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and lost it

French translation: cet aspect divin

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English term or phrase:and lost it
French translation:cet aspect divin
Entered by: Christian Roy

15:18 Apr 10, 2007
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English term or phrase: and lost it
Von Urban presents the case of a beautiful but
"neurotic" young woman who was terrified of men, but after falling in love with a medical assistant of von Urban
eventually agreed to marry him on the condition that he would not try to have sex with her. After six weeks, they
spent their first night together, naked but without any sexual contact. After about half an hour of lying together, they both experienced an indescribable delight and rapture that lasted the whole night.
However, after seven hours they had to separate or they would get a feeling of suffocation unless they had a shower, and then they could continue lying blissfully together. During the day they felt exceptionally happy, relaxed and energetic. For 14 years they practised this
celestial type of love-making until they tried conventional sex and lost it.

que désigne it à votre avis ? leur pratique à eux ou le sexe conventionnel ? merci !
Krystrad
Local time: 09:20
cet aspect divin
Explanation:
I think "lost it" refers to "celestial type":

"For 14 years they practised this celestial type of love-making until they tried conventional sex and lost it."

« Ils ont fait l'amour de cette façon céleste pendant 14 ans; puis, ils ont essayé de faire l'amour de façon conventionnelle, et ils ont perdu cet aspect divin. »

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Christian Roy
France
Local time: 03:20
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merci
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +4explication ci-dessous
Rob Grayson
4 +1que pensez-vous de "rompre le charme"
Ihatetrados
4cet aspect divin
Christian Roy


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
explication ci-dessous


Explanation:
Ils ont perdu la capacité de faire l'amour de cette façon "céleste" qu'ils avaienr partagée durant toutes ces années.

A mon avis ça ne peut être que ça....mais j'avoue que l'anglais est un peu ambigu.

Rob Grayson
United Kingdom
Local time: 08:20
Native speaker of: English

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agree  Hepburn
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agree  Merline
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agree  Mona G
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agree  Raymonde Gagnier
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
cet aspect divin


Explanation:
I think "lost it" refers to "celestial type":

"For 14 years they practised this celestial type of love-making until they tried conventional sex and lost it."

« Ils ont fait l'amour de cette façon céleste pendant 14 ans; puis, ils ont essayé de faire l'amour de façon conventionnelle, et ils ont perdu cet aspect divin. »



Christian Roy
France
Local time: 03:20
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 7
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merci
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
que pensez-vous de "rompre le charme"


Explanation:
et le charme fut définitivement rompu
ou
ce qui eut pour effet de rompre le charme




Ihatetrados
Local time: 09:20
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  Roger McKeon
53 mins
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