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English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Linguistics | | English term or phrase: edge of evil | | Au sujet du caractère d'un personnage : "He is close to the edge of evil" |
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| | to be on the edge of = frôler | Explanation:
je dirais
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OK mais ce n'est pas "the edge of" evil. C'est cela que je voulais faire remarquer.
Pour traduire "evil", faut savoir (contexte ?) de quoi il s'agit au juste : de la méchanceté, du vice, la personification du mal.....
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-05-27 10:58:24 GMT)
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ce type est LIMITE MALEFIQUE |
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| Grading comment J'ai opté pour "maléfique".
Merci à tous.
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41 mins confidence: to be on the edge of = frôler
Explanation:
je dirais
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Note added at 18 hrs (2011-05-27 09:33:30 GMT)
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OK mais ce n'est pas "the edge of" evil. C'est cela que je voulais faire remarquer.
Pour traduire "evil", faut savoir (contexte ?) de quoi il s'agit au juste : de la méchanceté, du vice, la personification du mal.....
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Note added at 19 hrs (2011-05-27 10:58:24 GMT)
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ce type est LIMITE MALEFIQUE
| | | Grading comment J'ai opté pour "maléfique".
Merci à tous. |
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Asker: Ce serait plutôt le "evil" qui me pose problème...
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