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From Alice in Wonderland by Carroll, Lewis
Analysis Project serpent |
Was this a common instrument at funerals or, rather, was Flaubert inspired by its name to include it in Emma's last scene? We have seen in this chapter of the book many allusions to the snake and Emma together...
From Madame Bovary by Flaubert, Gustave
Analysis Project comme l’eau d’un orage dans un calice bleu. |
I'm at a bit of a loss with this image. Any suggestions?
From Madame Bovary by Flaubert, Gustave
Definition abhorrent to his cold, |
Is this sentence a saying or a proverb in English? What would be the translation to Spanish?
From The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Doyle, Arthur Conan, Sir
This is not an idiom at all.
"abhorrent" means "detestable" o "repugnante" o "aborrecible."
E.g. the idea is abhorrent to me : la idea me resulta repugnante
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If we take away the adjectives and relative clause, the sentence would read "All emotions were abhorrent to his mind." 'Cold, precise but admirably balanced' are all describing his 'mind.'
Thank you for helping me out with this question. Now I realised I didn't pay attention to the meaning of the whole sentence!
Definition Project la litière domestique, |
I'm not at all sure how to translate this.
Mauldon translated it as "the debris of domestic life" whilst Marx-Aveling rendered it as "domestic tete-a-tete", neither of which I understand.
Any ideas??
From Madame Bovary by Flaubert, Gustave
Literally meaning, 'a domestic litter tray', this is a strong and surprising term. It is surely one of the list of 'reasons' that she uses to justify and wallow in her despair, so, along with her sterile virtue and her broken dreams, she is also lamenting her status as 'a domestic doormat'. In other words her pining for Leon transcends every aspect of her life and consumes her, from her private reveries to her resentment at the mundanities of her domestic life, and she uses all of these to reignite her pain and longing.