May 21, 2002 14:52
22 yrs ago
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French term
United Kingdom
sidération
French to English
Art/Literary
Characteristics of a picture
This appears in a passage about an art exhibition. The phrase is:
"la sidération propre à la tradition picturale de la Renaissance, " Any help will be much appreciated!
"la sidération propre à la tradition picturale de la Renaissance, " Any help will be much appreciated!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 5 +1 | The "thunderstruck" aspect of the pictorial tradition of the Renaissance |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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| 4 +4 | astonishment / mortification |
Mary Worby
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| 4 | sideration |
BBW,linguist (X)
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| 4 | shock, paralysis |
Jacek Krankowski (X)
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| 4 | sideration |
DPolice
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| 4 | fluster |
markmx
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| 3 | vincibility or helplessnes |
Sue Crocker
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Proposed translations
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The "thunderstruck" aspect of the pictorial tradition of the Renaissance
sideration paralysis of vital functions all of a sudden, as in to be thunderstruck, literally or figuratively. Renaissance painting has that. People being struck down suddently and stuck in a position, frozen
to be influenced by the stars
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Comment: "Thanks very much indeed for your help - I was really stuck!
Nicky Over"
6 mins
BBW,linguist (X)
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sideration
from a lot of dictionaries.
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Note added at 2002-05-21 15:16:57 (GMT)
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I found it in Cassell\'s French Dictionary.
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Note added at 2002-05-21 15:16:57 (GMT)
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I found it in Cassell\'s French Dictionary.
+4
14 mins
Mary Worby
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astonishment / mortification
As Gilles says, 'sideration' is not used much in English.
This was the definition I found ... not sure quite how it works in the sentence without more context!
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-05-21 15:48:10 (GMT)
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My thesaurus also suggests \'bewilderment\' - which is quite a nice word (-:
This was the definition I found ... not sure quite how it works in the sentence without more context!
HTH
Mary
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Note added at 2002-05-21 15:48:10 (GMT)
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My thesaurus also suggests \'bewilderment\' - which is quite a nice word (-:
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Victoria Barkoff
: According to the OED, "sideration" is now rare in English.
15 mins
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| agree |
cbosseaux
16 mins
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| agree |
markmx
: probably 'astonishment' rather than 'mortification'
27 mins
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| agree |
Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
38 mins
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22 mins
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shock, paralysis
Too medical?
35 mins
sideration
You can choose the first answer, but I think you will be interested to know the meaning of this rare word:
SIDÉRATION, subst. fém.
A. ASTROL. Influence subite exercée par un astre sur le comportement d'une personne, sur sa vie, sur sa santé. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.).
SIDÉRATION, subst. fém.
A. ASTROL. Influence subite exercée par un astre sur le comportement d'une personne, sur sa vie, sur sa santé. (Dict. XIXe et XXe s.).
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fluster
slightly denigrates the idea of 'astonishment' but, in art-history retrospect, might accurately depict the contemporary reaction
3 hrs
vincibility or helplessnes
I feel that either of these gets at the idea of paralysis or shock but the connotations are less medical
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