Vladimir Nabokov

NABOKV-L post 0027513, Sun, 10 Sep 2017 12:34:54 -0700

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Re: Response to Hen Hanna re: fountain in PF
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On 9/3/17, Sam Gwynn <rsgwynn1@cs.com> wrote:
> The circulatory system is a sort of river with the aorta branching into
> tributaries and streams. The heart is the fountain pump of the body. Shade's
> childhood "attacks" may have been defined by his nervous system, but in this
> case he has had a heart attack, which is verified by the doctor luckily
> present at his lecture.
>


Hello. & thank you !


"Ozero, oblako, bashnya" (...) published in 1937
literally: (lake, cloud, tower) [Lac, nuage, tour]


when i realized that
French [tour] has 2 meanings
1. tower
2. circuit (as in [tour de France] ) which is syn. with [courses]

each corresponding to
1. Mountain (the fountain tower) and
2. river (system),

i felt pretty satisfied at last.


faire le tour du monde
faire un tour d'horizon

[le sang ne m'a fait qu'un tour] <------------

ditionary (Harrap's) says: (my heart seemed to stop beating)


i imagine this means
[my heart stopped] (or skipped a beat)
or
[my heart suddenly quickened] (see below)

(from surprise, fear, anger, ... )


(becoming upset) (blood rushing)

>>>
"Son sang ne fait qu'un tour"
Cette expression provient de "tourner les sangs", datant de 1790
environ, et signifie qu'une personne est bouleversée, que son rythme
cardiaque a brusquement augmenté, entraînant ainsi un passage plus
rapide du sang du coeur aux muscles et des muscles au coeur.
<<<


Now i'm even more satisfied.

i'm ready for the new [Blade Runner] movie.

HH

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