Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
thwack of wood on flesh
French translation:
bruit sec du bois sur la chair, d'un os fêlé
Added to glossary by
amritha
Mar 3, 2004 11:15
20 yrs ago
1 viewer *
English term
thwack of wood on flesh
Non-PRO
English to French
Other
Linguistics
when he steps forward i slam the door - thwack of wood on flesh, crack of a bone - in his face.
Proposed translations
(French)
Proposed translations
+4
4 mins
Selected
bruit sec du bois sur la chair, d'un os fêlé
bruit sec d'une baguette/d'une canne sur la chair
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you."
19 mins
Karin Dyson
Native in French
Flexible, fast, 11 years exper.
Native in: French 
, Dutch
Works in: English to French, French to English
bruit de l'impact du bois sur la chair, d'un os qui casse
bruit de l'impact du bois sur la chair, d'un os cassé dans son visage
+1
1 hr
Katia Saint-Peron
Native in English
&
French
Specializes in field
Language opens up the World
Native in: English , French
Works in: French to English, English to French
English term (edited):
thwack of wood on flesh, crack of a bone - in his face.
bruit du bois qui gifle la chair, d'un os qui craque - dans son visage.
une gifle décrit mieux, d'après moi, le bruit de ce bois sur la chair; et cette tournure me semble plus fluide, plus littéraire.
18 hrs
le claquement du bois sur la chair, le craquement d'un os
***
Something went wrong...