their cold heart’s content
French translation: des idées....
| 11:12 Mar 22, 2005 |
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| 4 +1 | des idées.... |
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| 4 +1 | tout leur triste soûl |
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| 3 | peuvent entraîner la populace dans leur (une) danse macabre |
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| 3 | a thought |
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| 3 | a la plus grande joie de leur triste coeur/de leur coeur macabre |
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8 mins confidence: 
peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1des idées.... Explanation: to their heart's content = à coeur joie cold-hearted = sans pitié/impitoyable donc = à coeur - sans pitié - joie à coeur frigide joie à coeur impitoyble joie Rien ne me plaît vraiment mais... On peut aussi dire "tout leur content" Tout leur triste content.... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-03-22 12:22:08 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- For JB, I would say that if I cannot launch ideas to get the ball rolling on the strength of 30 years of experience, then was have come to a pretty pass. And her with her 2 years of experience at that! I\'m not saying experience makes you right, far from it, but come on...... -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-03-22 12:22:37 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- WE have come to..... this is stressing me up! -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2005-03-22 13:09:28 (GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Of course, you could say: A LEUR GUISE which would have the double meaning of \"as they please\" and \"in whatever guise they choose to present themselves |
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27 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1| their cold heart’s content tout leur triste soûl Explanation: une autre possibilité |
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51 mins confidence:
| their cold heart’s content peuvent entraîner la populace dans leur (une) danse macabre Explanation: Une toute autre référence, mais qui colle au contexte |
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8 hrs confidence:
| their cold heart’s content a thought Explanation: just a thought: ghouls, warlocks and zombies, aren't they all dead caracters? hence their heart, as well as their body, is cold because without life... might stir you in a different direction. |
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3 days 18 hrs confidence:
| their cold heart’s content a la plus grande joie de leur triste coeur/de leur coeur macabre Explanation: Possibilité qui contient le paradoxe (joie/triste;passionné/froid). |
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