Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
En témoignent
English translation:
Proof of this is frogs legs [x, y, z ]
Added to glossary by
NathalieVVT (X)
May 26, 2005 15:49
19 yrs ago
French term
NathalieVVT (X)
En témoignent
French to English
Other
Cooking / Culinary
En témoignent ces cuisses de grenouilles délicatement sautées au tamarin, ces côtes d’agneau marinées au Lhassi et ces œufs neiges, râpé de coco et sirop d’érable travaillés comme un bonbec chic… La classe palace !
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +2 | Proof of this is frogs legs [x, y, z ] |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 3 +1 | are a testimony.... |
tekki
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| 3 +1 | just look at/just try |
suezen
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| 3 | Observe |
david bernan (X)
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Proposed translations
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2 hrs
French term (edited):
En t�moignent
Selected
Proof of this is frogs legs [x, y, z ]
Proof of that comes from or x,y and z are proof of that
witness will not work here...
witness will not work here...
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
: As proof, frogs legs... lamb chops...
3 hrs
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| disagree |
GILLES MEUNIER
: witness is correct
11 hrs
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Yes Gilles dictionary wise but not writing and stylistics wise..it does not sound "good"
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| agree |
Christopher RH
: Absolutely correct, but not exactly free-flowing. I would like to "half-agree" here but it isn't an option!
12 hrs
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| agree |
writeaway
: are you going to credit for co-translating this job?
1 day 16 hrs
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I think that the proof of the pudding is in the frog's legs sounds like comedy central ..actually, pudding and frog's legs is kind of yucky sounding to my ears..
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for your help. I actually used the word "proof" suggested by you and turned it into "the proof is in the pudding...". I thought it would be a nice play on words."
+1
10 mins
French term (edited):
En t�moignent
are a testimony....
Declined
Hope this helps
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Christopher RH
: absolutely: the frogs legs are testimony to (whatever the "en" refers to)
33 mins
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Comment: "Thanks for your help. I actually used the word "proof" suggested by Jane and turned it into "the proof is in the pudding...". I thought it would be a nice play on words."
1 hr
French term (edited):
En t�moignent
Observe
Declined
"Witness" works but "observe" may be a better choice for this kind of document (sounds less legalistic).
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: Observe is good..witness is not
1 hr
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| disagree |
Christopher RH
: "en temoigne XXX" means that XXX is a demonstration of the preceding statement, not that we should observe XXX
14 hrs
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Comment: "Thanks for your help. I actually used the word "proof" suggested by Jane and turned it into "the proof is in the pudding...". I thought it would be a nice play on words."
+1
13 hrs
French term (edited):
En t�moignent
just look at/just try
This is a restaurant so they're saying that if you try the different dishes, you'll see how classy they are.
On the other hand you could always go for something like: the proof of the pudding is in the frogs legs ...!
On the other hand you could always go for something like: the proof of the pudding is in the frogs legs ...!
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
writeaway
: well, your answer was used, even if it wasn't chosen. consolation prize?
1 day 6 hrs
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Discussion
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