The KudoZ open glossary is a browsable glossary of terms translated via the KudoZ term help network.

français vers anglais Poésie et littérature Translation Glossary

français term		anglais translation
obséder mes pensées		to obsess my every thought
offrir un point		To bring an end to
on le fleure et on l’effleure		a sweet scent, a light touch	Marian Vieyra
Entered by: Marian Vieyra
opérateur d'exception		exception operator [term used by Umberto Eco]
oppositions différentielles		contrasting pairs
oralité		poet of the spoken word	Wyley Powell
Entered by: Wyley Powell
oreilles en fete		a treat for the ears
orienter ses feux		aim/direct ones spotlight
Ouvroir de Littérature Potentielle (Oulipo)		Workshop for Potential Literature
over-abuse		over the top
Oyez		listen
pantalon d'interieur		a (canvas) flat depicting an interior	Tony M
Entered by: Tony M
parer		to parry
partie de go		..aperitif turning into a territorial game..?
partir à l'aventure		to go where the wind takes you
pataphysique		pataphysics	Miguel Falquez-Certain
Entered by: Miguel Falquez-Certain
paterné par		taken under the wing of
Pays de convergences		a land of convergence
pétulante espièglerie		exuberant playfulness
peau d\'âne		mortality
pense-creux		"idle dreamer"; c.f., "songe-creux"
perce (perse)		persian / of persian cloth / chintz	Gayle Wallimann
Entered by: Gayle Wallimann
perroquets		French curve (set)
Petit comique, à matin!		well aren't you the comedian this morning!	NancyLynn
Entered by: NancyLynn
peurs délicieuses		exquisite fears	svetlana cosquéric
Entered by: svetlana cosquéric
pièce de canevas		improvised play
Piqueux des chasses		field master/huntsman/whipper-in
planches-gags		gag-strips	Jenny Duthie
Entered by: Jenny Duthie
planter le décor		set the scene
plein d'impertinences		utter absurdity
polychromie incertaine		indecipherable /indistinguishable range of hues
portant		rig support (historical background)
portrait en creux		antiportrait	Diane de Cicco
Entered by: Diane de Cicco
posture magique de Proust		the magic in Proust's writing	Alain Mouchel
Entered by: Alain Mouchel
pour se montrer à la hauteur de (quelqu'un)		to measure up to (someone)
Pour tout dire...		In the end... /And as for the rest...
pourrir la tête		squabbling
poussière lumière		illuminating powder
Poussières d\'écritures		Style: literary fragments
présage		prescience / augury / presentiment / foreknowledge

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