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Thread poster: Silvia Montufo Urquízar (X)
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Silvia Montufo Urquízar (X)  Identity Verified
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Jul 16, 2010

Hi there,

I just came across this video where Hugh Laurie interprets Helen Mirren.

It's quite funny!:-D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SP65V4AoFyA&feature=related
 
Noni Gilbert Riley
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Thank you Silvia Jul 16, 2010

I was in a bad temper and am now grinning! What a shame it's so short.
 
Tomás Cano Binder, BA, CT
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Pufff... cinq! Jul 17, 2010

Just a shame it's that short!
 
Louise Souter (X)
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Too funny! Jul 17, 2010

I working on a difficult translation but that made me laugh.
 
Evans (X)
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Thank you, Silvia Jul 17, 2010

very funny

By the way, anyone know what "winnowing" is in French?
 
neilmac
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And the winnow is... Jul 18, 2010

Gilla Evans wrote:
By the way, anyone know what "winnowing" is in French?


OXFORD Superlex:
winnow -> transitive verb
1 agriculture = vanner;
2 figurative = démêler [truth, facts] (from de).
winnow down:
winnow [sth] down, winnow down [sth]
réduire [qch] par tri.

[Edited at 2010-07-18 11:42 GMT]
 


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