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174 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

Language pair:

French > English

Subject:

Other

Level of diffculty:

Easy / medium

Word or term in question:

prise au mal

Context:

Elle avait beau tenter d'en vouloir à sa mère. Cela lui était impossible. Cette femme...

Keywords:

...résolue et posée n'offrait pas de prise au mal qu'on aurait pu le faire.

 

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174 months ago

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Not a sentimental issue for her

174 months ago

  See profile wrote:

was insensitive or insensible to pain

174 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

Harm (could not) take hold

My comment:

Harm could not take hold of this poised and resolute woman

174 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

Harm (could not) take hold

My comment:

Harm could not take hold of this poised and resolute woman

174 months ago

Claude Le Frapper  See profile wrote:

...she remained unaffected by any harm that could be directed at her

Comments by other colleagues on this answer:

174 months ago

Jennifer White  See profile wrote:

I agree. The question is wrongly parsed.

174 months ago

Geoff Bing  See profile wrote:

I agree too, but I'd definitely say "inflicted on her" instead of "directed at her".

174 months ago

Geoff Bing  See profile wrote:

good point, inflicted on her is better

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