Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
grâces suspendues
English translation:
motionless grace/gracefulness
Added to glossary by
liz askew
May 28, 2010 08:46
13 yrs ago
French term
grâces suspendues
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Circus extravaganza
From an article on Cirque Plume, a circus something like Cirque du Soleil i.e. not a traditional circus.
Plume, de spectacle en spectacle, saisit au rebond la poésie, ces petits riens inventés et déroulés, émerveille d'une balle de lumière, d'un souffle, d'un instant retenu, de grâces suspendues.
Plume, de spectacle en spectacle, saisit au rebond la poésie, ces petits riens inventés et déroulés, émerveille d'une balle de lumière, d'un souffle, d'un instant retenu, de grâces suspendues.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +2 | motionless grace/gracefulness |
liz askew
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| 3 | flighty graces |
Emma Paulay
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| 3 | hovering grace |
polyglot45
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| 3 | grace in mid air |
Isabelle17
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| 3 | effortless/graceful suspension acts |
MatthewLaSon
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Change log
Jun 2, 2010 08:04: liz askew Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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motionless grace/gracefulness
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B D Finch
: Nice.
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Thank you!
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Verginia Ophof
: elegance perhaps?
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Thank you! :)
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
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flighty graces
I think you can afford to be creative here, as long as you keep the references to flying trapeze, high wires etc.
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Lianne Wilson
: To me, flighty sounds as if you mean scatterbrained or skittish//I think the original seems very 'still' and calm. Airy would be much better, yes.
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Well, yes, that's what it means but I don't think that matters too much in this particular context. Maybe airy graces (as a play on airs and graces) would be better?//I read "suspendues" as hanging in the air, a ref to the trapeze, but I could be wrong!
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polyglot45
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Related KudoZ points
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52
hovering grace
one more
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Isabelle17
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grace in mid air
Just another option.
2 days 9 hrs
effortless/graceful suspension acts
The circus marvels you with its ball of light, sense of spirit, effortless suspension acts, and ability to stay forever with you.
d'un souffle = with its spirit
d'un instant retenu = with a moment remebered/ability to remember it?
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 5 days (2010-06-02 23:56:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Perhaps "with graceful (mid-air) dangling"
d'un souffle = with its spirit
d'un instant retenu = with a moment remebered/ability to remember it?
I hope this helps.
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Note added at 5 days (2010-06-02 23:56:15 GMT) Post-grading
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Perhaps "with graceful (mid-air) dangling"
Discussion
Bonne Soirée
suspendre
verbe suspendre
1. Laisser pendre quelque chose.
accrocher, attacher, fixer, pendre.
décrocher, dépendre.
2. Mettre un terme à.
abandonner, arrêter, cesser, fermer, figer, immobiliser, interrompre, rompre, stopper.
continuer, poursuivre, reprendre.
3. Remettre à plus tard.
ajourner, décaler, différer, proroger, reculer, remettre, renvoyer, reporter, repousser, retarder, surseoir à.
anticiper, avancer, précipiter, rapprocher.
4. Retirer ses fonctions à quelqu'un.
dégrader, démettre, destituer, mettre en disponibilité, radier, relever.
maintenir, réintégrer.