Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
set his jaw
French translation:
il a crispé les mâchoires / ses mâchoires se crispèrent
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MARLENE LE DUC (X)
Jul 12, 2017 08:12
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English term
set his jaw
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
linguistique style littéraire
"he set his jaw firmly"
The owner of a spaceship is having a conversation with the his captain, who disagrees with him; so he set his jaw firmly before to answer that she has to do what is he is asking.
I do understand the concept, but i get confused when it comes to translate it.
The owner of a spaceship is having a conversation with the his captain, who disagrees with him; so he set his jaw firmly before to answer that she has to do what is he is asking.
I do understand the concept, but i get confused when it comes to translate it.
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Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
Germany
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Germany
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Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
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il a crispé les mâchoires / ses mâchoires se crispèrent
une idée, toutes sortes de combinaisons sont possibles.
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Note added at 18 mins (2017-07-12 08:30:41 GMT)
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... et inclure éventuellement le mot contraction :
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/277039/whats-the-...
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Note added at 42 mins (2017-07-12 08:55:09 GMT)
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...ou plutôt le mot déterminé.
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Note added at 18 mins (2017-07-12 08:30:41 GMT)
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... et inclure éventuellement le mot contraction :
http://english.stackexchange.com/questions/277039/whats-the-...
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Note added at 42 mins (2017-07-12 08:55:09 GMT)
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...ou plutôt le mot déterminé.
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Comment: "Effectivement c'est la traduction qui se rapproche le plus de la visualisation du geste"
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18 mins
serrer les dents
my take
Note from asker:
| difficile de parler en serrant les dents, mais merci quand même |
26 mins
Goumiri Abdennour
France
France
Native in French
France
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Native in: Arabic 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, Arabic to French, French to Arabic
grincer des dents
http://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/grincer
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Note added at 46 mins (2017-07-12 08:58:50 GMT)
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Moi j'ai compris le contraire, c'est le propriétaire qui "grince des dents", non le capitaine ... Le passage comporte quelques maladresses ...
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Note added at 59 mins (2017-07-12 09:11:43 GMT)
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Tout dépend de la façon d'utiliser l'expression ... la langue est quelque chose de flexible ... bref. Bonne continuation !
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Note added at 46 mins (2017-07-12 08:58:50 GMT)
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Moi j'ai compris le contraire, c'est le propriétaire qui "grince des dents", non le capitaine ... Le passage comporte quelques maladresses ...
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Note added at 59 mins (2017-07-12 09:11:43 GMT)
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Tout dépend de la façon d'utiliser l'expression ... la langue est quelque chose de flexible ... bref. Bonne continuation !
Note from asker:
| rien à voir. cet homme est impulsif et tente d'asseoir son autorité, le capitaine (son subordonné) grincerait des dents. |
| C'est exactement ça, on grince des dents quand on doit se soumettre , pas lorsque l'on est en position dominante |
5 hrs
leva le menton d'un air déterminé
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Example sentence:
to set your jaw: to move your lower jaw forward in a way that shows your determination
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