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l'intrique souffle couple m'enerve

12:25 Mar 17, 2001
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: l'intrique souffle couple m'enerve
french
ally bacon


Summary of answers provided
nathe breathtaking plot gets on my nerves
Albert Golub
naSecret plots are nerve racking
Bertha S. Deffenbaugh


  

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6 mins
the breathtaking plot gets on my nerves


Explanation:
l'intrigue à vous couper le souffle m'énerve
la phrase n'etait pas du tout française!
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Albert Golub
Local time: 10:08
Native speaker of: French
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3 days 9 hrs
Secret plots are nerve racking


Explanation:
in·trigue noun [ín trg , in trg ] (plural in·trigues)

1. secret plotting: secret scheming or plotting

2. secret plot: a secret scheme or plot

3. secret love affair: a secret love affair (archaic)

verb [in trg ] (past in·trigued, past participle in·trigued, present participle in·trigu·ing, 3rd person present singular in·trigues)

1. transitive verb interest somebody: to make somebody greatly interested or curious

2. intransitive verb scheme: to scheme or use underhanded methods to achieve something

3. intransitive verb have secret lover: to carry on a secret love affair (archaic)


[Early 17th century. Via French from Italian intrigo , from intrigare "to entangle" (source of the verb), from Latin intricare (see intricate ).]

in·trigu·er [in trgr ] noun
in·trigu·ing·ly adverb


Encarta® World English Dictionary

NERVE RACKING = used when something or somebody makes you intensely nervous or bothers you a lot.

Regards, :)

BD

Bertha S. Deffenbaugh
United States
Local time: 01:08
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
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