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Anonymous Posted 19 years ago
Grammar
"Thrall"
0 Hi everyone, I have a question. (First, I'm french, so my english isn't that good, so excuse my english) 02 br
00 Can someone tells me the meaning of "Thrall" without checking any dictionary ? 02 br
00 I know the meaning, but this is a test to see if you do too. 02 br
00 Actualy, I would like to know if it's a common used word in english or not, to know if we must translate it (in french) or not in a text, since it's the name of the hero. 02 br
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00 Sorry for the english's mistakes I've certainly done. 02 br
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00 Thank you ! 0-
00 Can someone tells me the meaning of "Thrall" without checking any dictionary ? 02 br
00 I know the meaning, but this is a test to see if you do too. 02 br
00 Actualy, I would like to know if it's a common used word in english or not, to know if we must translate it (in french) or not in a text, since it's the name of the hero. 02 br
02 br
00 Sorry for the english's mistakes I've certainly done. 02 br
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00 Thank you ! 0-
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02 br 02 font 00 It's not a common word at all. When it appears, it is usually in phrases like 'Tom is in thrall to Mary', 'Tom has fallen under Mary's thrall'. The meaning here is that Mary controls/influences Tom completely.
- 02 br 02 font 00 It's not a common word at all.
- When it appears, it is usually in phrases like 'Tom is in thrall to Mary', 'Tom has fallen under Mary's thrall'.
- The meaning here is that Mary controls/influences Tom completely.
- It's almost like she has put a magic spell on him.
- 02 br 02 br 00 Best wishes, Clive 0-
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0 Hi, 02 br
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01 font 00 Can someone tells me the meaning of "Thrall" without checking any dictionary ? 02 br
00 I know the meaning, but this is a test to see if you do too. 02 br
00 Actualy, I would like to know if it's a common used word in english or not, to know if we must translate it (in french) or not in a text, since it's the n
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01 font 00 Can someone tells me the meaning of "Thrall" without checking any dictionary ? 02 br
00 I know the meaning, but this is a test to see if you do too. 02 br
00 Actualy, I would like to know if it's a common used word in english or not, to know if we must translate it (in french) or not in a text, since it's the n
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0 My immediate thought is 'in thrall to' but the last post also reminds me of the servant/slave thralls - didn't the Vikings have them? Presumably that is the original of the 'in thrall' meaning too. 02 br
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00 But 'thrall' in that sense is in no way a common word. It only rang bells with me as I did a lot of research into the Vikings about 25 years ago, most people wouldn't h
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00 But 'thrall' in that sense is in no way a common word. It only rang bells with me as I did a lot of research into the Vikings about 25 years ago, most people wouldn't h
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