turer

English translation: They were both silent.

10:07 Mar 4, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: turer
Found in questions regarding Le Petit Prince
Erin
English translation:They were both silent.
Explanation:
Got it! I found "Il se turent" on the web in the context of Le Petit Prince. It's chapter 17. Then I took out my English translation of it, and it says, "And they were both silent".

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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:25:17 (GMT)
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From \"se taire\", I guess...

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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:26:22 (GMT)
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Here\'s the link to the French version that I found:
http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/mp/mp/ppchap17.html
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Carley Hydusik
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5 +6They were both silent.
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They were both silent.


Explanation:
Got it! I found "Il se turent" on the web in the context of Le Petit Prince. It's chapter 17. Then I took out my English translation of it, and it says, "And they were both silent".

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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:25:17 (GMT)
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From \"se taire\", I guess...

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Note added at 2004-03-04 10:26:22 (GMT)
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Here\'s the link to the French version that I found:
http://galeb.etf.bg.ac.yu/mp/mp/ppchap17.html

Carley Hydusik
Local time: 22:35
Native speaker of: English
Grading comment
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  ashiq mangel: you got it unless it is a typo for tuer
14 mins

agree  amritha
21 mins

agree  Hacene: indeed, but the asker should put down the right context instead of inventing words. lol
30 mins

agree  Jean-Marie Le Ray: « From "se taire", I guess... » Sure, you're right! J-M
35 mins

agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
1 hr

agree  Mario Marcolin: It's passe simple - very literary...
2 hrs
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