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jainas
23 Sep 2020, 18:25
Any french speakers around?
Native french speaker here also, of all the translations given here and on DW this one feels the most natural to me.
And if you what to add the putain it could go there:
Comment il a réussi à les…
Mary Thaler
22 Sep 2020, 17:27
Any french speakers around?
Good replies on this! I'm a native English speaker but I've lived in Quebec for thirteen years and worked a lot as a translator, so I'll add my two cents. I'm curious what you mean by "come apart"?…
berylia
22 Sep 2020, 16:43
Any french speakers around?
"Comment il a réussi à les séparer ?
J'en ai aucune idée.
J'étais sûr qu'il allait crever (was going to die) / qu'il était sur le point de claquer (was about to die)."
I went with a more colloquial…
chonaku55
22 Sep 2020, 16:05
Any french speakers around?
I would say :

"Comment il a pu les séparer ? Absolument aucune idée (or less closer than your version: "J'en sais rien"). J'étais sûr(e) qu'il était en train de mourir"

If you want a more "rude"…
Allison wong
10 Aug 2020, 04:58
Help with Chinese poetry recs?
Poetically, anything produced after Song dynasty is considered as garbage more or less, especially the modern stuff.

Tang poetry & Song verses are considered to be the best.

Of the Tang poetry, Li…