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149 months ago

Amanda Haste PhD, DipTrans(IoLET), MCIL, CL   asked this question:

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149 months ago

   wrote:

that do a job on her lower back or made her lower back ache

My comment:

Yes, for backbreaking, but bear in mind that the French use the words REINS to refer to the Lower Back..J'ai mal au reins> My lower back is hurting

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149 months ago

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

Quite so. I'm well aware of the multiple meanings, but my question is whether this is more literal or figurative. Given the responses, it appears that everyone's going for the literal, especially in view of the preceding phrase 'elle en a plein le dos'.

149 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

weighing her down

My comment:

backbreaking will do too, but this is an alternative; depends how you turn the phrase then

149 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

weighing her down

My comment:

backbreaking will do too, but this is an alternative; depends how you turn the phrase then

149 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

that weigh down on her back

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149 months ago

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

"weigh down heavily"

149 months ago

Josephine Cassar   wrote:

backbreaking

My comment:

since you'll probably use "can't take any more" for "Elle en a plein le dos"

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149 months ago

Claude Le Frapper   wrote:

backbreaking

My comment:

since you'll probably use "can't take any more" for "Elle en a plein le dos"

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