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pencil thin moustache

French translation: moustache fine comme un trait de crayon

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English term or phrase:pencil thin moustache
French translation:moustache fine comme un trait de crayon
Entered by: amritha

09:50 Mar 5, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Linguistics
English term or phrase: pencil thin moustache
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amritha
Local time: 01:30
moustache fine comme un trait de crayon
Explanation:
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Genestelle
Local time: 22:00
Grading comment
Thank you.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +8moustache fine comme un trait de crayon
Genestelle
4 +2une moustache très fine
yacine
5petite moustache
Alex Zelkind (X)
4un (fin) trait de moustache
OanaK (X)
4une moustache tracée au pinceau
WebTC
1moustache fine dessinée au crayon ?
MCassini (X)


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
moustache fine dessinée au crayon ?


Explanation:
C'est quoi la phrase entière ?

MCassini (X)
France
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
petite moustache


Explanation:
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Alex Zelkind (X)
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in RussianRussian
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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
moustache fine comme un trait de crayon


Explanation:
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Genestelle
Local time: 22:00
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
Grading comment
Thank you.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Aurélie DANIEL
4 mins
agree  Karin Dyson
7 mins
agree  Oana Apetrei
31 mins
agree  laurawheeler
1 hr
agree  chabert
1 hr
agree  Hacene: most likely in the absence of context
4 hrs
agree  Orianne Gogo-Mulot
8 hrs
agree  Amandine (X)
9 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un (fin) trait de moustache


Explanation:
" ... il avait l'œil moqueur, la dent carnassière, la bouche dure sous un trait de moustache noire."
Michel de Saint-Pierre

Le style de la prose convient au style de la moustache ...

OanaK (X)
Local time: 22:00
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
une moustache très fine


Explanation:
I hope it helps
Yacine

yacine
Local time: 22:00
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  sktrans
4 hrs
agree  Imane Ricard (X)
8 hrs
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
une moustache tracée au pinceau


Explanation:
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WebTC
Local time: 22:00
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in DutchDutch
PRO pts in category: 1
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