English: as a description of XXX himselfFrench translation: comme portrait de xxx lui meme 
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| GLOSSARY ENTRY (DERIVED FROM QUESTION BELOW) | | English term or phrase: | as a description of XXX himself | | French translation: | comme portrait de xxx lui meme | | Entered by: | monxmood |
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English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Music / Music review | | English term or phrase: as a description of XXX himself | the piece had been literally thrown together on the spot as a description of XXX himself.
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 monxmood
France
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| as a description of xxx himself tel que XXX le décrivait / d'après XXX
Explanation:
la personne décrit le processus de création / composition d'un morceau ici, non ?
| Sylvia Rochonnat
France
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Native speaker of:  French
PRO pts in category: 58
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| as a description of xxx himself ... et décrivait XXX lui-même
Explanation:
if it said "as per a description of XXX", I would agree with sylvia, but here it seems that the piece IS a description of XXX himself??
unless a word is missing...
| sodamnlogical
Canada
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Native speaker of:  French
PRO pts in category: 5
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| as a description of xxx himself comme portrait de xxx lui meme
Explanation:
whatever, but this does not mean "as xxx described himself"
| monxmood
France
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 51
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