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lands with a thud

French translation: fait un flop


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English term or phrase:lands with a thud
French translation:fait un flop
Entered by: Emmanuelle Debon
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Linguistics / jeux de mots
English term or phrase: lands with a thud
Alternative dino-killer theory lands with a thud. A suggestion that the dinosaurs were killed off by a giant impact in India instead of one in Mexico gets an icy reception from researchers.

Je sais qu'il y a une idée d'onomatopée mais je n'arrive pas à la rendre à l'écrit. C'est le titre d'un article.
Gineden
France
Local time: 21:17
fait un flop
Explanation:
une possibilité
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Emmanuelle Debon
France
Local time: 21:17
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Summary of answers provided
4fait l'effet d'un pétard mouillé
Matthieu Moroni
4fait l'effet d'un pavé dans la mare
Ségolène Neilson
3 +1tombe à côté de la plaque
jmleger
3tombe à plat ventre
kashew
3s'écrase dans un bruit sourd
FX Fraipont
3fait un flop
Emmanuelle Debon
1crash de la théorieAlbert Golub


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crash de la théorie


Explanation:
plouf


Albert Golub
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fait un flop


Explanation:
une possibilité

Emmanuelle Debon
France
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fait l'effet d'un pétard mouillé


Explanation:
http://www.expressio.fr/expressions/un-petard-mouille.php

Matthieu Moroni
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s'écrase dans un bruit sourd


Explanation:
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FX Fraipont
Belgium
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tombe à côté de la plaque


Explanation:
tombe à plat aussi. Sombre dans le melligatawney? (une excellente soupe au demeurant).

jmleger
United States
Local time: 14:17
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agree  Ségolène Neilson
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tombe à plat ventre


Explanation:
* Falls flat - seems a suitable image for dinos?!

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-30 20:42:54 GMT)
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"They died from loneliness and overcrowding"! - Monty Python

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Note added at 4 hrs (2009-10-30 20:43:50 GMT)
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Sorry, I think it was by Spike Milligan!

kashew
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fait l'effet d'un pavé dans la mare


Explanation:
c'est comme cela que je le vois!

Ségolène Neilson
United Kingdom
Local time: 20:17
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