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English: as a description of XXX himself

French translation: comme portrait de xxx lui meme







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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 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.

Merci
Fabrice Brunon
France
comme portrait de xxx lui meme
Explanation:
whatever, but this does not mean "as xxx described himself"
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monxmood
France
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks.
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1comme portrait de xxx lui meme
monxmood
3 +1tel qu'il se décrivait lui-même
Merline
2 +1tel que XXX le décrivait / d'après XXX
Sylvia Rochonnat
2... et décrivait XXX lui-même
sodamnlogical


  


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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
as a description of xxx himself tel qu'il se décrivait lui-même

Explanation:
si j'en comprends bien le sens.

Merline
Canada
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree FRANCINE ALLONCLE
51 mins
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5 peer agreement (net): +1
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
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 58

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Olivier MANESSE: C'est ce que comprends aussi, mais donc ?
1 hr
  -> merci : )
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
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
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 5
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
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
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 51
Note from asker to answerer
Thanks.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree Sylvie Pilon: I agree with your comments.
1 day4 mins
  -> Thanks !
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