Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

contre-coup

English translation:

in its wake

Added to glossary by Vanessa Lindsey
Oct 7, 2004 09:11
19 yrs ago
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French term

contre-coup

French to English Other Philosophy
Philosophical speech - landmines

Context:
"C’est aussi un geste politique global qui, détruisant des êtres, détruits aussi des lignées, invalidant des familles entières par contre-coup, et faisant vivre des communautés entières dans l’espace restreint et balisé des zones intactes ou déminées ; ce rétrécissement interne du territoire, c’est très précisément le symbole de la place que l’ordre mondial réserve à ces sociétés au niveau planétaire : une assignation à résidence dans un parc humain."
Proposed translations (English)
4 +6 in its wake
4 as a backlash

Proposed translations

+6
4 mins
Selected

in its wake

"Par contre-coup" usually means "as an indirect consequence", but I think that is too weak here. How about something followed by "in its wake"?

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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-07 09:17:14 GMT)
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\"Cosmetic consumers will be outraged when they discover the war is all about power and greed and destroying families in its wake\"
Peer comment(s):

agree Richard Nice : nice one!
4 mins
agree Lucie Fourneyron
4 mins
agree Brainstorm : collateral so to speak
5 mins
agree GILLES MEUNIER
26 mins
agree Sophie Raimondo
7 hrs
agree Julie Roy
10 hrs
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25 mins

as a backlash

dans un contexte psycho
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