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refus de la providence

English translation: spurn the hand of providence

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French term or phrase:	refus de la providence
English translation:	spurn the hand of providence
Entered by:	svetlana cosquéric

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20:42 Oct 19, 2009

French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature

French term or phrase: refus de la providence

Hello!

Could you help me? The context is about destiny in everyday life.

Mais mon choix fut fait, je refusais encore une fois de les rencontrer. Cinq ans plus tard. Pourquoi ce *refus de la providence* qui m'aurait permis de demander directement aux intéressés la vérité?

Thanks in advance!

svetlana cosquéric KudoZ activity Questions: 376 (none open) (11 closed without grading) Answers: 724 France
Local time: 01:55

spurn the hand of providence

Explanation:
"Why did I spurn the hand of providence..."
I think you need providence (or perhaps Providence) here, as fate cannot be refused or denied.

Selected response from:

John Detre
Canada

Grading comment

Thank you, John!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +5

spurn the hand of providence

John Detre

4 +3

denial of fate

Isabelle17

3 +3

denying fate's help

Emmanuelle Debon

not wanting to acknowledge [the act of] providence

Ingeborg Gowans

Answers

27 mins confidence:

not wanting to acknowledge [the act of] providence

Explanation:
in this context: why would I refuse to acknowledge providence (which allowed me to meet ... 5 years later) or :
realizing that providence had allowed me to meet .... 5 years later
I'm sure this can be polished a bit more, but I think this is the underlying meaning

Ingeborg Gowans
Canada
Local time: 20:55
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Ingeborg!

30 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

denying fate's help

Explanation:
Why denying fate's help while it would have allowed me...

A proposal.

Emmanuelle Debon
France
Local time: 01:55
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

French

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Emmanuelle!

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +5

spurn the hand of providence

Explanation:
"Why did I spurn the hand of providence..."
I think you need providence (or perhaps Providence) here, as fate cannot be refused or denied.

John Detre
Canada
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you, John!

32 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +3

denial of fate

Explanation:
A suggestion.

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Note added at 14 hrs (2009-10-20 11:34:12 GMT)
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Suggestion: ...why this denial of fate, which would have allowed me to direcly ask those concerned about the truth...

Isabelle17
Brazil
Local time: 21:55
Native speaker of:

English,

Portuguese

Notes to answerer

Asker: Thank you, Isabelle17!