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216 months ago

Barbara R. Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

atmosphère victorienne...feutrée

Context:

L'hôtel n'est pas à choisir pour sa situation, mais pour son atmosphère victorienne, à la.

Keywords:

...la fois douillette et feutrée...I feel a bit uncomfortable with "velvety, Victorian ambiance."

 

 

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216 months ago

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a Victorian styled atmosphere, soft

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216 months ago

Gina W  See my profile wrote:

hushed, Victorian atmosphere

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(douillette = cosy)

feutrée = hushed, muffled

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216 months ago

  See profile wrote:

hushed and cosy do express the feeling very well

216 months ago

myrthe  See profile wrote:

Hushed and muffled Victorian atmosphere

216 months ago

myrthe  See profile wrote:

hushed and cosy do express the feeling very well

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216 months ago

Gina W  See my profile wrote:

quiet and elegant victorian atmosphere

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That's how I'd put it.

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216 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

Yes, sounds good.

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216 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See my profile wrote:

quiet and elegant victorian atmosphere

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That's how I'd put it.

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