Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
affin que cette feste ne fut troublé d'aucuns cottés
English translation:
so that this celebration wouldn't be troubled in any way
Added to glossary by
Josée Bayeur (X)
May 14, 2007 16:52
17 yrs ago
French term
affin que cette feste ne fut troublé d'aucuns cottés
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Not positive of meaning of "cotté" . Could be a spelling error. This is a hand-written dictated ms from 1730). Paragraph describes how a wedding can take place on a ship the first pretty day available so that "affin que ...". I have some ideas but would like to hear some other opinions. Thanks.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | so that this celebration wouldn't be troubled in any way |
Josée Bayeur (X)
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| 3 +6 | whereby the wedding company might not suffer trouble from any quarter |
Alain Pommet
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| 4 +3 | côtés |
Richard Nice
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Change log
May 17, 2007 04:51: thurayya Created KOG entry
May 17, 2007 04:59: Josée Bayeur (X) changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/674430">thurayya's</a> old entry - "affin que cette feste ne fut troublé d'aucuns cottés"" to ""so that this celebration wouldn't be troubled in any way""
Proposed translations
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so that this celebration wouldn't be troubled in any way
It's just old French, it's not badly written, it was normal then.
Note from asker:
| Thank you. This would work. Actually, in this text, there are many orthographic errors (not just funny ways of spelling - I am aware of these, and they are much more rare than in Middle French, and certainly not like Old French) due to the "scribe's" ignorance, especially with homonyms, and I wanted to make sure there was not some obscure meaning or word that I was not aware of. Basically I read most of it without paying too much attention to the spelling since there is so much variation. Thanks again for help! |
Comment: "This seems to be the best modern English translation. "
+3
7 mins
Richard Nice
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Related KudoZ points
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French term (edited):
cottés
côtés
if affin = afin then cottés = côtés ?
Note from asker:
| Thanks. I was pretty sure it was côtés, but there have been many obscure words in this document, which covers a journey to the Caribbean and Louisiana from France. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
danièle davout
31 mins
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| agree |
Irina-Maria Foray
1 hr
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| agree |
jean-jacques alexandre
: yes of course !!
19 hrs
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+6
59 mins
whereby the wedding company might not suffer trouble from any quarter
Trying to give an 18th century ring to the language.
Note from asker:
| I really like this (quarter) as well as the whole sentence. I have been trying to give it an 18th c flavor all along. I will probably use wedding feast however, or celebration. Thank-you so much. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Robert Frankling
: "From any quarter"...nice ring. "Might not be troubled" would be very 18th cent. too. "Wedding company" is valid, I would be tempted to say "wedding feast".
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Thanks Robert!
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Jock
46 mins
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Thanks Jock
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suezen
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Thanks suezen
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Swatchka
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Thanks Swatchka
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Najib Aloui
5 hrs
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| agree |
mill2
: with Robert
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