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#1 2010-01-05 09:33:04

tosca
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Looking for an english word to translate the french "schmilblick"

See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmilblick for an english explanation
or a more complete one in french : http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schmilblick

The expression I want an equivalent for is "Et le schmilblick est ..."

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#2 2010-01-05 12:51:42

VDigital
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Re: Looking for an english word to translate the french "schmilblick"

mystery 
cloak and dagger, closed book, conundrum, enigma, problem, puzzle, question, riddle, secrecy, secret, teaser


I would prefer conundrum first because it sounds strange, and a bit rare as "schmilblick" in french.
(French n. énigme, problème)

The real meaning of conundrum is a puzzle or a riddle designed to test for lateral thinking.
But I think you are inviting people to solve a riddle so conundrum could be quite good.


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#3 2010-01-05 13:20:31

tosca
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Re: Looking for an english word to translate the french "schmilblick"

VDigital wrote:

I would prefer conundrum first because it sounds strange, and a bit rare as "schmilblick" in french.

Aggreed ... but I also like teaser ... for its teasing quality ;)
Anyway, the word is in fact in the name of the picture and, at the moment, I only have the ability to translate the description :/

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