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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread onomatopoeic words #36890 07/29/2001 5:52 AM Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 5 Born in Arad, Transylvania. I ... doru stranger doru stranger Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 5 Born in Arad, Transylvania. I ... Could someone kindly tell me where I could find a list of onomatopoeic words? I am translating a short story from Romanian into English. At one point the author says [translation follows, with Romanian word in capitals]: "...the melting asphalt into which the high heels of her shoes were sinking with a FLEOSC" What would be the English equivalent? "Swoosh" (Probably not). "Slosh"? Dorin Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted onomatopoeic words doru 07/29/2001 5:52 AM Re: onomatopoeic words Sparteye 07/29/2001 3:29 PM Re: onomatopoeic words doru 07/30/2001 2:32 AM Re: onomatopoeic words tsuwm 07/30/2001 4:26 PM . Max Quordlepleen 07/31/2001 12:17 AM Re: onomatopoeic words Faldage 07/31/2001 1:37 PM Re: onomatopoeic words wwh 07/31/2001 3:44 PM Re: onomatopoeic words tsuwm 07/31/2001 4:45 PM Re: onomatopoeic words musick 07/31/2001 7:13 PM Re: onomatopoeic words wwh 07/31/2001 7:36 PM Re: .. Wordwind 11/07/2001 2:46 AM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary

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