Urban renaissance man
French translation: le prince charmant des temps modernes
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| 10:33 Jan 17, 2008 |
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| 4 | polymathe urbain |
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| 3 +1 | le chevalier des temps modernes |
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| 3 | homme universel moderne |
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| 3 | nouveau mondain |
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| 2 | néo-séducteur |
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| urban renaissance man néo-séducteur Explanation: Une idée, pas sûre que cela convienne parfaitement à la description. "renaissance" me fait penser à "néo+qqch" |
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| urban renaissance man homme universel moderne Explanation: homme universel nouveau/nouvelle génération mon dictionnaire, ainsi que le GDT donne "esprit universel" pour "renaissance man". Esprit ne convient pas ici, à mon avis. "Personne dont les connaissances, les aptitudes s'appliquent à tous les sujets et qui est capable de tout comprendre, de tout faire, ou presque..." (GDT) A different term for the secondary meaning of polymath is Renaissance Man (a term first recorded in written English in the early twentieth century).[12] Other similar terms also in use are Homo universalis and Uomo Universale, which in Latin and Italian, respectively, translate as "universal person" or "universal man". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymathe Je ne suis pas sûre que urban veuille dire urbain dans le sens "citadin". Peut-être est-ce plutôt l'acception d'urbanité (respect de soi et des autres, affabilité naturelle et usage du monde) qui est visée. Pas très percutant, d'où ma proposition de moderne/nouvelle génération. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 heures (2008-01-17 13:08:19 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- à mon goût, "polymathe" a une connotation scientifique un peu trop forte |
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| urban renaissance man nouveau mondain Explanation: une autre suggestion |
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| urban renaissance man polymathe urbain Explanation: Renaissance man, Renaissance personality usually refers to someone who excels in a wide range of fields, someone who is very close to the Renaissance ideal. (it does not refer to chivalry). Check this out: A polymath (Greek polymathēs, πολυμαθής, "having learned much")[1][2] is a person with encyclopedic, broad, or varied knowledge or learning.[3][4][5][6][7] The dictionary definition is consistent with informal use, whereby someone very knowledgeable is described as a polymath when the term is used as a noun, or polymath or polymathic when used as adjectives. It especially means that the person's knowledge is not restricted to one subject area. The term is used rarely enough to be included in dictionaries of obscure words.[8][9] Renaissance Man and Homo Universalis are related terms to describe a person who is well educated, or who excels, in a wide variety of subjects or fields.[10][11] The Renaissance Ideal ("L'uomo universale") "The Renaissance Ideal can be understood as a person who was devoted to the development of his or her capacities to their full potential, both mentally and physically. Typically they were an accomplished athlete and could speak several languages, play a musical instrument, and write poetry, amongst other things. Leonardo da Vinci is often described as the archetype of this Renaissance Ideal. Apart from being considered as one of the greatest painters of all time, Leonardo was an accomplished scientist, mathematician, engineer, inventor, anatomist, architect, musician, poet, and writer." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polymath#Renaissance_ideal -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-17 12:58:27 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Ou peut-être le polymathe (ou polyhistor) moderne http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touche-à-tout -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 hrs (2008-01-17 13:17:35 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- Bien sûr, vous pouvez aussi "broder" sur Hommo universalis, homme universel, uomo universale moderne -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 2 days11 mins (2008-01-19 10:44:22 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- rectification: Homo universalis Synonymes péjoratifs: jack-of-all-trades, Johannes factotum |
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peer agreement (net): +1| urban renaissance man le chevalier des temps modernes Explanation: C'est du vu et revu, mais bon... Ou alors "le Roméo en costume" -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 6 jours (2008-01-23 15:38:52 GMT) Post-grading -------------------------------------------------- Merci Mona, c'est vrai que "prince charmant des temps modernes" colle encore mieux ! |
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