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pound them over the head....until they are dead

French translation: leur matraquent la tête à mort.

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English term or phrase:	pound them over the head until they are dead
French translation:	leur matraquent la tête à mort.
Entered by:	MultiPro

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04:06 Mar 14, 2009

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Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / Fishing/ Newspaper Report

English term or phrase: pound them over the head....until they are dead

In This Fish Story, The Really Big Ones Did Not Get Away

Oregon Banker is on a mission since seeing state workers hammer a salmon run

Philomath, Ore. – Ronald Yechout was out hunting in the woods near here when he heard suspicious noises floating up from Fall Creek. Wet thwacks. Dull pings. Muffled voices.
That’s what it sounds like when men in dark coats yank thousands of migrating salmon from the water and pound them over the head with aluminum baseball bats until they are dead.

Je suis à la recherche d'une formulation qui ne rime pas forcément mais qui est tout aussi saisissante.

MultiPro

leur matraquent la tête... jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive.

Explanation:
ou leur martèlent la tête

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bohy
France
Local time: 07:38

Grading comment

Ce n'était pas pour me mettre martel en tête et je n'ai pas martelé les mots. Pas de matraque de ma part mais un grand MERCI à vous tous. :)
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leur matraquent la tête... jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive.

bohy

leur écrasent le crâne

AnneMarieG

leur pilonnent / frappent la tête jusqu'à ce qu'ils meurent

Arnold007

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peer agreement (net): +2

leur matraquent la tête... jusqu'à ce que mort s'ensuive.

Explanation:
ou leur martèlent la tête

bohy
France
Local time: 07:38
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 15

Grading comment

Ce n'était pas pour me mettre martel en tête et je n'ai pas martelé les mots. Pas de matraque de ma part mais un grand MERCI à vous tous. :)

3 hrs confidence:

leur pilonnent / frappent la tête jusqu'à ce qu'ils meurent

Explanation:
Suggestion.

Arnold007
Local time: 01:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 16

4 hrs confidence:

leur écrasent le crâne

Explanation:
... jusqu'à ce que mort s'en suive, effectivement

s'il faut faire dans le sensationnel : écrabouillent le crâne...
On se croirait en plein polar !!

AnneMarieG
France
Local time: 07:38
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French,

German

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Changes made by editors

Mar 14, 2009 - Changes made by MultiPro:
Field (specific)	General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters => Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
Mar 14, 2009 - Changes made by Stéphanie Soudais:
Field	Social Sciences => Other
Field (specific)	Fisheries => General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters

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