an unflinching look at a grieving family

French translation: éplorée, en deuil

10:29 Nov 2, 2007

English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / Man Booker Prize 2007

English term or phrase: an unflinching look at a grieving family

C'est le commentaire du président du jury à propos du roman qui a remporté le Man Booker prize. Auteur: l'Irlandaise Anne Enright
Mon problème: "grieving"
Merci d'avance
Gilbert

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French translation:éplorée, en deuil

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pour grieving...

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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 02:59

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4 +4

éplorée, en deuil

GILLES MEUNIER

4 +1

un regard inflexible sur une famille en deuil

celoudin

un regard imperturbable sur une famille meurtrie

Kévin Bacquet

un regard stoique sur une famille en pleurs

bluesaba

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4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

éplorée, en deuil

Explanation:
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pour grieving...

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 02:59
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 113

Grading comment

Merci à tous / toutes

4 mins confidence:

un regard imperturbable sur une famille meurtrie

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Kévin Bacquet
France
Local time: 02:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

9 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

un regard inflexible sur une famille en deuil

Explanation:
The book's narrator, Veronica Hegarty, traces her family history after her brother, Liam, commits suicide by walking into the sea, hoping to make sense of his death.

celoudin
Australia
Local time: 10:59
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

5 hrs confidence:

un regard stoique sur une famille en pleurs

Explanation:
İls sont affligés, chagrinés par le deuil donc en pleurs...

Example sentence(s):

être en pleurs, être en larmes

bluesaba
Local time: 03:59

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