a low-slung voice

English translation: a voice with a hint/undercurrent of danger

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English term or phrase:a low-slung voice
Selected answer:a voice with a hint/undercurrent of danger
Entered by: Yvonne Gallagher

03:06 Mar 26, 2017
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English term or phrase: a low-slung voice
"She had the face of a beautiful child, but the slow, deep voice was knowing and roguish; a low-slung voice."

This is from a science fiction book by Ian Banks.
I am wondering weather the simile here is between her voice and a weapon - like a low-slung gun.

I am not a native speaker and finding this extremely hard to interpret. Any ideas would be much appreciated. Many thanks in advance, for your help.
Yasemin Reis
Türkiye
a voice with a hint/undercurrent of danger
Explanation:
I think Tony is on the right lines with "sexy" but I think sexy in a femme fatal way that is potentially dangerous. "Knowing" and "roguish" support this interpretation. She may have a baby face but don't underestimate her!

I also think the "low slung" is this context, where she is actually a good shot, does indeed hint at a weapon, like in the movies of the Old West where hired guns are shown with low-slung weapons, supposedly so they could draw faster (though guns could fall out of holsters when mounting/dismounting) and of course low-slung cars are not just sexy and fast but potentially dangerous as well...

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or maybe "seductive" might work but a "femme-fatale voice" would work in English if you could get an equivalent in Turkish

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mscaccam/Femme Fatale.pdf

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2017-03-27 15:09:38 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped and that you could find an equivalent
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 08:34
Grading comment
Hello Gallagy. Your comment has neatly brought together both implications I suspected the author was making; and I was able to find the perfect Turkish equivalent. Thanks a lot.
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SUMMARY OF ALL EXPLANATIONS PROVIDED
4 +2a voice with a hint/undercurrent of danger
Yvonne Gallagher
3 +1a deep voice
JohnMcDove


Discussion entries: 5





  

Answers


4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a deep voice


Explanation:
https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/low-slung

I understand that it refers to a voice that sounds low, for a woman...

JohnMcDove
United States
Local time: 00:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Tony M: Yes, but the text also says that specifically... Asker is querying about the "low-slung" part
24 mins
  -> Yes, given the additional context, and your comments, I get what you mean. But to me, besides any innuendos, "slow, deep voice was knowing and roguish" gets summarized or synthesized as "low-slung". :-)

agree  acetran
1 day 4 hrs
  -> Thank you very much, acetran. :-)
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
a voice with a hint/undercurrent of danger


Explanation:
I think Tony is on the right lines with "sexy" but I think sexy in a femme fatal way that is potentially dangerous. "Knowing" and "roguish" support this interpretation. She may have a baby face but don't underestimate her!

I also think the "low slung" is this context, where she is actually a good shot, does indeed hint at a weapon, like in the movies of the Old West where hired guns are shown with low-slung weapons, supposedly so they could draw faster (though guns could fall out of holsters when mounting/dismounting) and of course low-slung cars are not just sexy and fast but potentially dangerous as well...

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Note added at 10 hrs (2017-03-26 13:19:35 GMT)
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or maybe "seductive" might work but a "femme-fatale voice" would work in English if you could get an equivalent in Turkish

http://www4.ncsu.edu/~mscaccam/Femme Fatale.pdf

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Note added at 1 day12 hrs (2017-03-27 15:09:38 GMT) Post-grading
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Glad to have helped and that you could find an equivalent

Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Local time: 08:34
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317
Grading comment
Hello Gallagy. Your comment has neatly brought together both implications I suspected the author was making; and I was able to find the perfect Turkish equivalent. Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Graeme Jones
1 hr
  -> Many thanks:-)

agree  B D Finch
23 hrs
  -> Many thanks:-)
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