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Les Cassandre

English translation: the Cassandras

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French term or phrase:Les Cassandre
English translation:the Cassandras
Entered by: Rachel Fell

16:20 Oct 3, 2005
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French term or phrase: Les Cassandre
I have found this term in a text on the growing economic crisis in the US. I understand it to refer to negative/pessimistic 'prophets' of the financial world, but am struggling to think up an English equivalent.
The sentence is "Pour les Cassandre, le scénario est écrit d'avance"
genstandley
Local time: 19:53
the Cassandras
Explanation:
why not? Same term used in English
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Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:53
Grading comment
Thanks, I've just learnt a new word!
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Summary of answers provided
4 +3the Cassandras
Rachel Fell
4For the Cassandras of our time
Pierre POUSSIN
3the paranoid
Richard Hedger


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
the Cassandras


Explanation:
why not? Same term used in English

Rachel Fell
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks, I've just learnt a new word!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Isabel Vidigal
1 min
  -> Thank you, IsabelMaria
agree  Georges Tocco
13 mins
  -> Thank you Georges
agree  Rachel Vanarsdall
50 mins
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For the Cassandras of our time


Explanation:
for instance.
"Cassandra" has received the gift of prophetising but was also cursed never to be believed...
So, do not translate!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
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the paranoid


Explanation:
:) just a suggestion for comprehension.

Richard Hedger
Switzerland
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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