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Kashmee Posted 21 years ago
Vocabulary
"blister paint"/ "the paint to blister"
Hello. I am Japanese and new here. I came here to ask for your help.
I've been reading some fictional story where a head of Yakuza appears. He is described as someone who "stares to blister paint." Later in the story, he reveals something that is new to his nephew. There it is described as "the paint is starting to blister."
I have been trying to read these expressions correctly. But dictionaries are not much of help this time.
Could someone please paraphrase these words for me?
Thank you.
I've been reading some fictional story where a head of Yakuza appears. He is described as someone who "stares to blister paint." Later in the story, he reveals something that is new to his nephew. There it is described as "the paint is starting to blister."
I have been trying to read these expressions correctly. But dictionaries are not much of help this time.
Could someone please paraphrase these words for me?Thank you.
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Hello, Kashmee, welcome to the English Forums! When paint blisters, it means that bubbles are forming on its surface. So "the paint is starting to blister" sounds OK to me.
- Hello, Kashmee, welcome to the English Forums!
- When paint blisters, it means that bubbles are forming on its surface.
- So "the paint is starting to blister" sounds OK to me.
- Yet, when you say "he stares to blister paint", it sounds as if just with his looks he could make the paint blister.
- Are you sure the quote is correct?
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Hello, Kashmee, welcome to the English Forums!
When paint blisters, it means that bubbles are forming on its surface. So "the paint is starting to blister" sounds OK to me. Yet, when you say "he stares to blister paint", it sounds as if just with his looks he could make the paint blister. Are you sure the quote is correct?
When paint blisters, it means that bubbles are forming on its surface. So "the paint is starting to blister" sounds OK to me. Yet, when you say "he stares to blister paint", it sounds as if just with his looks he could make the paint blister. Are you sure the quote is correct?
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Thank you for your reply, pianne.
I do know what you mean perfectly. About the quate, to be exact, it was:
(he is) with a stare that could blister paint.
Does not make much difference, does it? And yet, I'm not talking about Harry Potter.
But thank you very much, anyway
I do know what you mean perfectly. About the quate, to be exact, it was:
(he is) with a stare that could blister paint.
Does not make much difference, does it? And yet, I'm not talking about Harry Potter.
But thank you very much, anyway
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