Aug 30, 2006 10:55
17 yrs ago
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French term
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La sacralisation de l’enfant roi, immunise...
French to English
Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
La sacralisation de l’enfant roi, immunisé contre la sanction, écouté, toléré dans ses désirs et caprices, bercé par le mirage de carrières séduisantes mais bouchées, décervelé par un pédagogisme délirant, ce jeunisme a fomenté des foules adolescentes qui abordent les duretés de la vie avec une carapace en carton.
I am finding it difficult to translate the list at the beginning of the paragraph, particularly "La sacralisation de l’enfant roi".
I have translated the end as:
this tendency to glorify the young, has produced crowds of adolescents who tackle life’s difficulties with a paper-thin armour.
I'd appreciate your suggestions for the beginning. Thanks
I am finding it difficult to translate the list at the beginning of the paragraph, particularly "La sacralisation de l’enfant roi".
I have translated the end as:
this tendency to glorify the young, has produced crowds of adolescents who tackle life’s difficulties with a paper-thin armour.
I'd appreciate your suggestions for the beginning. Thanks
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in a culture/society that treats children like (little) gods...
immune to punishment - unsurprising that they go out into the real world with skins as thin as a sheet of cardboard
some ideas to play with
In a society where children are treated like gods, where their every whim is allowed,
where adults bow down before the sacrosanct altar of their children
In a society where children can do no wrong, where punishment is not allowed (think of the damage you could do to their little egos)
In a society which puts children on a pedestal, where they can do no wrong, which listens to their every word, tolerates their slightest whims and desires, which offers them the comforting mirage of attractive but inaccessible careers ……., this society where youth is all has produced hordes of adolescents, with nothing but paper-thin skins to arm them against the hardships of the real world.
As you can see, I feel this one deeply!
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-08-30 11:27:59 GMT)
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frankly I left a bit out because I was running out of steam - anyway this is all over and above the call of duty!
some ideas to play with
In a society where children are treated like gods, where their every whim is allowed,
where adults bow down before the sacrosanct altar of their children
In a society where children can do no wrong, where punishment is not allowed (think of the damage you could do to their little egos)
In a society which puts children on a pedestal, where they can do no wrong, which listens to their every word, tolerates their slightest whims and desires, which offers them the comforting mirage of attractive but inaccessible careers ……., this society where youth is all has produced hordes of adolescents, with nothing but paper-thin skins to arm them against the hardships of the real world.
As you can see, I feel this one deeply!
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Note added at 32 mins (2006-08-30 11:27:59 GMT)
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frankly I left a bit out because I was running out of steam - anyway this is all over and above the call of duty!
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Angelo Berbotto
Australia
Australia
Australia
A lawyer for your legal translations
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Uruguayan, Standard-Spain, Canarian, Argentine, Rioplatense) 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 3 more.
The glorification (deification / worshipping) of the child-autocrat
some ideas
cheers
AB
cheers
AB
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Debbie Tacium Ladry
Native in English
Medical writing, clinical + research exp
Native in: English
Works in: French to English
(the rise of the) child tyrant...
or, extreme child-centeredness.
I don't envy your translation task - sounds like someone would like to be child-free ;-)
I don't envy your translation task - sounds like someone would like to be child-free ;-)
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Tony M
: Not so sure about that, Debbie! Maybe just to redress tha balance a bit? But I feel 'tyrant' swings the balance a bit TOO far the other way, even implying perhaps this might be a deliberate act on the part of the child, which I'm sure writer didn't intend
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yep - if it were my text, I'd probably go with 'extreme child-centeredness'. It works out differently in N. America and is very subjective in terms of the way child-raising is perceived (e.g. by parents, non-parents, etc.)
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CMJ_Trans (X)
: with Tony - this is a French thing - they have let their kids rule the roost, teachers daren't punish them, they grow up thinking they can do what they like - the real world is not like that and they are ill-prepared
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maybe. But I wouldn't put the blame on parents or teachers either - I'd say it's a 'class concept' more than anything else, but that's my own bias ;-) (e.g the way people treat their pet animals can be perceived as somewhat similar...)
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