Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
The flotsam and jetsam of our society
French translation:
les laisses-pour-compte
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JH Trads
Nov 23, 2001 15:48
22 yrs ago
English term
Milenia Fernandez
The flotsam and jetsam of our society
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Literature
No context to give... but a literary context. Thank you.
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 +2 | . |
M.L (X)
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| 4 | les épaves de notre société |
Sheila Hardie
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| 4 | Les rebuts de la société |
Rita Cavaiani
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Proposed translations
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1 min
M.L (X)
M.L (X)
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Works in: Portuguese to English, English to French, zzz Other zzz to Italian, and 4 more.
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I would say:
Les laissés-pour-compte de notre société
Les laissés-pour-compte de notre société
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11 mins
Sheila Hardie
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Works in field
Spain
passion des mots
Native in: English 
Works in: Catalan to English, French to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
les épaves de notre société
That's my version.
HTH
Sheila
Ref: Oxford dictionary
HTH
Sheila
Ref: Oxford dictionary
1 hr
Rita Cavaiani
Native in French
Finance and law
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian) 
, Italian
Works in: English to French, Italian to French
Les rebuts de la société
flotsam and jetsam = choses de flot et de mer = marchandises jetées à la mer
in literary, but depending on the larger context it could be translated as = rebut = ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais et plus vil dans la société
in literary, but depending on the larger context it could be translated as = rebut = ce qu'il y a de plus mauvais et plus vil dans la société
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