniale dérobade		brilliant hedging (around the issue)	Carol Gullidge
Entered by: Carol Gullidge
genre grande fete chic decadente		one of those big decadent-chic parties
Gifle sonore sur ton nez		Resounding slap on your face

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