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he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow

French translation: Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.

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English term or phrase:	he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow
French translation:	Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.
Entered by:	Myriam Dupouy

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11:43 Oct 18, 2009

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English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / English idioms

English term or phrase: he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow

This expression refers to a patch of stubble on the face of a man
who hasn't shaved for at least a day.

@rfl

Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.

Explanation:
Beaucoup d'autres possibilités cependant... Selon le ton de votre texte et le contexte.

Selected response from:

Myriam Dupouy
France
Local time: 06:46

Grading comment

Merci.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +2

Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.

Myriam Dupouy

il avait les traits tirés et le teint ombré/bleui par une barbe naissante

Euqinimod

il avait l'air hagard et était mal rasé

1045

mal rasé

Albert Golub

Answers

21 mins confidence:

"he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow." mal rasé

Explanation:
During the 1980s stubble on men became fashionable. The term five o'clock shadow when used in America refers to beard growth visible late in the day on a person whose face was clean-shaven in the morning. The term stubble may also refer to the regrowth of shaved body hair in any location including legs, armpits or chest hair.

Albert Golub
France
Local time: 06:46
Native speaker of:

French

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

"he looked tired and had a five o'clock shadow."

Il avait l'air fatigué et son visage était flanqué d'une barbe naissante.

Explanation:
Beaucoup d'autres possibilités cependant... Selon le ton de votre texte et le contexte.

Myriam Dupouy
France
Local time: 06:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 68
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in this pair and field

Grading comment

Merci.

8 hrs confidence:

il avait l'air hagard et était mal rasé

Explanation:
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1045
Canada
Local time: 00:46
Native speaker of:

French

8 hrs confidence:

il avait les traits tirés et le teint ombré/bleui par une barbe naissante

Explanation:
Ou même "ombré de bleu par la barbe naissante". Le bleu est la couleur qui qualifie généralement la repousse de la barbe.

Euqinimod
France
Local time: 06:46
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 16

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