French: contre-coupEnglish translation: in its wake 
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Philosophy | | French term or phrase: contre-coup | Philosophical speech - landmines
Context:
"C’est aussi un geste politique global qui, détruisant des êtres, détruits aussi des lignées, invalidant des familles entières par contre-coup, et faisant vivre des communautés entières dans l’espace restreint et balisé des zones intactes ou déminées ; ce rétrécissement interne du territoire, c’est très précisément le symbole de la place que l’ordre mondial réserve à ces sociétés au niveau planétaire : une assignation à résidence dans un parc humain." |
| | | in its wake | Explanation:
"Par contre-coup" usually means "as an indirect consequence", but I think that is too weak here. How about something followed by "in its wake"?
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-07 09:17:14 GMT)
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\"Cosmetic consumers will be outraged when they discover the war is all about power and greed and destroying families in its wake\" |
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| in its wake
Explanation:
"Par contre-coup" usually means "as an indirect consequence", but I think that is too weak here. How about something followed by "in its wake"?
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Note added at 6 mins (2004-10-07 09:17:14 GMT)
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\"Cosmetic consumers will be outraged when they discover the war is all about power and greed and destroying families in its wake\"
| xxxIanW
Germany
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Native speaker of:  English
PRO pts in category: 4
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