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French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Cinema, Film, TV, Drama / Mexican cinema | | French term or phrase: retourner comme un gant | I am translating a text about the history of Mexican cinema. This phrase appears in a paragraph about Luis Buñuel. I can't think of a meaningful English translation ("turn inside out like a glove" doesn't fit the bill in my opinion!). Thanks very much for any help you can give me!:
"Et un jour, dans cet univers aussi harmonieux qu’une comédie ranchera, Luis Buñuel est venu planter sa petite graine subversive. Il ne l’a pas fait à la manière des surréalistes, mais en jouant avec les conventions et les codes du cinéma de papa, **qu’il est parvenu à retourner comme un gant**." |
| Clare HoggKudoZ activityQuestions: 76 ( 4 open) ( 5 closed without grading) Answers: 54
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| | turn on their/its head | Explanation:
Not quite sure if the 'que' refers back to 'codes and conventions' or 'cinema' |
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 Tony M
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Local time: 09:35
| Grading comment PERFECT! Just what I was looking for!
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