Apr 18, 2017 15:33
7 yrs ago
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French term
frappant pour démontrer que
French to English
Art/Literary
Archaeology
ancient art
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DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44029. Mirror. -- Bronze. -- Le disque est encore en très grande partie couvert, sur l'une de ses faces, de la toile et de la substance momifiante, mal tendue et formant des nodosités. La toile et la substance débordent légèrement sur l'autre face. D'autres débris de même nature sont visibles sur le chapiteau et la poignée. Une grande partie de cette dernière, précisément du côté opposé, est recouverte de toile de momie. L'exemple est ***frappant pour démontrer que*** l'ustensile était entièrement emmailloté. Le miroir, bien conservé, est encrassé par le bitume.
Literally: The example is striking in demonstrating that the utensil was wrapped tight.
ISSUE: Not crazy about the latter, could I say: outstanding for illustrating that [remarkable? noteworthy?] without being unfaithful to the French?
Thank you in advance!
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44029. Mirror. -- Bronze. -- Le disque est encore en très grande partie couvert, sur l'une de ses faces, de la toile et de la substance momifiante, mal tendue et formant des nodosités. La toile et la substance débordent légèrement sur l'autre face. D'autres débris de même nature sont visibles sur le chapiteau et la poignée. Une grande partie de cette dernière, précisément du côté opposé, est recouverte de toile de momie. L'exemple est ***frappant pour démontrer que*** l'ustensile était entièrement emmailloté. Le miroir, bien conservé, est encrassé par le bitume.
Literally: The example is striking in demonstrating that the utensil was wrapped tight.
ISSUE: Not crazy about the latter, could I say: outstanding for illustrating that [remarkable? noteworthy?] without being unfaithful to the French?
Thank you in advance!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +3 | a striking indication / illustration of |
Tony M
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Proposed translations
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a striking indication / illustration of
I think you can be even more literal here.
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Note added at 16 minutes (2017-04-18 15:50:42 GMT)
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I think the use of the term 'striking' is fine, but what is wrong with both that and your revised version is the fact you are trying to retain the FR construction, which is what makes it awkward here.
I also feel that 'outstanding' or 'noteworthy' are really taking it too far from the feeling of the FR, which is simply that one is struck by this fact as it is so well demonstarted here.
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Note added at 16 minutes (2017-04-18 15:50:42 GMT)
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I think the use of the term 'striking' is fine, but what is wrong with both that and your revised version is the fact you are trying to retain the FR construction, which is what makes it awkward here.
I also feel that 'outstanding' or 'noteworthy' are really taking it too far from the feeling of the FR, which is simply that one is struck by this fact as it is so well demonstarted here.
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Comment: "Thank you"
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