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Message board > Just want the word to be explained
Just want the word to be explained
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savvinka
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Just want the word to be explained
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I �m rehearsing �A DEAD PARROT" sketch with my students and don �t know the meaning of a word "voom", I can guess, of course, but need clarifications.
Owner: Well, o �course
it was nailed there! If I hadn �t nailed that bird down, it would have nuzzled
up to those bars, bent �em apart with its beak, and VOOM! Feeweeweewee!
Mr. Praline:
"VOOM"?!? Mate, this bird wouldn �t "voom" if you put four
million volts through it! �E �s bleedin � demised!
Thanks in advance, I �m sure it won �t be a poblem for many of you to explain.
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16 Dec 2009
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Lana.
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Seems to me they want to express with it the sound of a bird flying away... |
16 Dec 2009
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GIOVANNI
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I don �t think that the work voom exists in the English language. I would assume it means that the bird would take off and leave quickly. |
16 Dec 2009
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Kate (kkcat)
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looks like a way to express the sound...no need to translate this word
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16 Dec 2009
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RabbitWho
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I think it �s an onomatopoeic word for the sound of something moving very quickly, like a car driving away, or something rushing past your ears.
You can of course find the pronunciation here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4vuW6tQ0218 :)
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16 Dec 2009
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savvinka
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Thanks to everyone for yr kind replies, i found it in youtube and got it now, it seems to me my actors will perform it professionally and we �ll have a lot of fun! I appreciate yr help very much! |
16 Dec 2009
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