bronzer sa voix au pastis

English translation: whose years of hard drinking have seasoned his voice

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French term or phrase:	bronzer sa voix au pastis
English translation:	whose years of hard drinking have seasoned his voice
Entered by:	Carol Gullidge

12:13 Apr 9, 2008

French to English translations [PRO]
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French term or phrase: bronzer sa voix au pastis

Pourtant, ce franc-tireur force la sympathie. Derrière le masque du dur à cuire qui a roulé sa bosse et ___**bronzé sa voix au pastis**___ , il reste un homme d'une grande lucidité, d'une parfaite conviction.

_______

I can find no g-hits for this expression, leading me to suppose that it's not a set expression. In any case, does anyone know what this colourful phrase means?
It's an article about a film star with a colourful past.

Many thanks!

Carol Gullidge KudoZ activity Questions: 352 (1 open) (1 without valid answers) (3 closed without grading) Answers: 2710 United Kingdom
Local time: 02:11

with a (deep) brown voice from years of drinking Pastis

Explanation:
years of hard drinking

whose years of hard drinking have mellowed his voice

NOT a set expression so the imagination can run riot

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Note added at 5 mins (2008-04-09 12:18:37 GMT)
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bronzé probably refers to the colour of undiluted Pastis (Ricard, Pernod....)

whose voice has the honeyed tones of a drinker of Pastis

Selected response from:

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 03:11

Grading comment

thanks again! I also like "mellowed", but not sure if this applies to this particular person, so used the non-commital "seasoned". I also love Cherry Pie's "gravelly", but you were first with along these lines
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Summary of answers provided

4 +3

to weather one's voice with drink / to steep one's voice in pastis

Expialidocio (X)

his voice deepened through years of drinking Pastis,a husky Pastis-drinker's voice

Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche

his voice tanned by years of pastis

Nadia Ayoub

etched his rasping pastis speech

Jack Dunwell

with a (deep) brown voice from years of drinking Pastis

CMJ_Trans (X)

warmed his voice with pastis

suezen

bronzed his voice with pastis

Emma Paulay

drank his voice rough on Pastis

Euqinimod (X)

Discussion entries: 4

Answers

3 mins confidence:

with a (deep) brown voice from years of drinking Pastis

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 231

Grading comment

Notes to answerer

Asker: very nice - and so quick! many thanks!

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

to weather one's voice with drink / to steep one's voice in pastis

Explanation:
You could also re-work the sentence to say something about how he has "a gravelly voice steeped in pastis," or just "the gravelly voice of a drinker."

Expialidocio (X)
France
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 10

Notes to answerer

Asker: Many thanks Cherry Pie! "gravelly voice" is a super suggestion! It was a toss-up between this and CMJ's suggestions - only wish the points could be doubled and shared...

9 mins confidence:

his voice deepened through years of drinking Pastis,a husky Pastis-drinker's voice

Explanation:
an option

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Note added at 23 mins (2008-04-09 12:37:00 GMT)
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sexy Pastis voice ? (must be)..

Mary Carroll Richer LaFlèche
Italy
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

French
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: Many thanks for the great suggestion! My problem is knowing whether this person actually has a deep/husky voice or not, so I had to err on the side of caution. Also, this was a rush translation, so not enough time to research as thoroughly as I'd like...

30 mins confidence:

warmed his voice with pastis

Explanation:
another option
warm perhaps helps to keep the image of the south of France and works with voice.
warmed his voice as a longtime pastis drinker ....
warmed his voice with the flavour of pastis ...

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Note added at 31 mins (2008-04-09 12:44:25 GMT)
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or warmed his voice ON pastis

suezen
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 63

Notes to answerer

Asker: Another nice suggestion - like the south of France flavour. Many thanks!

55 mins confidence:

bronzed his voice with pastis

Explanation:
I've never heard it but it seems to be a term used to describe a singing voice. Have a look at the links and see what you think.

Reference: http://www.forumopera.com/concerts/cavalleria_berne05.htm
Reference: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000QK2ZCU?ie=UTF8&parent=B...

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 126

Notes to answerer

Asker: Nice bit of synaesthesia - thanks Emma!

1 hr confidence:

drank his voice rough on Pastis

Explanation:
A suggestion.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 03:11
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 30

Notes to answerer

Asker: thanks Euqinimod! Here again, my problem is not knowing whether this in fact applies to the actual person. Otherwise, it's great!

2 hrs confidence:

his voice tanned by years of pastis

Explanation:
also.

Nadia Ayoub
Egypt
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of: Arabic
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: many thanks nadia, for the suggestion!

6 hrs confidence:

etched his rasping pastis speech

Explanation:
Burnt in (nothing romantic here)his terrible ,monotonous (and therefore "rasping") synonymous with a dentist's drill...my God when will it stop!

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Note added at 7 days (2008-04-16 15:27:48 GMT) Post-grading
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Carol, it's no shame not to have enough Pastis in the house!
And anyway...I doubt that!

Jack Dunwell
France
Local time: 03:11
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 8

Notes to answerer

Asker: many thanks fourth! Again, my problem is not knowing enough to use anything too specific

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