Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
kept her yearning
French translation:
qui la faisait aspirer à davantage
Added to glossary by
Thierry Darlis
Dec 4, 2013 18:57
10 yrs ago
English term
United States
kept her yearning
English to French
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Poetry & Literature
I still believed that she was a wildly intelligent woman, decidedly strong, and definitely independent, but the
one thing that shackled her and kept her yearning for something more was always and would always be that perfect little baby. I can never provide for her the thing that she wants the most. Partly because it would be much too immature of me, partly because I am single, and mostly because I am infertile.
one thing that shackled her and kept her yearning for something more was always and would always be that perfect little baby. I can never provide for her the thing that she wants the most. Partly because it would be much too immature of me, partly because I am single, and mostly because I am infertile.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +3 | qui la faisait aspirer à davantage |
GILLES MEUNIER
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| 4 +1 | la laissait insatisfaite |
FX Fraipont (X)
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| 3 | faisait qu'elle aspirait sans cesse à autre chose |
katsy
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| 3 | qu'elle désirait |
GuillaumeT (X)
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| 3 | nourrissait son désir |
claude-andrew
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Proposed translations
+3
1 hr
Selected
qui la faisait aspirer à davantage
Il faut considérer toute l'expression.....
kept her yearning for something more
kept her yearning for something more
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
+1
11 mins
la laissait insatisfaite
c'était cette envie d'avoir un bébé
4 hrs
faisait qu'elle aspirait sans cesse à autre chose
peut-être un peu long, mais je pense que ça traduit tout - personnellement je prèfère 'autre chose' au plus littéral 'quelque chose de plus'
16 hrs
qu'elle désirait
...et désirerait toujours.
1 day 19 hrs
claude-andrew
France
France
Native in English
France
Bilingual scientist English French
Native in: English 
Works in: English to French, French to English, English
Related KudoZ points
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8
nourrissait son désir
faisait vivre son sentiment de vouloir un bébé
Example sentence:
l'instant psy : nourrir son désir d'enfant
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