Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 28, 2007 01:34
16 yrs ago
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English term
brokenness
English to French
Other
Cinema, Film, TV, Drama
I was struck by this particular reading of Ezekiel 36:24, because it spoke to me of the brokenness in this area of the city here, the downtown East side. And, the possibility and the hope of rising above the brokenness.
T: Bountyfull House: Healing the Broken-Hearted
D: Bountyfull House is a house that is set aside for inner healing. The deep, buried, broken hurts of people that are difficult to discern.
T: Bountyfull House: Healing the Broken-Hearted
D: Bountyfull House is a house that is set aside for inner healing. The deep, buried, broken hurts of people that are difficult to discern.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | misère |
Abdelbaki Boukheit
|
| 4 +2 | le délabrement |
FX Fraipont (X)
|
| 5 | désastre |
Cecilia Norton
|
| 4 | ce qui est brisé |
Diane de Cicco
|
Proposed translations
5 hrs
Abdelbaki Boukheit
Algeria
Algeria
Native in French
Algeria
Professional, USA university graduate
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
4
Selected
misère
suggestion
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Je pense que c'est le terme qui correspond le plus au contexte. Merci à tous."
4 hrs
Diane de Cicco
France
France
Native in English
&
French
Works in field
France
Specialty: Biology, Chemistry, Medicine
Native in: English 
, French
Works in: English to French, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
11
ce qui est brisé
To avoid "brisure", which is not as poetic as "brokenness" in sound. "Brisé" evokes this notion of something broken, a broken person, a broken heart (vase brisé, il était brisé, le coeur brisé)
+2
5 hrs
le délabrement
Bel engin qui contraste avec le délabrement du quartier. Puis nous traversons la Liffey river pour pénétrer dans le plus vaste parc fermé d'Europe, ...
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2132 days
Cecilia Norton
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in French
United Kingdom
More than a linguistic nerd
Native in: French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: English to French, German to French
désastre
Dans le contexte biblique, "brokenness" signifie "désastre"
Example sentence:
"Je suis brisé à cause du désastre qui touche la fille de mon peuple"
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