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Dec 13, 2018 22:27
5 yrs ago
English term

Franklin drank deep of the Protestant ethic

English to French Other History
Franklin drank deep of the Protestant ethic but ultimately, discomforted by church constraints, he became a freethinker. Neverthless, all his life he kept Sundays free for reading and study.
Proposed translations (French)
4 +3 franklin était profondément imprégné de la morale protestante
4 +1 Franklin avait baigné dans la morale protestante

Discussion

Tony M Dec 14, 2018:
@ Maïté The trouble is, 'drank deeply' bears a strong connotation of 'swallowing', with, in the case of religious dogma, the potential notion of 'gober'; I think 'nourrir' changes the tone too much to work properly here.
Maïté Mendiondo-George Dec 14, 2018:
s'était passablement nourri de morale protestante il me semble que s' abreuver passe mal en français et qu'il vaut lieux changer légèrement l'image
Isabelle Cluzel Dec 14, 2018:
dring drang drungen ;)
Tony M Dec 14, 2018:
@ Renata Why would you assume a typo in the source text, seeking to replace a perfectly valid and understandable EN word with a German word that isn't even used in EN?
polyglot45 Dec 14, 2018:
@Renata no - it is right as it is
Renate Radziwill-Rall Dec 14, 2018:
I think "... drang deep ..."

Proposed translations

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franklin était profondément imprégné de la morale protestante

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Note added at 10 heures (2018-12-14 08:45:06 GMT)
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Franklin avait beau être profondément imprégné de la morale protestante, il finit par...
Peer comment(s):
neutral Tony M : The use of 'imprégner' suggests some external influence, immersion... (parents, upbringing, etc.) — whereas here, 'drank' definitely implies a voluntary act on his part.
10 mins
agree Anne Bohy : I agree, because I've read Benjamin Franklin's autobiography, and this French expression would be the most accurate of the three.
3 hrs
agree katsy
6 hrs
agree ph-b (X) : « s'était imprégné de... » pour renforcer l'idée que c'était un acte volontaire de sa part et non pas qchose qu'il a subi.
9 hrs
neutral Maïté Mendiondo-George : plutôt sans article
11 hrs
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10 hrs

Franklin avait baigné dans la morale protestante

Option alternative à "s'abreuver".
Peer comment(s):
agree Maïté Mendiondo-George : plutôt sans article
10 hrs
Merci. Pouvez-vous être plus spécifique ?
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