Feb 24, 2009 05:08
15 yrs ago
English term
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black confetti
English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
He was dead of a heart attack. Their careful plan was shredded like black confetti. What could she do? What would she do?
Responses
| 4 +5 | doom and gloom |
Gary D
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| 4 +4 | black paper, shredded to bits |
David Russi
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| 4 +2 | mourning instead of celebration |
B D Finch
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| 5 +1 | went up in smoke |
Alexandra Taggart
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Responses
+5
42 mins
Selected
doom and gloom
White Confetti = celebrating good times.
Black Confetti = doom and gloom, Popular name for Goth bands and the like.
Ray Bradbury in "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
"The train skimmed on softly, slithering, black pennants fluttering, black confetti lost on its own sick-sweet candy wind, down the hill, with the boys pursuing, the air so cold they ate ice cream with each breath."
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-24 06:44:05 GMT)
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Some other terms..
shredded like black confetti. sent into the obis (obeahs), their plans were shattered like a bad dream,
Black Confetti = doom and gloom, Popular name for Goth bands and the like.
Ray Bradbury in "Something Wicked This Way Comes"
"The train skimmed on softly, slithering, black pennants fluttering, black confetti lost on its own sick-sweet candy wind, down the hill, with the boys pursuing, the air so cold they ate ice cream with each breath."
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-02-24 06:44:05 GMT)
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Some other terms..
shredded like black confetti. sent into the obis (obeahs), their plans were shattered like a bad dream,
Example sentence:
Ray Bradbury in "Something Wicked This Way Comes" "The train skimmed on softly, slithering, black pennants fluttering, black confetti lost on its own sick-sweet candy wind, down the hill, with the boys pursuing, the air so cold they ate ice cream with ea
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
+4
18 mins
David Russi
United States
United States
Native in English
&
English
United States
30+ years, stopped counting...
Native in: English , Spanish
Works in: English to Spanish, Spanish to English
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44
black paper, shredded to bits
Black being the color that symbolizes death in western culture, of course.
Websters:
confetti
tiny colored paper disks or paper streamers so made as to scatter readily when thrown (as at carnivals, parties, weddings)
Websters:
confetti
tiny colored paper disks or paper streamers so made as to scatter readily when thrown (as at carnivals, parties, weddings)
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Patricia Townshend (X)
1 hr
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| agree |
Gunilla Zedigh
6 hrs
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| agree |
NancyLynn
9 hrs
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| agree |
Tina Vonhof (X)
: What it really boils down to is that their careful plan fell apart.
9 hrs
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+2
4 hrs
+1
1 day 13 hrs
Alexandra Taggart
Russian Federation
Russian Federation
Native in English
&
English
Specializes in field
Russian Federation
proficient translation
Native in: English , Russian
Works in: Russian to English, English to Russian, English
Related KudoZ points
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14
went up in smoke
As a complete failure. "Black confetti" (Italian) - is an atribute of a black party, the Devil's ball. In this expression the Davil is laughing at those who spend, probably, a long time concocting their plan.
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-02-25 18:32:25 GMT)
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These words are from opera:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Opera black confetti Da...
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-02-25 18:45:55 GMT)
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Sorry I've put wrong adress. It is Verdi Otello:http://www.operatoday.com/content/2007/12/otello_kirov_op.ph...
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-02-25 18:32:25 GMT)
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These words are from opera:http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=Opera black confetti Da...
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Note added at 1 day13 hrs (2009-02-25 18:45:55 GMT)
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Sorry I've put wrong adress. It is Verdi Otello:http://www.operatoday.com/content/2007/12/otello_kirov_op.ph...
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