Fate

17:53 Feb 17, 2009
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Fate
"Fate" is another word for perceived movement, something than we pick up on without any conscious thought.

[I don't understand the use of "fate" here and don't know how to translate it. It is used as a synonym of "direction". Is it a common use in English? Thank you.]
Anne Rémond
France
Local time: 15:55


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3 +1instinct
Abdelkader KADIALLAH
3Le destin/la destination
Alain Chouraki


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fate
instinct


Explanation:
c'est aussi ce qu'on ressent sans en avoir directement conscience, mais le contexte est necessaire pour plus de precision

Abdelkader KADIALLAH
Algeria
Local time: 14:55
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench

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agree  jean-jacques alexandre
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fate
Le destin/la destination


Explanation:
Merci pour les infos...

Question : N'y aurait-il pas une faute de typographie avec ce "than" au lieu de "that" ?

Traduction proposée :
"Le destin" est une autre façon d'appeler les mouvements que nous percevons, quelque chose que nous remarquons sans y penser consciemment.

Explication :
http://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/pick up on
pick up on something (spoken)
1. to notice something The evidence was there - I just didn't pick up on it.

Noter au passage "destin(ation)".

Destination et direction pointent quelque peu dans la même direction, non ?



Alain Chouraki
France
Local time: 15:55
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Pardon, il y a bien une coquille, il faut lire "that" et non "than".

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