dealing with grief and bereavement

French translation: faire face au deuil

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English term or phrase:	deal with grief
French translation:	faire face au deuil
Entered by:	markmx

18:37 Aug 21, 2002

English to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary / writing, psychology, biography

English term or phrase: dealing with grief and bereavement

Literary. Discussing an English author's reaction to the death of her mother and her subsequent decisions in life.
I thought 'affronter', but I don't know whether it's involved and poignant enough. Sorry, but I'm taking the lazy way out, and I'm sure somebody out there's got a better idea.
Teenage-style language is not unwelcome.

markmx KudoZ activity Questions: 74 (none open) (1 without valid answers) Answers: 256
Local time: 23:52

Faire face au deuil et au chagrin

Explanation:
I have found many references to this on the Web, and most all use the terms "faire face" when speaking of dealing with grief and bereavement. It is part of the healing process after a loss.

Selected response from:

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 23:52

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone, and thank you Gayle - your suggestion works best for me here because of its brevity and clarity as a common expression
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +5

Faire face au deuil et au chagrin

Gayle Wallimann

4 +4

En proie au chagrin et au deuil (à la perte de l'être aimé)

GILLES MEUNIER

3 +2

aux prises avec deuil et détresse morale

Francis MARC

je m'occupais à faire face à ma douleur, à mon deuil ...

caroail (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

11 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

aux prises avec deuil et détresse morale

Explanation:
ou bine "en portant" .... (on parle de "porter le deuil" qui n'est pas que lié aux vêtements noirs)

Francis MARC
Lithuania
Local time: 00:52
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in pair: 12561

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

En proie au chagrin et au deuil (à la perte de l'être aimé)

Explanation:
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Note added at 2002-08-21 19:11:48 (GMT)
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bereavement c\'est le deuil et ce sentiment de perte d\'une personne chère

GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 75574

46 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

Faire face au deuil et au chagrin

Gayle Wallimann
Local time: 23:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 1385

Grading comment

Thanks to everyone, and thank you Gayle - your suggestion works best for me here because of its brevity and clarity as a common expression

1 hr confidence:

je m'occupais à faire face à ma douleur, à mon deuil ...

Explanation:
expériences personnelles

caroail (X)
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in pair: 19

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