Jan 8, 2005 14:51
19 yrs ago
French term
tapon (X)
ne pas payer d'apparence
French to English
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
C'est une évidence que l'hyène tachetée ne paie pas d'apparence. Elle est laide au delà de tout. [p.127]
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +3 | basically means "doesn't look very attractive" |
Connie Leipholz
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| 4 +5 | is not much to look at |
Céline Odo
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| 4 | does not look very impressive |
JH Trads
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| 3 | does not look the part |
Jacques Saleh
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Proposed translations
+3
4 mins
Connie Leipholz
Canada
Canada
Canada
Devoted to translation
Works in: English to French, French to English, German to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
Selected
basically means "doesn't look very attractive"
Autres exemples :
ce restaurant ne paie pas de mine, mais la table est bonne = doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is good
HTH
Bonne année !
ce restaurant ne paie pas de mine, mais la table est bonne = doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is good
HTH
Bonne année !
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks!"
+5
9 mins
Céline Odo
France
France
Native in French
France
IT and legal translation
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, Spanish to French, French
is not much to look at
C'est drôle, chez moi on dit plutôt "ne pas payer de mine" ;-)
Peer comment(s):
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suezen
0 min
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thanx
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Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
9 mins
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thanx
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RHELLER
: doesn't look like much
55 mins
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thanx
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truptee
: :-)
1 hr
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Merci
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Lillian van den Broeck
2 hrs
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Merci
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59 mins
does not look very impressive
HTH
3 hrs
Jacques Saleh
United States
United States
Native in English
United States
Law/Investments/Finance (PhD & MBA)
Native in: English 
, Arabic
Works in: Arabic to English, English to Arabic, French to English, and 2 more.
does not look the part
a possibility...
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