prevailing ethos

French translation: l'ethos prédominant

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English term or phrase:prevailing ethos
French translation:l'ethos prédominant
Entered by: Armando Pattroni

13:21 Oct 7, 2002
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
History / history
English term or phrase: prevailing ethos
Indians adapted to the prevailing ethos by maintaining a religious identity separate from, but within, the Catholic state
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l'ethos prédominant
Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-10-07 13:24:07 (GMT)
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On garde ethos en général en anthropologie


Domaine(s)
  – Anthropology
  – Social Psychology
Domaine(s)
  – Anthropologie
  – Psychologie sociale
 
ethos Source

ethos Source MASC

DEF – The totality of the
distinctive ways of living that
separate one group from
another, especially its values.
Ethos also denotes the
emotional quality possessed
by socially patterned
behavior. Source

CONT – The concept ethos is
used to create such an order
by noting and synthesizing
the distinguishing affective
qualities which are expressed
in different institutional
contexts, in various kinds of
social behavior, or in different
cultural products. Source

DEF – (...) le fait que tous les
hommes sont marqués par le
style du groupe auquel ils
appartiennent, qui détermine
leur comportement et les
individus reçoivent cette
culture et la modifient. Source
Selected response from:

GILOU
France
Local time: 12:50
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3mode de pensée prédominant
cheungmo
4 +3l'ethos prédominant
GILOU
4 +2l'esprit prédominant
mckinnc
4 +1la pression sociale, le souci de conformité
Francis MARC


  

Answers


1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
l'ethos prédominant


Explanation:
-

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Note added at 2002-10-07 13:24:07 (GMT)
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On garde ethos en général en anthropologie


Domaine(s)
  – Anthropology
  – Social Psychology
Domaine(s)
  – Anthropologie
  – Psychologie sociale
 
ethos Source

ethos Source MASC

DEF – The totality of the
distinctive ways of living that
separate one group from
another, especially its values.
Ethos also denotes the
emotional quality possessed
by socially patterned
behavior. Source

CONT – The concept ethos is
used to create such an order
by noting and synthesizing
the distinguishing affective
qualities which are expressed
in different institutional
contexts, in various kinds of
social behavior, or in different
cultural products. Source

DEF – (...) le fait que tous les
hommes sont marqués par le
style du groupe auquel ils
appartiennent, qui détermine
leur comportement et les
individus reçoivent cette
culture et la modifient. Source


GILOU
France
Local time: 12:50
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 68

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  JCEC
2 mins

agree  c4rmen (X)
2 hrs

agree  ALAIN COTE (X): Entièrement d'accord SI l'auteur du texte utilise le terme dans une perspective d'anthropologie culturelle (j'ai un bac et une maîtrise en anthropologie, et à ma connaissance c'est bien le terme utilisé). Voir notamment l'oeuvre de Pierre Bourdieu.
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
l'esprit prédominant


Explanation:
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mckinnc
Local time: 12:50
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Clair Pickworth
54 mins

agree  Anna Taylor: traduit bien l'idee d'ethique sociale, et "esprit" a des implications liees a la culture Indienne
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
mode de pensée prédominant


Explanation:
"Ethos" est moins recherché en anglais qu'en français (du moins, il me semble).


cheungmo

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Florence Bremond
28 mins

agree  JCEC
42 mins

agree  c4rmen (X)
2 hrs
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
la pression sociale, le souci de conformité


Explanation:
99% des lecteurs français devront sortir leur dictionnaire si on utilise "ethos"

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 13:50
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  c4rmen (X)
1 hr
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