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P.S. The title should be a pun on the word tintamarre, which means parade, and obviously train.
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Celtic, which bear some slight similarity to the notes of the cock and the cuckoo; tintamarre, trictrac, in French; alali, in Greek; lupus, in Latin, etc. But these imitative words are exceedingly few.
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P.S. Il titolo credo sia un gioco di parole con tintamarre, che vuol dire parata, e train, treno.
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It is one of those imitative words which are to be found in all languages; as, for example, in the French we have sens dessus dessous, tintamarre, trictrac, tonnerre, bombe.
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I cannot goodly deny but that in these various things which I have rehearsed there may be somewhat occasionative of the huge yell and tintamarre of the two engaged bodies.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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I cannot goodly deny but that in these various things which I have rehearsed there may be somewhat occasionative of the huge yell and tintamarre of the two engaged bodies.
Five books of the lives, heroic deeds and sayings of Gargantua and his son Pantagruel 2002
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Rousseau has declared it to be nothing but doleful psalmodies; Gray calls a French concert "Une tintamarre de diable:" and the prejudices inspired by these great names are not easily obliterated.
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Rousseau has declared it to be nothing but doleful psalmodies; Gray calls a French concert "Une tintamarre de diable:" and the prejudices inspired by these great names are not easily obliterated.
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"Saint Michael! tintamarre terrible!" they said, crossing themselves.
Days of the Discoverers L. Lamprey 1910
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Over and over they would break out clear and distinct above the tintamarre.
Tales of the Malayan Coast From Penang to the Philippines Rounsevelle Wildman 1882
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