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watch-seal

French translation: cachet de montre

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English term or phrase:watch-seal
French translation:cachet de montre
Entered by: Anna Maria Augustine (X)

23:02 Jan 9, 2005
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / taking place in England in 1807 (or thereabouts)
English term or phrase: watch-seal
At first glance, he appeared to be wearing the proper equipment of a fop - namely a long-watch-chain, a bunch of watch-seals and a lorgnette.
DocteurPC
Canada
Local time: 04:59
cachet de montre
Explanation:
On closing our college association, we mutually pledged our friendship and exchanged parting gifts. Hawthorne's to me was a watch-seal of his father's, gold with a carnelian stone, of the shape and fashion of ninety years ago. I have treasured it carefully, and have provided that it shall go to his son at my decease.

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Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 10:59
Grading comment
Je n'aime pas beaucoup cette expression, mais faute de mieux... rendons à César, etc.
3 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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4 +4cachet de montre
Anna Maria Augustine (X)
4Joint de montre
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32 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +4
cachet de montre


Explanation:
On closing our college association, we mutually pledged our friendship and exchanged parting gifts. Hawthorne's to me was a watch-seal of his father's, gold with a carnelian stone, of the shape and fashion of ninety years ago. I have treasured it carefully, and have provided that it shall go to his son at my decease.



Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
Grading comment
Je n'aime pas beaucoup cette expression, mais faute de mieux... rendons à César, etc.

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agree  zaphod
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agree  jacrav
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6 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Joint de montre


Explanation:
Egalement une possibilité mais j'avoue que seulement 3 points ne m'incite pas à faire trop de recherches.

Anna Maria Augustine (X)
France
Local time: 10:59
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 11
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