painted bright fire

French translation: le rougeoiment des flammes

14:54 Jan 18, 2005
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: painted bright fire
My leg falls beside his - if I opened my eyes I swear the connection would be painted bright fire.

Le texte décrit le long voyage en autobus d'une femme dans un pays étranger. Elle se trouve assise et doit dormir contre un homme et le contact entre elle et cet homme réveille en elle des sensations nouvelles (par exemple,
un violent désir). Elle ressent toute la chaleur de cet inconnu.
Catherine MacLaine
Canada
Local time: 09:05
French translation:le rougeoiment des flammes
Explanation:
vu le contexte je dirais : aurait pu être comparé à un feu ardent (mais je ne sais pas si ça se dit)
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Karen Riggio
Sweden
Local time: 14:05
Grading comment
Merci Kharenna pour ton excellente suggestion. Ta réponse épouse très bien le contexte du texte. J'ai bien aimé.

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Summary of answers provided
4 +4peint rouge feu
CMJ_Trans (X)
4 +1apparaîtrait comme le rougeoiement d'un feu
lien
4peint(e) rouge pompier
NatalieD
4écrite en lettres de feu
Arroger
4le rougeoiment des flammes
Karen Riggio


  

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
peint rouge feu


Explanation:
par exemple

rouge feu = couleur

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 55

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Dr Sue Levy (X): rouge flamme? though I would have written "the point of contact would be incandescent" :-D
1 hr

agree  Assimina Vavoula
1 hr

agree  Stéphanie Serraï
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agree  Estelle Demontrond-Box
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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
peint(e) rouge pompier


Explanation:
ou

serait rouge pompier

NatalieD
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31 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
apparaîtrait comme le rougeoiement d'un feu


Explanation:
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Note added at 35 mins (2005-01-18 15:29:58 GMT)
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je pourrais voir le point de contact rougeoyer comme un feu.

lien
Netherlands
Local time: 14:05
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8

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agree  Stéphanie Serraï
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
écrite en lettres de feu


Explanation:
chaud en tout cas!

Arroger
Canada
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
le rougeoiment des flammes


Explanation:
vu le contexte je dirais : aurait pu être comparé à un feu ardent (mais je ne sais pas si ça se dit)

Karen Riggio
Sweden
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Grading comment
Merci Kharenna pour ton excellente suggestion. Ta réponse épouse très bien le contexte du texte. J'ai bien aimé.
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