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Re: OT: Asterix (fi: Jules)

From:Christophe Grandsire <christophe.grandsire@...>
Date:Monday, June 16, 2003, 8:48
En réponse à Christian Thalmann :


>Doesn't it mean "with shirt-sleeves rolled back", i.e. >ready to get some work (or fighting) done?
Not at all! It has to do with the *way* you're fighting someone. Basically, the image it tries to give is someone jumping on someone else and hitting him so fast you can't see his arms anymore. I don't see how to translate this idea in an effective way :(( . Christophe Grandsire. http://rainbow.conlang.free.fr You need a straight mind to invent a twisted conlang.