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Une discipline d'airan

English translation: iron discipline


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13:31 Nov 6, 2009
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Journalism / Review about a chef
French term or phrase: Une discipline d'airan
La technique ? Une discipline d’airain qu’il faut savoir parfaitement maîtriser pour pouvoir la contenir dans ses limites ancillaires lorsque vient le moment de créer.

This is a description/review about a chef. I have looked far and low to find out what the term means discipline d'airan. I have only found it to be a place in Nomandy yet that is clearly not its meaning here as it it is not capitalized? Any thoughts?
Sarah Robertson
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:32
English translation:iron discipline
Explanation:
My dictionary gives 'airain' as a literary word for 'bronze', and I've found references to strict discipline on the Paris Opera ballet company website using this phrase, so I would translate it as 'iron discipline' in English.
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Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:32
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3iron discipline
Nicky Over
5 +1a steely discipline
Dr.P.Marteinson


  

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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
a steely discipline


Explanation:
You keep spelling it wrong: airain, two i's. Bronze alloy. Strong, like steel. Solid.


    Reference: http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airain
Dr.P.Marteinson
Canada
Local time: 14:32
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

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agree  Jean-Louis S.
4 mins
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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Une discipline d'airain
iron discipline


Explanation:
My dictionary gives 'airain' as a literary word for 'bronze', and I've found references to strict discipline on the Paris Opera ballet company website using this phrase, so I would translate it as 'iron discipline' in English.


    Reference: http://www.cinemas-utopia.org/bordeaux/index.php?id=684&mode...
Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:32
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sandra Petch: We have a choice of metals here! This sounds most natural to me, perhaps because we also refer to "a will of iron."
35 mins
agree  Gilla Evans: this sounds more natural to me too
54 mins
agree  · george ·
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