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German term or phrase:	rumfeilen
French translation:	peaufiner
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11:48 Jul 22, 2008

German to French translations [PRO]
Linguistics

German term or phrase: rumfeilen

"Die halbe Nacht hast Du gedanklich daran rumgefeilt und nun ist es wie verhext. Die Gedanken sind weg. Der Elan vom Vorabend will sich nicht einstellen."

SITRADIS KudoZ activity Questions: 244 (1 open) (5 without valid answers) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 0
Local time: 03:14

peaufiner

Explanation:
suggestion

an etwas feilen : peaufiner

Selected response from:

sophieb
France
Local time: 03:14

Grading comment

Merci pour toutes ces idées
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +8

peaufiner

sophieb

4 +2

fignoler

wolfheart

3 +2

ciseler / peaufiner

Tal Anja Cohen

Answers

4 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

fignoler

Explanation:
***

wolfheart
Local time: 21:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German,

French
PRO pts in category: 20

7 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

peaufiner

Language variant: parfaire, finaliser

Explanation:
suggestion

an etwas feilen : peaufiner

sophieb
France
Local time: 03:14
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 7

Grading comment

Merci pour toutes ces idées

8 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

ciseler / peaufiner

Explanation:
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-07-22 11:58:22 GMT)
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Personnellement, je préfère ciseler dans ce contexte (ciseler une pensée).

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Note added at 16 mins (2008-07-22 12:04:31 GMT)
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La cinéaste s'est completement effacée aidant juste l'écrivain par quelques relances faites d'une voix douce de jeune fille, à ciseler la pensée de Duras, telle une vague qui reviendrait polir un galet et creuser le sable.
http://blanckdorothee.blogspot.com/2006/10/fabienne-bergeron...

(...) élégance les outils de la langue pour ciseler sa pensée (...)
http://www.barreau.qc.ca/publications/journal/vol31/no2/beau...

(...) Les Sciences du Langage ont eu le souci de ciseler leurs concepts, leurs méthodes de travail et de se doter solidement de frontières indépassables. (...)
http://gerflint.forumpro.fr/colloque-des-redacteurs-du-gerfl...

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Note added at 17 mins (2008-07-22 12:05:45 GMT)
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(...) Il trouve plus important de transmettre la sensation générale complexe accompagnant certains mots et certaines combinaisons de sons que de ciseler la pensée qu’il se prend à émettre. (...)
http://www.ciefullcircle.fr/dea_essais.htm

Tal Anja Cohen
Local time: 03:14
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 14

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