filter through the eyes

French translation: soumettre au filtre du regard

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English term or phrase:filter through the eyes
French translation:soumettre au filtre du regard
Entered by: Marion Feildel (X)

23:00 Mar 1, 2013
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
English term or phrase: filter through the eyes
Context:
The drawings in the collection were made in situ; and, unlike most of the few early European depictions of the Khoikhoi, were never filtered through the eyes of European engravers.

I have not found any adequate translation for filter through the eyes.

So far I have translated this way, but I am not happy with it:
Les dessins de la collection ont été réalisés in situ; et contrairement à la plupart des premières représentations européennes des Khoïkhoï, ils échappèrent aux regards des graveurs européens.
Henri-Axel Carlander
United States
Local time: 03:20
ils n'ont jamais été soumis au filtre du regard
Explanation:
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Selected response from:

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 10:20
Grading comment
Thanks. That was helpful.
HAC
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1n'ont jamais été réélaborés / réinterprétés
Giunia Totaro
4 +1ont échappé à la vision déformante
Isabelle Cluzel
3 +1ils n'ont jamais été soumis au filtre du regard
Marion Feildel (X)
3 +1reproduit(e)s à travers le prisme des
Jocelyne Cuenin
4 -1subir la vision sélective de
Daryo


  

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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
n'ont jamais été réélaborés / réinterprétés


Explanation:
... par les graveurs européens.

Giunia Totaro
Local time: 08:20
Does not meet criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Italian

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  MSWeston: I like "réinterprétés"
4 hrs
  -> Merci bien : )
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
to filter through the eyes of
subir la vision sélective de


Explanation:
The drawings in the collection were made in situ; and, unlike most of the few early European depictions of the Khoikhoi, were never filtered through the eyes of European engravers.

"...,et contrairement à la plupart des premières représentations européennes des Khoïkhoï, celles-ci n'ont jamais subi la vision sélective qu'en avaient les graveurs européens.

"filter through the eyes of" = they were seeing only what they wanted to see
=>
ils avaient une vision sélective de..

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 07:20
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  GILOU: subir la vision sélective = ça ne veut rien dire en fr. Comment peut-on subir une vision ?
7 mins
  -> they were seeing only what they wanted to see// a case of blind stamping?
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9 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ils n'ont jamais été soumis au filtre du regard


Explanation:
,

Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 10:20
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 28
Grading comment
Thanks. That was helpful.
HAC

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  GILOU
15 mins
  -> merci Gilles !

neutral  Daryo: "passer par le filtre du regard" - plein d'exemples
9 hrs
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1 day 1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
ont échappé à la vision déformante


Explanation:
des graveurs européens

Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 08:20
Meets criteria
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Giunia Totaro: Mais le texte ne parle aucunement de "déformation"...
3 hrs

agree  Daryo: it's not said explicitly in the ST, but that surely is the usual end result of the reality being "filtered" by the world-view of the beholder!
1 day 19 hrs
  -> exactly, thanks for capturing it so well...
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1 day 10 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
reproduit(e)s à travers le prisme des


Explanation:
selon votre traduction de depiction (peinture, représentation...)

reproduit / réfracté / illustré / repris / vu à travers le prisme des graveurs européens

...j'ai vu *Tahiti trop délicieuse et trop étrange, à travers le prisme enchanteur de mon extrême jeunesse...

...La critique consiste à retrouver, dans la mesure du possible, la couleur réelle des faits d'après les couleurs réfractées à travers le prisme de la nationalité ou de l'individualité des narrateurs...

...me voilà sous le charme, moi aussi-sous le charme de ce pays qui ne ressemble à aucun autre. -je crois que je le vois comme jadis le voyait *Georges, à travers le même prisme enchanteur ;

Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
Local time: 08:20
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 14

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: good variant!
1 day 10 hrs
  -> Sympa, Daryo. Bonne journée !
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