resentful of any threat

French translation: ne tolère pas

12:01 Oct 28, 2006
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: resentful of any threat
Bonjour,

on parle d'une petite ville américaine :

"Rigid, proud of its tradition, protective of its own, ***resentful of any threat from the world outside***."

Je cherche une façon plutôt élégante de traduire ce "resentful".
Merci d'avance et bon week-end à tous.
Gat
Local time: 03:30
French translation:ne tolère pas
Explanation:
tolère mal les menaces
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CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 03:30
Grading comment
Oui, j'aime bien l'idée de ne pas tolérer. Merci, CMJ_Trans et bonne semaine à tous.
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Summary of answers provided
4réactif à toute menace
Pierre POUSSIN
3 +1méfiante à l'égard/envers toute menace
Stéphanie Soudais
4rejetant toute menace du monde extérieur
Gamil Sadek
3ne tolère pas
CMJ_Trans (X)
1 +1plein de ressentiments envers toutes menaces venant de l'exterieur
Jonathan MacKerron


  

Answers


4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
réactif à toute menace


Explanation:
Keeps the "reactor" on the good side! Not his own susceptibility!

Pierre POUSSIN
France
Local time: 03:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 200
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
plein de ressentiments envers toutes menaces venant de l'exterieur


Explanation:
my feeble attempt

Jonathan MacKerron
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Madeleine Algrain: tout à fait d'accord, plein de ressentiments colle parfaitement
30 mins
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16 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
méfiante à l'égard/envers toute menace


Explanation:
simple suggesstion, je sais que "méfiante" n'est pas la traduction fidèle de "resentment"

Stéphanie Soudais
France
Local time: 03:30
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 193

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  alexandre kounde (X): En effet, car le ressentiment naît d’un événement passé. Dans ce contexte, avoir du ressentiment envers une menace semble donc peu logique. Sinon « méfiante de toute menace».
57 mins
  -> merci Alexandre
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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
rejetant toute menace du monde extérieur


Explanation:
as simple as the source

Gamil Sadek
Local time: 20:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench, Native in EnglishEnglish
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
ne tolère pas


Explanation:
tolère mal les menaces

CMJ_Trans (X)
Local time: 03:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 383
Grading comment
Oui, j'aime bien l'idée de ne pas tolérer. Merci, CMJ_Trans et bonne semaine à tous.
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