perverse self-styled aristocrat

French translation: un prétendu aristocrate, pervert, ...

13:00 Jul 22, 2004
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: perverse self-styled aristocrat
The media tag of 'The Count' triggered just the right images in the reader's minds: a perverse self-styled aristocrat, outside the law, who enacted his libertine fantasies of destruction with a belief in immunity from punishment for his crimes.
Sylvia Rochonnat
France
Local time: 05:41
French translation:un prétendu aristocrate, pervert, ...
Explanation:
ou un soi-disant aristocrate, pervert, hors-la-loi, ...

cf dico :-)

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-07-22 13:20:38 GMT)
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oups perverS :-(
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Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 05:41
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merci
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1Un aristocrate, ou prétendument tel, pervers, hors-la-loi......
hodierne
4 +1un prétendu aristocrate, pervert, ...
Jérôme Haushalter
5un pretendu pervers aristocrate
Terry Gwenn
5Attendez, braves gens !
ESPARRON (X)
4un aristocrate excentrique et pervers
Martine Brault


  

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Un aristocrate, ou prétendument tel, pervers, hors-la-loi......


Explanation:
Ou, un prétendu aristocrate pervers.
J'aime bien auto-proclamé, mais je trouve qu'il est difficile à utiliser avec deux adjectifs.



hodierne
France
Local time: 05:41
Native speaker of: French

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nanny Wintjens
13 hrs
  -> Merci N.
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
un prétendu aristocrate, pervert, ...


Explanation:
ou un soi-disant aristocrate, pervert, hors-la-loi, ...

cf dico :-)

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Note added at 19 mins (2004-07-22 13:20:38 GMT)
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oups perverS :-(

Jérôme Haushalter
France
Local time: 05:41
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Native speaker of: French
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merci

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agree  Nanny Wintjens
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
un pretendu pervers aristocrate


Explanation:
un pretendu pervers aristocrate

Terry Gwenn
United States
Local time: 20:41
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Native speaker of: Native in VietnameseVietnamese, Native in FrenchFrench
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19 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
un aristocrate excentrique et pervers


Explanation:
Une idée :)

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Note added at 2 hrs 35 mins (2004-07-22 15:36:19 GMT)
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Le \"count\" n\'est pas un prétendu aristocrate, c\'en est un véritable, mais au style particulier.

Martine Brault
Canada
Local time: 23:41
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 12
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
Attendez, braves gens !


Explanation:
Sade, le marquis de ...

ESPARRON (X)
Local time: 05:41
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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