"As white as La Blanche's"

Arabic translation: أبيض مثل لا بلانش

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English term or phrase:"As white as La Blanche's"
Arabic translation:أبيض مثل لا بلانش
Entered by: abdurrahman

10:47 Jul 10, 2008
English to Arabic translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature
English term or phrase: "As white as La Blanche's"
question: as white as what exactly?
Context:
"As white as La Blanche's," .

Notice that the word La Blanch is mentioned twice in the story:
Armand heard him the other day as far away as La Blanche's cabin."
and:
"One of La Blanche's little quadroon boys..."
Nawal Shekar
Bahrain
Local time: 13:05
أبيض مثل لا بلانش
Explanation:
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-07-10 11:03:19 GMT)
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لا بلانش : هي أمة تعمل في مزرعة أرماند وهي أم للعديد من الأطفال منهم الطفل الذي أحد أجداده زنجي.
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abdurrahman
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:05
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2أبيض مثل لا بلانش
abdurrahman
4 +2في مثل بياض يد لابلانش
Mohamed Ghazal
4 -1بياض يضاهي بياض كوخ لابلانش
Mohsin Alabdali


Discussion entries: 10





  

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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"as white as la blanche's"
أبيض مثل لا بلانش


Explanation:
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Note added at 16 mins (2008-07-10 11:03:19 GMT)
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لا بلانش : هي أمة تعمل في مزرعة أرماند وهي أم للعديد من الأطفال منهم الطفل الذي أحد أجداده زنجي.

abdurrahman
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 32

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mahmoud Rayyan
2 hrs
  -> Many thanks, Mahrayyan

agree  Arshadul Hassan
14 hrs
  -> Many thanks
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
"as white as la blanche's"
في مثل بياض يد لابلانش


Language variant:

Explanation:
A quick conception of all that this accusation meant for her nerved her with unwonted courage to deny it. "It is a lie; it is not true, I am white! Look at my hair, it is brown; and my eyes are gray, Armand, you know they are gray. And my skin is fair," seizing his wrist. "Look at my hand; whiter than yours, Armand," she laughed hysterically.

"As white as La Blanche's," he returned cruelly; and went away leaving her alone with their child.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-07-10 13:53:30 GMT)
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I am assuming La Blanche is black and he us being sarcastic.

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Note added at 3 hrs (2008-07-10 13:53:48 GMT)
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"he is being sarcastic"

Mohamed Ghazal
United Arab Emirates
Local time: 14:05
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Majid Ayad
2 hrs
  -> Thanks

agree  Aljobury
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Thanks
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21 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
\"as white as la blanche\'s\"
بياض يضاهي بياض كوخ لابلانش


Explanation:
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Mohsin Alabdali
Saudi Arabia
Local time: 13:05
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  Mahmoud Rayyan: There is no mentioning in the novel for la balnche's hut
5 hrs

neutral  Mohamed Ghazal: Actually, mahrayyan, there is a mentiuon of her cabin in the novel, but here, he is referring to her hand.
16 hrs
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