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La question de « l’y de l’il y a »

English translation: leave in French


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French term or phrase:La question de « l’y de l’il y a »
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00:28 Jun 21, 2010
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French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Geography
French term or phrase: La question de « l’y de l’il y a »
This is a quote by Augustin Berque relating to "human geography" or "cultural geography." The complete sentence reads: "La question de « l’y de l’il y a », ainsi nommée par Berque, semble être l’un des moteurs de la quête des artistes et du 3e impérial, à la recherche des spécificités identitaires, humaines et territoriales."
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Local time: 12:05
leave in French
Explanation:
as it is untranslatable, but add a parenthetical explanation, perhaps (the question "where is there?") or (the question of place)
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John Detre
Canada
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Summary of answers provided
3 +5leave in French
John Detre
4 +2Where is "there" in "there IS/ARE".xxxBourth
4 +1What is the there of there?emiledgar
3“What does there refer to in there is ?”Euqinimod


  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +5
leave in French


Explanation:
as it is untranslatable, but add a parenthetical explanation, perhaps (the question "where is there?") or (the question of place)

John Detre
Canada
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
3 hrs
  -> thanks W/A

agree  Sandra Petch
4 hrs
  -> thanks Sandra

agree  Martin Cassell
6 hrs
  -> thanks Martin

agree  imatahan
7 hrs
  -> thanks imatahan

agree  rogerbaker
1 day3 hrs
  -> thanks Roger
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
What is the there of there?


Explanation:
Since we have Gertrude Stein's famous "there is no there there," one could translate "l' y de l' il y a" as "what (or where) is the there of there."

emiledgar
Belgium
Local time: 18:05
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  John Detre
7 hrs
  -> Thank you.
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Where is "there" in "there IS/ARE".


Explanation:
Surely.

xxxBourth
Local time: 18:05
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 52

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  John Detre: yes, surely, don't know why I thought it was untranslatable
6 hrs

agree  Mark Nathan: It's wherever you left it
13 hrs
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
“What does there refer to in there is ?”


Explanation:
"there" and "there is" should be in italic.

Euqinimod
Local time: 18:05
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
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