Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
truie qui file sa quenouille
English translation:
spinning sow
Added to glossary by
Jocelyne Cuenin
Apr 8, 2011 12:18
13 yrs ago
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French term
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
truie qui file sa quenouille
French to English
Art/Literary
Other
Chartres Houses And Hotels
Talking about the Maison de la Truie qui File.
Contexte:
En haut à droite, le décor présente une **truie qui file sa quenouille,** scène inspirée d'une fable antique de Phèdre."
Merci beaucoup,
Barbara
Contexte:
En haut à droite, le décor présente une **truie qui file sa quenouille,** scène inspirée d'une fable antique de Phèdre."
Merci beaucoup,
Barbara
Proposed translations
(English)
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Change log
Apr 13, 2011 13:18: Barbara Cochran, MFA Created KOG entry
Apr 13, 2011 16:07: Jocelyne Cuenin changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/123909">Barbara Cochran, MFA's</a> old entry - "truie qui file sa quenouille"" to ""spinning sow""
Proposed translations
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38 mins
Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
Germany
Native in French
Germany
Linguist, tourist guide, GDR/RDA/DDR
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France) 
Works in: German to French, English to French, French
Related KudoZ points
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spinning sow
Church sculpture at Malestroit, Morbihan, 1400s. The spinning sow appears in folklore from Wales to Russia.
http://www.matrifocus.com/BEL06/scholar.htm
At the sign of the ‘Spinning Sow’: the ‘other’ Chartres and images of everyday life of the medieval street
http://brepols.metapress.com/content/q182611x4674521h/
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Note added at 51 mins (2011-04-08 13:10:30 GMT)
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Voir à Paris : http://parissecretetinsolite.unblog.fr/2009/02/05/la-truie-q...
http://www.matrifocus.com/BEL06/scholar.htm
At the sign of the ‘Spinning Sow’: the ‘other’ Chartres and images of everyday life of the medieval street
http://brepols.metapress.com/content/q182611x4674521h/
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Note added at 51 mins (2011-04-08 13:10:30 GMT)
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Voir à Paris : http://parissecretetinsolite.unblog.fr/2009/02/05/la-truie-q...
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Merci beaucoup."
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