would render some part of him redundant

French translation: quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir

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English term or phrase:	would render some part of him redundant
French translation:	quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir
Entered by:	Nanny Wintjens

13:40 Aug 9, 2004

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English term or phrase: would render some part of him redundant

There are many photographs of my dad, scattered between my mum, my brother and myself. In all of them, he is elegant, but always slightly out of reach, as if he did not want to be captured by the pokey nose of the camera lens. As if being caught would somehow render some part of him redundant, or at least make him belong to someone else. He couldn't. He wouldn't. He belonged - he belongs - to my mum.

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quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir

Explanation:
... comme si, pris en photo, quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir, ou du moins le faire appartenir à quelqu'un d'autre. Il ne pouvait pas. Il ne voulait pas. Il appartenait - il appartient -à Maman/à ma maman.

La tournure "quelque secret enfoui en lui" pourrait être remplacée par "quelque chose de secret en lui", "une parcelle secrète enfouie au plus profond de lui", "une part insoupçonnée de son être",...

La locution verbale "pourrait ressortir" pourrait être remplacée par "pourrait être mis en lumière" par référence au flash de la photo.

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Local time: 01:46

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Summary of answers provided

aurait pu le rendre un peu répétitif/ennuyeux

apta

rendrait une partie de lui redondante

ESPARRON (X)

aurait rendu une partie de lui-même superflue

hirselina

quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir

Nanny Wintjens

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4 mins confidence:

rendrait une partie de lui redondante

Explanation:

ESPARRON (X)
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 8

20 mins confidence:

aurait pu le rendre un peu répétitif/ennuyeux

Explanation:
As if being caught would somehow render some part of him redundant : comme si le fait d'etre pris en photo aurait pu le rendre un peu répétitif/ennuyeux

apta
Local time: 02:46
Native speaker of:

Italian

28 mins confidence:

aurait rendu une partie de lui-même superflue

Explanation:
.. ou pour le moins l'aurait fait appartenir à quelqu'un d'autre

hirselina
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French,

Dutch
PRO pts in category: 2

1 hr confidence:

quelque secret enfoui en lui pourrait ressortir

Nanny Wintjens
Spain
Local time: 01:46
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 8

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merci

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