Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
stayed by what was
English translation:
captive du passé
French term
stayed by what was
I feel her presence in the common day,
In that slow walk that widens every eye.
She moves as water moves, and comes to me,
Stayed by what was, and pulled by what would be.
| 4 +1 | captive du passé |
jean-jacques alexandre
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| 3 +3 | retenue (voire immobilisée) par le passé et tiréé (en avant) par l'avenir |
ormiston
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| 4 +2 | arrêtée par ce qui fut |
FX Fraipont (X)
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Aug 20, 2007 16:21: jean-jacques alexandre Created KOG entry
Aug 20, 2007 16:22: jean-jacques alexandre changed "Language pair" from "English to French" to "French to English"
Proposed translations
France
never lost in translation
Native in: French 
Works in: English to French, French to English
captive du passé
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Note added at 1 day22 hrs (2007-08-12 12:06:04 GMT)
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et captivée par l'avenir
retenue (voire immobilisée) par le passé et tiréé (en avant) par l'avenir
| agree |
Katia MASSON (X)
11 mins
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| agree |
Tamer SHEBL
: Yeah that was so near
1 day 2 hrs
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| agree |
valco
: ou : attachée au passé et attirée par l'avenir
1 day 7 hrs
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