Ils ne s’inscrivent que dans cette fulgurance.
English translation: Only that blaze of light can define them
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| 22:15 Sep 11, 2005 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / An article on the film Pickpocket | |||||||
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| Ils ne s’inscrivent que dans cette fulgurance. Only that blaze of light can define them Explanation: a suggestion |
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peer agreement (net): +1| Ils ne s’inscrivent que dans cette fulgurance. They are only part of this fleeting or short-lived quality Explanation: I would call this -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 25 mins (2005-09-11 22:41:02 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Better: They only can be part of these fulgurant moments. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 26 mins (2005-09-11 22:41:34 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- x s'inscrit dans= to be part of |
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| Ils ne s’inscrivent que dans cette fulgurance. They exist only in the flash of the moment Explanation: Beyong the story of a pickpocket, this movie is a meditation on gracefulness. The thieving, stealing movements are as light as an angel. They exist only in the flash of the moment. When he is unmasking the pickpocket's technique, ... |
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| Ils ne s’inscrivent que dans cette fulgurance. they appear only in a shooting-star quality of brilliance and speed Explanation: by "they," the writer refers to the gestures(les gestes)of the pickpockets or their movements and actions -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 27 mins (2005-09-11 22:43:09 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition fulgurant(e) adj 1. (rapide: vitesse, réplique) lightning; (progrès) staggering 2. (violent: douleur) shooting 3. (éblouissant: lueur) dazzling; (regard) blazing (from Dictionnaire Cambridge Klett Compact) << Back to results -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 32 mins (2005-09-11 22:47:46 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Definition inscrire irr I vt 1. (noter) ~ qc dans un carnet/sur une enveloppe to write sth down in a notebook/on an envelope; ~ qc à l'ordre du jour to put sth on the agenda; être inscrit dans ma mémoire to be engraved in my memory; être inscrit sur mon visage to be written on my face 2. (immatriculer) ~ qn à une école/dans un club to enrol sb at a school/in a club Brit, to enroll sb at a school/in a club Am; ~ qn sur une liste to put sb on a list; (pour prendre rendez-vous) to put sb on a waiting list; être inscrit à la faculté to be at university Brit, to be in college Am; être inscrit dans un club to be a member of a club II vpr 1. (s'immatriculer) s'~ à une école to enrol at a school Brit, to enroll at a school Am; s'~ à une faculté to register at a university; s'~ à un parti/club to join a party/club; s'~ sur une liste to put one's name down on a list; se faire ~ au tennis to join the tennis club 2. (s'insérer dans) s'~ dans le cadre de qc (décision, mesure, projet) to come within the context of sth 3. (apparaître) s'~ sur l'écran to appear on the screen (from Dictionnaire Cambridge Klett Compact) -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs 12 mins (2005-09-12 00:27:28 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Or They appear (or take place) with the speed (or quality) of lightning... OR They appear with lightning speed and brilliance... |
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