Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
another attenuated day of rehearse
French translation:
un autre jour de répétition sans saveur
Added to glossary by
Mireille BOULANGER
Feb 18, 2014 20:05
10 yrs ago
English term
another attenuated day of rehearse
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English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
novel
Context: From an American English novel - a music student reflects on her course and enjoys going to a secluded spot near a lake which has become a refuge from 'another attenuated day of rehearse, of practice...' I do not quite understand the meaning of ATTENUATED in this context and therefore can't think of the right translation for this adjective. Any suggestions?
Proposed translations
(French)
4 +2 | un autre jour de répétition sans saveur | Mireille BOULANGER |
3 | un autre jour de répétition en sourdine | Didier Fourcot |
3 | assourdi | Anne-Marie Laliberté (X) |
Change log
Oct 26, 2014 08:17: Mireille BOULANGER Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
+2
10 hrs
Selected
un autre jour de répétition sans saveur
I agree with my colleagues about this loss of something in a day entirely dedicated to something and with no time for anything else..a bit difficult to give some nice rendering..
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Peer comment(s):
agree |
katsy
: J'aime bien - - la répétition "of rehearse, of practice" laisse entendre de la lassitude/ennui (boredom)
11 hrs
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agree |
BrigitteHilgner
244 days
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merci Brigitte
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Comment: "Selected automatically based on peer agreement."
14 hrs
un autre jour de répétition en sourdine
J'interprète "attenuated" comme ne pas jouer vraiment, se retenir et jouer sans passion, la notion de sourdine pourrait convenir puisqu'elle vient du domaine musical
3 hrs
assourdi
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Note added at 1 jour24 minutes (2014-02-19 20:29:09 GMT)
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assourdi par les répétitions, les pratiques...
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Note added at 1 jour24 minutes (2014-02-19 20:29:09 GMT)
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assourdi par les répétitions, les pratiques...
Discussion
une journée inutilement prolongée...?
So I suppose we just have to try and figure out what the writer really meant by it...