effet de manche
English translation: gesticulating
| 12:36 Oct 30, 2006 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / companies | |||||||
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| 4 | arm waving |
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| 3 | fioritura |
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| 2 +1 | gesticulating |
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| 2 | rhetorical effects/rhetoric |
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fioritura Explanation: Manche as in sleeve... literally, "sleeve waving" and generally used to describe attornies in court, and their sometimes theatrical pleadings! So here it's a question of "fond" (the message) taking precedence over "forme" (the "sleeve waving). Fioritura first sprang to mind... |
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59 mins confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
peer agreement (net): +1gesticulating Explanation: Robert & Collins "il fait des effets de manches ( avocat ) : he waves his arms about in a most dramatic fashion" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2006-10-30 13:41:57 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- all that arm waving |
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2 hrs confidence:
arm waving Explanation: I would leave it in quotes! |
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17 hrs confidence:
| effets de manche rhetorical effects/rhetoric Explanation: Hello, It may be the case that "effets de manches" is referring to "rhetoric." People are fed up with commercial rhetoric; the substance of the message is masked by it -- let's get to the heart of the message! I am far from sure, but that is currently my understanding. I hope this helps. |
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