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Conges terminology question
2 months ago
Barbara R. Cochran, MFA 
asked this question:
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Language pair: |
French > English |
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Subject: |
General |
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Level of diffculty: |
Easy / medium |
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Word or term in question: |
pesait sur nos souvenirs |
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Context: |
« Pétain et moi, nous dit-il en conclusion, sommes certainement nés sous une même étoile. Nous étions à Verdun ensemble – façon de parler, évidemment ! – et nous avons été arrêtés le même jour ! » |
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2 months ago
plaisirsdelavie
wrote:
whose vicinity would bear upon our memories
2 months ago
Ffion Marianne Moyle
wrote:
brought back bad memories
My comment:
various way as ever of translating this but this is what I think it means
2 months ago
CMD
wrote:
... vicinity was etched in our memories, oppressively, and had put a (great) strain on this conversation
My comment:
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
2 months ago
CMD
wrote:
OR .... left its oppressive marks on our memories and put a strain on this conversation
2 months ago
martynback
wrote:
...whose surroundings we remembered and talked about so bitterly.
Comments by other colleagues on this answer:
2 months ago
martynback
wrote:
or instead of bitterly "darkly" "with such sadness" Or "were grimly present in our memories and our conversation."
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