Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
the proverbial top threatens to blow off
French translation:
il risque d'y avoir du bruit
Added to glossary by
Nicolas Roussel
Oct 20, 2011 09:59
12 yrs ago
English term
Flawless translations
Native in: French 
, Greek
Works in: English to French, Greek to French
the proverbial top threatens to blow off
English to French
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
“And now,*** the proverbial top threatens to blow off ***late this month with the opening of “Pacific Standard Time: Art in LA 1945–1980” - a massive collaborative, multi-institution project, which is an initiative of the Getty Research Institute - as well as the unveiling of Southern California’s newest art fair, Art Platform—Los Angeles…
Il s'agit d'un article de presse au sujet de l'inauguration à Los Angeles d'une nouvelle foire d'art, Art Platform.
Merci de votre aide !
Il s'agit d'un article de presse au sujet de l'inauguration à Los Angeles d'une nouvelle foire d'art, Art Platform.
Merci de votre aide !
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 +2 | il risque d'y avoir du bruit |
Nicolas Roussel
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| 4 -1 | faire sauter le(s) couvercle(s) |
kashew
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| 1 | [la fameuse ville de L.A] risque grouiller de monde |
mimi 254
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Change log
Oct 24, 2011 00:16: Nicolas Roussel Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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Philippines
Philippines
Native in French
Philippines
English to French Technical Translation
Native in: French (Variants: Canadian, Standard-France) 
Works in: English to French
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il risque d'y avoir du bruit
possible translation
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Comment: "Merci beaucoup !"
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40 mins
faire sauter le(s) couvercle(s)
* finally takes the lid off
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
Nicolas Roussel
: means "to suicide" in French
2 hrs
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| neutral |
Emmanuella
: 'SE' faire sauter le couvercle means to 'commit suicide' ...
23 hrs
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1 hr
[la fameuse ville de L.A] risque grouiller de monde
proverbial = famous = could refer to L.A
il risque avoir grande affluence
il risque avoir grande affluence
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Nicolas Roussel
: "proverbial" is there because of the idiom, or proverb "to blow the lid / top off"
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Discussion
I think the link with "blowing top off" is in the last para. viz, "These shifts on the institutional level have brought the simmer on the city’s contemporary art scene to a roiling boil." Pressure-cooker image?
Page 2 for asker's source - I guess.