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dénouant dans l'écume

English translation: letting loose on foam


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French term or phrase:dénouant dans l'écume
English translation:letting loose on foam
Entered by: Odette Grille
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11:41 Feb 15, 2005
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Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting / description of art & techniques
French term or phrase: dénouant dans l'écume
vers la Mer Mère grande déesse immémoriale et cruelle parfois, dénouant dans l’écume, la roche, le bronze: l’écheveau des chevaux du soleil, tressant les cheveux des déesses fatales: les Parques
Connor
Local time: 01:59
letting loose on foam, rocks and bronze the tangled horses of the sun...
Explanation:
or mingled for tangled
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Odette Grille
Local time: 19:59
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you get the points for the tangled horses!!!!
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Summary of answers provided
4letting loose on foam, rocks and bronze the tangled horses of the sun...
Odette Grille
3unravelling in the spume, rocks and bronze
Beth Varley


  

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dénouant dans l'écume
unravelling in the spume, rocks and bronze


Explanation:
"to unravel" may work when used with echeveau (the strands...)

Beth Varley
Local time: 00:59
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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dénouant dans l'écume
letting loose on foam, rocks and bronze the tangled horses of the sun...


Explanation:
or mingled for tangled

Odette Grille
Local time: 19:59
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
you get the points for the tangled horses!!!!
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