lone rangers

French translation: cowboys solitaires

11:13 Dec 5, 2014
English to French translations [PRO]
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc. / general
English term or phrase: lone rangers
J'ai un probable avec la phrase suivant - j'avais pensé à traduire 'lone rangers' par 'individus faisant cavalier seul', mais j'ai besoin de cette expression pour la fin de la même phrase pour traduire "going it alone".

Je cherche donc une expression traduisant ce 'lone rangers' ici:

The war of every man against every man – competition and individualism, in other words – is the religion of our time, justified by a mythology of **lone rangers**, sole traders, self-starters, self-made men and women, going it alone.

Merci de vos suggestions!
Anne R
Italy
Local time: 06:47
French translation:cowboys solitaires
Explanation:
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Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 07:47
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Merci à tous!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +2loups solitaires
Antoine Heudre
4guerrier solitaire
Fabien T&T
4des vrais indépendants
HERBET Abel
3cowboys solitaires
Marion Feildel (X)
3francs-tireurs
Thierry Bourguet
3justiciers solitaires
Jocelyne Cuenin


  

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guerrier solitaire


Explanation:
Le mythe du guerrier solitaire

Fabien T&T
France
Local time: 06:47
Native speaker of: French
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cowboys solitaires


Explanation:
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Marion Feildel (X)
Türkiye
Local time: 07:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 39
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Merci à tous!
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13 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +2
loups solitaires


Explanation:
Toujours dans la série "solitaire"
Clin d'oeil à Hobbes, "l'homme est un loup pour l'homme", qui rappelle "war of every man against every man"

Antoine Heudre
France
Local time: 06:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  B D Finch
3 hrs
  -> merci B D Finch

agree  katsy
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  -> merci katsy
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des vrais indépendants


Explanation:
qui se guident et agissent seuls

HERBET Abel
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francs-tireurs


Explanation:
Dans un art, une science, dans un groupe quelconque, personne qui agit en isolé avec une complète indépendance par rapport aux autres.
http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/franc-tireur_f...



Thierry Bourguet
France
Local time: 06:47
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justiciers solitaires


Explanation:
pour reprendre l'idée du Lone Ranger d'origine

Jocelyne Cuenin
Germany
Local time: 06:47
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