Flaming like a rat on snakes
French translation: Le temps disparaît copmme un éclair/ étoile filante
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|  Selected response from: Andrew Bramhall United Kingdom Local time: 12:33 | ||||||
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| 3 +2 | Le temps disparaît copmme un éclair/ étoile filante |
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| 4 +1 | le temps file comme une flèche |
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| 3 | fond comme neige au soleil/s'étiole comme une peau de chagrin |
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peer agreement (net): +2
peer agreement (net): +2| flaming like a rat on snakes Le temps disparaît copmme un éclair/ étoile filante Explanation: Never heard the ' rat on snakes' metaphor before and suspect it is made up, like much of the grammar the speaker uses. A typical and correct way to express it in English would be to say ' time passes like greased lightning', but doubt you could say ' comme un éclair graissé' in French; -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 24 mins (2016-05-27 07:21:33 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Désolé, " comme", pas de 'p'; |
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4 hrs confidence: peer agreement (net): +1
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