ensoulment

French translation: animation

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English term or phrase:ensoulment
French translation:animation
Entered by: Martin Hoffman

22:28 Sep 20, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Religion
English term or phrase: ensoulment
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ensoulment
Martin Hoffman
Local time: 20:47
animation
Explanation:
Your checking appears to confirm my instinct :-)
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DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 01:47
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2animation
DLyons
1enâmement
Leman (X)
Summary of reference entries provided
animation or ensoulment
FX Fraipont (X)

Discussion entries: 3





  

Answers


6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
animation


Explanation:
Your checking appears to confirm my instinct :-)

DLyons
Ireland
Local time: 01:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  surbeg
32 mins
  -> Merci surbeg.

agree  FX Fraipont (X): http://cnrs.academia.edu/MarieHeleneCongourdeau "L'embryon et son âme dans les sources grecques (6 s. av JC-5e s. ap JC), Paris 2007more. by Marie-Helene .... Formation et animation".
1 hr
  -> Merci FX Fraipont.

neutral  Leman (X): Bien trouvé quand même.
3 hrs
  -> Merci Leman. C'est juste mon instinct - que proposez-vous?
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5
enâmement


Explanation:
x > en∙x∙ment
neige > enneigement
soleil > ensoleillement
sable > ensablement
âme > enâmement

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Note added at 9 hrs (2014-09-21 08:05:22 GMT)
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lumière > éclairage !

Leman (X)
Morocco
Local time: 01:47
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Gee, thanks for your "enlumièrement" on that point, Leman!

Asker: I have to say: your reply really gave me quite a bit of "enjoiement" :-)))

Asker: Dieu dit: Que l'éclairage soit ! Et l'éclairage fut. Et Dieu vit que l'éclairage était bon.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: ah, how simple translation would be if logic could be applied to languages.
1 hr
  -> Si vous étudiez l'arabe vous allez comprendre!

neutral  DLyons: You're thinking of سورة الحجر , specifically 15:29?//Yes, that works. Here though I expect that the derivation is from Latin "anima".
9 hrs
  -> No, I was thinking of the verbal noun of form II, tafعiil.
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Reference comments


7 hrs
Reference: animation or ensoulment

Reference information:
Duration of gestation. The distinction between early abortion and
late abortion has several phrasings: before or after 40 days gestation, before
or after animation or ensoulment, before or after the child is formed or
alive.
Persée : Towards a Demographic History of Abortion ...
http://www.persee.fr/web/revues/.../pop_0032-4663_1999_hos_1...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 75
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