Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Oct 17, 2004 20:06
19 yrs ago
3 viewers *
French term
creuset
French to English
Art/Literary
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
audiovisual heritage
I know there is already a kudoz entry for creuset, but the context is different here. Somehow it doesn't seem right to use "melting pot" for something that is a guarantee of identity - just the opposite in my mind. I would be interested in your take on it here:
La diveriste culturelle est en danger. Car si le patrimoine audiovisuel est d'abord un indispensable creuset, garant des identites et de l'histoire, c'est egalement le miroir de nos societes, de notre vie quotidienne, de nos passions et de nos emotions.
La diveriste culturelle est en danger. Car si le patrimoine audiovisuel est d'abord un indispensable creuset, garant des identites et de l'histoire, c'est egalement le miroir de nos societes, de notre vie quotidienne, de nos passions et de nos emotions.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +4 | crucible |
Maria Luisa Duarte
|
| 5 | crucible |
Martine Gabriel
|
| 4 | repository, mine of information |
Johanne Bouthillier
|
| 3 | crucible |
Dr Sue Levy (X)
|
| 2 | Source |
Sara Noss
|
Proposed translations
+4
7 mins
Maria Luisa Duarte
Spain
Spain
Native in English
Spain
Professional, Reliable & Committed
Native in: English 
, Portuguese
Works in: English to Portuguese, French to Spanish, Portuguese to Spanish, and 7 more.
Related KudoZ points
:
3
Selected
crucible
a container for the charge being made of refractory or electrically conducting materials,e.g.steel,copper or graphite
3 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "I ended up following your advice and taking the safe route, although I would love to give points to Sara as well, bcs "source" could work as well and I'm sure will come in handy in future translations.
Thanks to all."
7 mins
Johanne Bouthillier
Canada
Canada
Native in French
Canada
English to Canadian French translator
Native in: French (Variant: Canadian)
Works in: English to French
repository, mine of information
-
9 mins
crucible
I agree with you Mara - "creuset" doesn't seem to be the right word here. But it can also signify the heart of the fire in a blast furnace for example. Keeping the idea of heat, how about "hearth"?
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 mins (2004-10-17 20:24:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Hugo wrote: \"Le théâtre est un creuset de civilisation. C\'est un lieu de communion humaine.\"
Maybe \"garant\" refers to \"patrimoine\" and not \"creuset\" - that would make more sense.
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 17 mins (2004-10-17 20:24:02 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
Hugo wrote: \"Le théâtre est un creuset de civilisation. C\'est un lieu de communion humaine.\"
Maybe \"garant\" refers to \"patrimoine\" and not \"creuset\" - that would make more sense.
45 mins
Source
an indispensable source.
Now, this is just a try because I think that this is pretty tough. I have found a 'source' which ,hopefully, will reflect my train of thought.
'...sachant fort bien que les retraités constitues un indispensable creuset d'initiatives et de savoir-faire.'
All the best.
Sara
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 46 mins (2004-10-17 20:52:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
constituent. My apologies
Now, this is just a try because I think that this is pretty tough. I have found a 'source' which ,hopefully, will reflect my train of thought.
'...sachant fort bien que les retraités constitues un indispensable creuset d'initiatives et de savoir-faire.'
All the best.
Sara
--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 46 mins (2004-10-17 20:52:26 GMT)
--------------------------------------------------
constituent. My apologies
14 hrs
Martine Gabriel
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
Translating what I know about
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English
crucible
I think that at the back of the writer's mind is the ecomusée at Le Creuset which was a radical departure from ordinary museums and was set up to mirror the lives of the people of the area. In fact the museum was in their lives and houses and had no permanent collections. The idea died and the ecomusée today is rather more conventional but the spirit of the movement lives on.
Something went wrong...