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161 months ago

Barbara Cochran (a guest user) asked this question:

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161 months ago

   wrote:

drowning her thoughts in the neon lights

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161 months ago

   wrote:

Not very idiomatic....

161 months ago

   wrote:

burying her thoughts in the lights of

161 months ago

   wrote:

immersing her thoughts in the lights of still open stores

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161 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

drowning out her thoughts in the bright lights of the late night stores.

My comment:

I strayed from the text a bit, but stayed close to the spirit of the text... I hope.

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161 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

I could have said "losing her thoughts" her o

161 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

to drown out noise, so you don't hear it..... Do you think it means to drown out here? Maybe it does.....

161 months ago

Marie-Claire   wrote:

It's hard to tell without the context. It's a possibility. It depends on the state of mind of the person looking out he window, if she is trying to drown out her sorrows or something like that. We are translating a text, a book not just a sentence in isolation. I am exploring possibilities so that the person asking can choose what fits best.

161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

drowning her thoughts in the light...

My comment:

drowning her thoughts in the light from the still-open businesses

161 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   wrote:

drowning her thoughts in the glare

My comment:

PARSE: lumières des commerces encore ouvertes

glare of lights from stores that were still open