Translation for "bon-mot" to spanish
Bon-mot
noun
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The bon mot’s spasms of delimitation are attempts to defy the temporal character of speech, turning sequences of words into discrete objets.
Esos espasmos delimitados que son las ocurrencias constituyen un intento de desafiar el carácter temporal del discurso, convirtiendo las secuencias de palabras en objetos discretos.
He would rather hide behind some philosophical bon mot than reveal what love he had kept for the girl.
Él habría preferido esconderse detrás de alguna ocurrencia filosófica a revelar el amor que pudiera conservar aún por esa chica.
she said tightly. “I recall.” “Dangerfield, according to whoever told me—” Actually, he recalled perfectly well who had told him Dangerfield’s bon mot;
—Sí —dijo ella secamente—, lo recuerdo. —Dangerfield, según la persona que me lo dijo y que ahora no recuerdo… —En realidad recordaba perfectamente quién le había hablado de la ocurrencia de Dangerfield;
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