alfred russel wallace (lelapin) wrote in linguaphiles,
alfred russel wallace
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how-do-you-say query

hi! i'm doing a project for my french class and i have question relating more to the feel of words rather than the meaning. specifically, i would like to translate this phrase: frightful, and painfully and disagreeably human, which was uttered by queen victoria in 1835.

in english, it sounds pretty outdated. i don't think anyone would phrase it that way unless they were using an affectation. right? right. so... how do i say it in french? i would directly translate it as épouvantable, pénible, and désagréable, but i don't know if those have the same kind of antique ring to them.

yay! thanks.
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