Aug 19, 2004 08:54
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French term
n'aura de cesse
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French to English
Art/Literary
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
biography
Il n’aura de cesse, dès lors, de vouloir augmenter sa connaissance de l’univers classique, d’apprendre à composer, d’étudier l’orchestration.
From this time on his desire to ... was insatiable ?
Again, I understand the meaning, but my english is rusty and probably clumsy... thanks
From this time on his desire to ... was insatiable ?
Again, I understand the meaning, but my english is rusty and probably clumsy... thanks
Proposed translations
(English)
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Jul 11, 2011 08:27: Stéphanie Soudais changed "Term asked" from "n\'aura de cesse (voir phrase)" to "n\'aura de cesse " , "Field (specific)" from "Music" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters"
Proposed translations
6 mins
French term (edited):
n'aura de cesse (voir phrase)
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From this time on his desire to ... was insatiable
Your own suggestion, not mine! It sounds fine...go for it.
Your English doesn't sound too clumsy to me :)
Your English doesn't sound too clumsy to me :)
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
7 mins
his (one) overweening desire was to
as of (a particular time, event, set of circumstances - not given in the sentence), he would not rest until he had ......
he was unflagging in his desire to
There are many possibilities but you have grasped the basic meaning
he was unflagging in his desire to
There are many possibilities but you have grasped the basic meaning
Peer comment(s):
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Laurel Porter (X)
: Overweening is a very cool word... but rather antiquated. It jumps out of the text (in a sort of fun way, but still).
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22 mins
French term (edited):
n'aura de cesse (voir phrase)
from then on, all he wanted was to/ from then on, his main aim in life was to
this is maybe simpler
38 mins
French term (edited):
n'aura de cesse (voir phrase)
had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of
From that moment on, he had an unquenchable thirst for knowledge of ...
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The Kingston Observer: Critique by Costa May 2003
Unquenchable thirst for theatre
TS, surprisingly to some, has an unquenchable thirst for theatre. We've
seen The Mousetrap countless times and have even been known ...
www.accountancyage.com/TakingStock/1137599 - 26k - Cached - Similar pages
US-Iraq | Unquenchable Republican thirst for revenge | Todd & Jill ...
... But we believe that underscoring everything is the Republican Party's unquenchable
thirst for domestic political revenge and the unquestioning obedience of its ...
www.justresponse.net/Schneider.html - 7k - Cached - Similar pages
sacbee.com -- attacks -- Daniel Weintraub: Our governor's ...
... Daniel Weintraub: Our governor's unquenchable thirst for publicity. By Daniel Weintraub
-- Bee Columnist Published 8:51 am PST Tuesday, November 6, 2001. ...
www.sacbee.com/content/news/ projects/attacks/story/1126221p-1193932c.html - 44k - Cached - Similar pages
Savannah NOW: Diversions: Music: An unquenchable thirst for what ...
An unquenchable thirst for what jazz has to offer Jack West 'Around About
Now' -- A CD Review. By John Stoehr for the Savannah Morning News. ...
www.savannahnow.com/diversions/ stories/050903/MSCJackWest.shtml - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
1 hr
French term (edited):
n'aura de cesse (voir phrase)
He was restlessly seeking to ...
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2004-08-19 10:31:21 GMT)
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just another suggestion ...
Good luck! :)
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Note added at 1 hr 36 mins (2004-08-19 10:31:21 GMT)
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just another suggestion ...
Good luck! :)
9 hrs
French term (edited):
n'aura de cesse (voir phrase)
relentlessly / unceasingly / ceaselessly /incessantly sought to
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