Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
slick accent
French translation:
l'accent traînant de Belfast
Added to glossary by
VGP
Nov 20, 2000 13:58
23 yrs ago
English term
slick accent
English to French
Art/Literary
YOu're full a shite... he said, looking straight at me.
When you hear that coming in a slick BElfast accent, there's no mistake. Nobody was looking for trouble. NObody had said a word to him. He seemed very drunk and his dark eyes looked across at me either with intense rage or intense stupor.
When you hear that coming in a slick BElfast accent, there's no mistake. Nobody was looking for trouble. NObody had said a word to him. He seemed very drunk and his dark eyes looked across at me either with intense rage or intense stupor.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 0 | l'accent traînant de Belfast |
Beba Maranz
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| 0 | doucereux, mielleux |
Brigitte Gendebien
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| 0 | accent gras |
Yolanda Broad
|
| 0 | Maniéré, élégant |
Jean-Luc Crucifix
|
| 0 | accent prononce' |
Armineh Johannes
|
Proposed translations
50 mins
Beba Maranz
Switzerland
Switzerland
Native in French
Switzerland
A good translation takes time
Native in: French
Works in: German to French, English to French
Related KudoZ points
:
107
Selected
l'accent traînant de Belfast
le personnage parle avec un brogue (accent irlandais) accentué par l'alcool
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "merci beaucoup. VG"
19 mins
Brigitte Gendebien
Belgium
Belgium
Native in French
Belgium
An eye for details - Sworn translator
Native in: French (Variant: Belgian) 
Works in: English to French, German to French, Italian to French, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
755
doucereux, mielleux
slick
a. smooth; sleek; smooth-tongued; smart; clever; slippery;
adv. deftly; cleverly;
v.t. to sleek; to make glossy.
n.a. smooth spot, as one covered with oil.
See sleek
New Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus, 1991
a. smooth; sleek; smooth-tongued; smart; clever; slippery;
adv. deftly; cleverly;
v.t. to sleek; to make glossy.
n.a. smooth spot, as one covered with oil.
See sleek
New Webster's Dictionary and Thesaurus, 1991
24 mins
Yolanda Broad
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Fren & Span to Eng, a ProZ Pro!
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
Related KudoZ points
:
724
accent gras
Je me demande s'il ne s'agit pas d'une allusion à la qualité physique "slick":
Du Robert et Collins Super Senior: (surface) glissant, gras/grasse.
Par référence à une qualité personnelle, gras acquiert le même niveau connotation péjorative que "slick" en anglais....
Du Robert et Collins Super Senior: (surface) glissant, gras/grasse.
Par référence à une qualité personnelle, gras acquiert le même niveau connotation péjorative que "slick" en anglais....
Reference:
30 mins
Maniéré, élégant
D'accord avec la réponse précédente, mais ce pourrait être aussi "élégant, maniéré". Il faudrait connaître l'accent de Belfast...
JL
JL
32 mins
Armineh Johannes
Over twenty years of translation
Native in: Persian (Farsi) (Variant: IRAN) 
, Armenian
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to English, and 6 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
20
accent prononce'
in this text slick should be translated to give the meaning of sharp
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