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il faut tuer les passions

English translation: passions must be subdued/suppressed

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French term or phrase:il faut tuer les passions
English translation:passions must be subdued/suppressed
Entered by: Rowan Morrell

03:48 Jun 1, 2004
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Philosophy
French term or phrase: il faut tuer les passions
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Jessica Seaman
It is necessary to suppress the passions
Explanation:
One way to put it. The literal translation is "It is necessary to KILL the passions", but that seems a little brutal. I think "suppress" conveys the same basic idea in this instance.

Depending on the context, you might also be able to say something like "You have to suppress your passions" or "We have to suppress our passions".

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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2004-06-01 05:53:16 GMT)
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Subdue the passions, as Rita has just mentioned, is also a good option for \"tuer\" here.
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Rowan Morrell
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Local time: 18:11
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Summary of answers provided
4 +6It is necessary to suppress the passions
Rowan Morrell
4 +1passions must be quenched
CMJ_Trans (X)
4Passions must be reined in/ tamed/ mastered
sktrans


  

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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +6
It is necessary to suppress the passions


Explanation:
One way to put it. The literal translation is "It is necessary to KILL the passions", but that seems a little brutal. I think "suppress" conveys the same basic idea in this instance.

Depending on the context, you might also be able to say something like "You have to suppress your passions" or "We have to suppress our passions".

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Note added at 2 hrs 4 mins (2004-06-01 05:53:16 GMT)
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Subdue the passions, as Rita has just mentioned, is also a good option for \"tuer\" here.

Rowan Morrell
New Zealand
Local time: 18:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Vicky Papaprodromou
28 mins
  -> Thanks Vicky.
agree  RHELLER: agree with your "brutal"comment; not enough context for a phrase such as this one (could also be cool the passions or subdue?)
1 hr
  -> That's true. Actually, subdue is pretty good, so thanks for that Rita.
agree  lindaellen (X)
1 hr
  -> Thanks Linda.
agree  Aisha Maniar
3 hrs
  -> Thanks Aisha.
agree  Bernadett Trabert
7 hrs
  -> Thank btrabert.
agree  sarahl (X): how about quash, tuer IS brutal after all?
9 hrs
  -> Maybe, although my preference would still be for suppress or subdue. But thanks for the suggestion, Sarah.
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
passions must be quenched


Explanation:
more poetical

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 08:11
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 12

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Hacene: the sentence structure is more in line with the philosophical discourse. Also suppressed, subdued
2 hrs
neutral  nothing: The problem is "quench" can also mean "to satisfy", so it would make the sentence very ambiguous. Putting it in passive is a good idea, though
4 hrs
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22 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
Passions must be reined in/ tamed/ mastered


Explanation:
A few suggestions

Tamed, if of an animal nature
Mastered, as in instinct


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sktrans
Local time: 02:11
Native speaker of: Native in ArabicArabic, Native in FrenchFrench
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