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French translation: implication totale


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10:54 Sep 15, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Philosophy
English term or phrase: engrossment
The total engrossment or absorption in an activity.

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Orlea
Italy
Local time: 07:30
French translation:implication totale
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GILLES MEUNIER
France
Local time: 07:30
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1abstraction du resteCharlotte Trillaud
3 +1immersion totale
Anita Vettier
4Intérêt très intense
kashew
4investissementFrédéric-Arnaud Durantet
3implication totale
GILLES MEUNIER


  

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immersion totale


Explanation:
Le premier terme qui vient à l'idée serait "absorption", mais comme il est cité par la suite dans l'original, "immersion" semble une bonne solution. Vous pourrez ainsi les utiliser tous les deux : "l'immersion ou l'absorption totale dans une activité".

Anita Vettier
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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Asker: Merci


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agree  Gabriella Bertelmann: agree
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investissement


Explanation:
"Engrossment" et "absorption" sont assez synonimes, me semblent-ils, au point que je serai tenté de traduire le premier par "investissement", qui collerait ici avec le contexte, me semble-t-il :

"l'investissement total et l'absorption dans une activité"

Frédéric-Arnaud Durantet
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Asker: Merci

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Intérêt très intense


Explanation:
voire obsessionnel

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Note added at 15 minutes (2010-09-15 11:10:11 GMT)
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As F-A D points out : "Engrossment" and "absorption" are practically the same.

kashew
France
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Merci

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abstraction du reste


Explanation:
Une autre proposition, par périphrase:
"absorption totale dans une activité, en faisant abstraction de tout le reste"

Charlotte Trillaud
Local time: 07:30
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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agree  Marion Feildel
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implication totale


Explanation:
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GILLES MEUNIER
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