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And the sign flashed out its warning

French translation: et sur l'enseigne clignotait un avertissement


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English term or phrase:And the sign flashed out its warning
French translation:et sur l'enseigne clignotait un avertissement
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15:48 Jan 26, 2012
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English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters / Lyrics
English term or phrase: And the sign flashed out its warning
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Song : The sound of silence : 1965
fabrice41
Local time: 09:11
et sur l'enseigne clignotait un avertissement
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Eric Nega
Peru
Local time: 02:11
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Merci.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2et sur l'enseigne clignotait un avertissement
Eric Nega
4"et l'enseigne projeta son signal lumineux..."bigmimi
3..et l'enseigne envoyait un avertissement lumineux
yves la
3et l'enseigne clignota comme un avertissement
Christine Correcher
3et l'enseigne fit clignoter son avertissement
FX Fraipont


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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and the sign flashed out its warning
et l'enseigne clignota comme un avertissement


Explanation:
...en guise de...?

Christine Correcher
Local time: 09:11
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and the sign flashed out its warning
et l'enseigne fit clignoter son avertissement


Explanation:
http://fr.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=2008010212073...

c'est moins laid en anglais ...

FX Fraipont
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
and the sign flashed out its warning
et sur l'enseigne clignotait un avertissement


Explanation:
Voir le lien ci-dessous pour vérification.


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Eric Nega
Peru
Local time: 02:11
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Merci.

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agree  GILLES MEUNIER: c'est du fr au moins
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45 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
and the sign flashed out its warning
"et l'enseigne projeta son signal lumineux..."


Explanation:
poétique!

bigmimi
Local time: 03:11
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
and the sign flashed out its warning
..et l'enseigne envoyait un avertissement lumineux


Explanation:
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And the sign flashed out its warning,
In the words that it was forming

..et l'enseigne envoyait un avertissement lumineux
par les mots qu'elle composait

yves la
Local time: 04:11
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