Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
daring do = derring-do
French translation:
bravoure
Added to glossary by
Clare Macnamara
Jan 23, 2006 07:14
18 yrs ago
English term
daring do
English to French
Other
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
voici une phrase dont je ne comprend pas 'daring deeds of daring do". Cela parle d'un homme exceptionnel, qui a excellé dans de nombreuses disciplines.
He was not afraid to undertake daring deeds of daring do and dream of a glorious world
He was not afraid to undertake daring deeds of daring do and dream of a glorious world
Proposed translations
(French)
| 4 +7 | bravoure |
Clare Macnamara
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| 1 +2 | note sur ce terme |
lorette
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| 2 | deeds of derring-do : hauts faits / prouesses |
Jonathan MacKerron
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Proposed translations
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Clare Macnamara
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bravoure
I think it should be "derring-do" and, if so, this is the Ox-Hachette translation. Good luck!
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Note added at 25 mins (2006-01-23 07:40:12 GMT)
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See Oxford dic: noun [MASS NOUN] dated or humorous action displaying heroic courage: tales of derring-do.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Middle English dorryng do daring to do, used by Chaucer, and, in a passage by Lydgate based on Chaucer's work, misprinted in 16th-cent. editions as derrynge do; this was misinterpreted by Spenser to mean manhood, chivalry, and subsequently taken up and popularized by Sir Walter Scott
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Note added at 25 mins (2006-01-23 07:40:12 GMT)
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See Oxford dic: noun [MASS NOUN] dated or humorous action displaying heroic courage: tales of derring-do.
ORIGIN late 16th cent.: from late Middle English dorryng do daring to do, used by Chaucer, and, in a passage by Lydgate based on Chaucer's work, misprinted in 16th-cent. editions as derrynge do; this was misinterpreted by Spenser to mean manhood, chivalry, and subsequently taken up and popularized by Sir Walter Scott
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Comment: "merci
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47 mins
note sur ce terme
The expression logically should be “feats of daring-do” because that’s just what it means: deeds of extreme daring. But through a chain of misunderstandings explained in the Oxford English Dictionary, the standard form evolved with the unusual spelling “derring-do,” and “daring-do” is an error.
List of errors
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/daringdo.html
derring-do
A noun
1 derring-do
brave and heroic deeds
List of errors
http://www.wsu.edu/~brians/errors/daringdo.html
derring-do
A noun
1 derring-do
brave and heroic deeds
2 hrs
Jonathan MacKerron
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deeds of derring-do : hauts faits / prouesses
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