le mécanisme du don met l’échange au service de la relation

English translation: giving process

08:19 Oct 13, 2003
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences
French term or phrase: le mécanisme du don met l’échange au service de la relation
. « le mécanisme du don met l’échange au service de la relation et refuse d’y appliquer toute forme d’équivalence »

in a document talking about looking after and caring for elderly people. This particular sentence is in a paragraph talking about women feeling it is either a 'gift' or a 'debt' caring for their parents.
Rachel Mackay
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English translation:giving process
Explanation:
The process of giving makes sharing a factor in the relationship, without entailing any notion of give and take.

"équivalence" seems to me a problem word here; perhaps "reciprocity".
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3in a "gift" situation" providing care is seen as a normal part of the...
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giving process


Explanation:
The process of giving makes sharing a factor in the relationship, without entailing any notion of give and take.

"équivalence" seems to me a problem word here; perhaps "reciprocity".

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agree  Tony M: Excellent! I wonder if 'equivalene' doesn't rather mean 'assigning values and comparing...' ?
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in a "gift" situation" providing care is seen as a normal part of the...


Explanation:
(a give and take) relationship and no reward expected in return

This is what the sentence means. I am not sure what to say for "échange" since I presume you have already translated this word in a specific way in relation to the context
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