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Complete sentence: "À demi endormie, brume au-dessus d’un lit de voiles, elle se souleva sans effort."

nautical/marine weather forecast. Context implies that it is a fairly standard phrase, like "partly cloudy, chance of shower." Having no experience with nautical terminology and not having googled up confirmation, just wondering what the exact standard ...

From a piece on Omar Bongo, Gabonese president. How should "arme" be translated here? Unable to google up English equivalents to this epithet or his other one, "grand camarade": Great Friend or Great Comrade (trying to avoid other political ...

I find this author's style a bit difficult and occasionally outright unclear/contradictory. Not syntactically dense, but poetically vague. Laurent, before posting my question, I did locate online the blog avantlalettre that you referenced, but I did not ...

Whoa... I'm going to keep things simple and just try to digest, since in my unfortunate absence comments have really proliferated. Just to answer your questions, Maxi, she is a young female Palestinian having insomnia and nightmares over the recent loss ...

Deep thanks to all for their help and insight, and apologies for the delay. I have been away from my home for reasons of health, and will try to address some of the questions that have come up.

That's interesting... I thought a "roman noir" was more like a crime thriller. I concur on the "roman rose" being a romance novel, though. I thought it used to me "roman à l'eau de rose"...

Really cannot thank everyone enough, especially for the particulars. I suppose this does prove to me there is no set phrase like "chance of showers." To be perfectly honest, I took "swell" over "chop" purely for the more pleasant sound, but will ...

I liked "the mansion", but I like "the manor" even better. If I might ask, what comic is it? I do a lot of comics myself, and you're right--they are fun.

I agree with "touch", but not "Touch".

Sorry, no offense meant. I guess I don't usually hear prominent politicians referred to as "weapons" by their own supporters in praise. When I hear "that man is a weapon" it sounds like something from an action film. I mean, I could believe "The ...

Thanks. "Weapon" is of course what one reaches for literally but it doesn't sound English to me.