Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
tanguer et rouler
English translation:
pitching and rolling
Added to glossary by
Stephanie Mitchel
Apr 4, 2003 03:02
21 yrs ago
French term
United States
tanguer par force dix
French to English
Art/Literary
"Un quart d’heure durant, j’ai eu un ton cassant en reprenant ses fautes de français. J’ai arrêté parce que j’ai vu ses yeux s’embuer et ses jointures exsangues serrer la table comme si le café eût tangué par force dix."
Pitching at force ten? Does that mean anything? Is it a maritime metaphor?
Pitching at force ten? Does that mean anything? Is it a maritime metaphor?
Proposed translations
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| 5 +2 | Pitch and roll |
Thierry LOTTE
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| 3 +4 | "as if he were clinging on for dear life in a force 10 gale" |
Tony M
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| 5 | as in a force-6 gale |
Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM
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Proposed translations
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1 hr
Thierry LOTTE
Native in French
15 Years as an International Executive
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, Catalan to French, French, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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87
Selected
Pitch and roll
"Tanguer et rouler"
Alors qu'en Français on dira l'inverse : "rouler et tanguer"...
"Force 10" signifie "force 10 sur l'échelle de Beaufort" c'est à dire " un vent à décorner les boeufs· - En fait, un vent de tempête : il s'agit bien là d'une métaphore maritime...
Alors qu'en Français on dira l'inverse : "rouler et tanguer"...
"Force 10" signifie "force 10 sur l'échelle de Beaufort" c'est à dire " un vent à décorner les boeufs· - En fait, un vent de tempête : il s'agit bien là d'une métaphore maritime...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci !"
1 hr
Philip ROUSSEAU-CUNNINGHAM
Native in French
&
English
16 years' experience as a freelancer
Native in: French 
, English
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
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64
as in a force-6 gale
as if the cafe was caught in a force 6 gale
+4
3 hrs
"as if he were clinging on for dear life in a force 10 gale"
Yes, I know that's getting rather a long way from the original, but it just conveyed the kind of feeling I got from it.
Peer comment(s):
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cjohnstone
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Thanks, CJ!
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Karen Tucker (X)
: Could you also say: "in gale-force winds" to be less technical?
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Thanks Karen -- you COULD, indeed, but I think Froce 10 isn't so much meant to be technical as graphic
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Jim Collis
: Technical point: a gale is Force 8; Force 10 is a storm
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Thanks, Jim --- of course you're right technically, but I feel that 'Gale' is more graphic than just 'storm', even though Beaufort saw it the other way!
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Christopher Crockett
: "A Main-Day Breeze."
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Thanks, Chris --- nice one!
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