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French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature | | French term or phrase: avec ses relents de | This is for a documentary film about a photographer. This sentence talks about his childhood. I have translated 'relents' as 'that reeked of' but would appreciate other suggestions that might work better:
"Toi, tu as fui l'Allemagne, l'école des Beaux Arts trop rigide et le service militaire **avec ses relents de** tragédie et de bêtises." |
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Local time: 15:16
| Grading comment Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I like stench, but think it is a little strong in the context. I've looked at redolent in various dictionaries and most of them say that it means 'odorous' but don't mention it necessarily being a specifically pleasant fragance, so I'm going to go with this one.
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20 mins confidence:   so redolent of
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Local time: 15:16
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| | Grading comment | Thanks for all the suggestions everyone. I like stench, but think it is a little strong in the context. I've looked at redolent in various dictionaries and most of them say that it means 'odorous' but don't mention it necessarily being a specifically pleasant fragance, so I'm going to go with this one. |
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