Apr 30, 2009 13:38
15 yrs ago
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French term
United States
interlocuteur
French to English
Art/Literary
Religion
Someone who mistrusts over-intellectualization and wishes to recapture the intuitions of childhood
«n'hésite pas à faire des enfants qu'il rencontre de vrais interlocuteurs»
Merci en avance.
«n'hésite pas à faire des enfants qu'il rencontre de vrais interlocuteurs»
Merci en avance.
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Colin Rowe
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hold serious conversations with
"interlocutor" in English sounds far more pompous than its French counterpart. How about something like "does not hesitate to / is quick to hold (serious, etc.) conversations with the children he meets"?
Note from asker:
| It was uncanny how the translation conjured up the actual man, quickness and seriousness, children and all |
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "This fits the bill exactly, both the translation and the spirit of the man the selection is about"
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38 mins
"makes a point of engaging the children he meets in meaningful conversation"
I translated "n'hésite pas" as "makes a point of", but I'm sure several other variants would work, such as "is always ready to..."
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Jim Tucker (X)
: very fine
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polyglot45
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talk to them as equals
seeking to escape the over-intellectualism and rediscover his childlike intuition, he tends to treat the children he meets as equals
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-04-30 14:17:01 GMT)
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not sure where I got 'over-intellectualism" from - ignore it please
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Note added at 38 mins (2009-04-30 14:17:01 GMT)
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not sure where I got 'over-intellectualism" from - ignore it please
1 hr
Conversational partner
Another idea, something along the lines of:
....treats the children he meets as real conversational partners.
....treats the children he meets as real conversational partners.
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Catherine Gilsenan
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Transitwrite
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and without hesitating he engages conversation with children without necessarily treating them
....as such - (these are the last two words to my answer, which wouldn't fit in)!
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