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12:36 Mar 7, 2010

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

French term or phrase: ainsi soit-elle

Hello,
I need to suggest a translation for Benoîte Groult's feminist title Ainsi soit-elle. Any ideas?

arbizonne

Summary of answers provided

That's her

fourth

3 +1

let her be so

Fiorsam

3 +1

That's just the way she is.

Steve Melling

A(wo)men

Susan Nicholls

So be Her

Tony.J.A.@DT

Her Way

Liliane Hatem

2 +1

awomen

clain

2 +1

In Her Image

Sangro

Hitchikers' guide to Venus

Connor

Summary of reference entries provided

kashew

Discussion entries: 10

Answers

5 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

let her be so

Explanation:
Rather simplistic, but I can't think of any other way to put it. Maybe others will have a more sophisticated solution.

Fiorsam
Local time: 03:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

Italian
PRO pts in category: 24

10 mins confidence:

Her Way

Explanation:
Just an idea for a short title

Liliane Hatem
Local time: 10:37
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English,

Arabic

21 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

awomen

Explanation:
change the men to women

clain
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 23

33 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

In Her Image

Explanation:
Playing on the biblical idea of creation of Man on a feminist note.

Sangro
Local time: 10:37
Native speaker of:

English,

Romanian

3 hrs confidence:

So be Her

Explanation:
I know it's incorrect but it would convey the "funny" twist on "Ainsi soit-il"

As a title it would be acceptable, alike the many flashy headings in news and articles that are there to attract attention and are purposely grammatically incorrect.

Tony.J.A.@DT
Local time: 03:37
Native speaker of:

English,

French

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

That's just the way she is.

Explanation:
Some of the other answers are too close to "so be it".

Steve Melling
France
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of:

English

7 hrs confidence:

That's her

Explanation:
To give one more thought to the mix!

fourth
France
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

1 day20 hrs confidence:

A(wo)men

Explanation:
A variation on an answer already provided. Not very elegant, but typical of academic translations of texts from that period. I have a copy of the book somewhere but can't lay my hand on it at the moment unfortunately. I daresay the answer you choose depends on the context of your translation - whether you are looking for a title for a translation to be published, or simply a translation of the title as quoted within a text, for example. In the latter case, I think this option would be fairly accurate.

Susan Nicholls
Local time: 19:37
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 48

2 days5 hrs confidence:

Hitchikers' guide to Venus

Explanation:
just for fun

Connor
Local time: 09:37
Native speaker of:

English

Reference comments

21 hrs

Reference

Reference information:
"Livre fondamental sur la prise de conscience d'une femme : de ce qu'elle est, de ce qui l'a formé, de sa place en tant que femme dans la société. Mais attention point de féminisme enragé, cette oeuvre est brillante et intelligente, teintée d'humour et de légèreté." - HELENE de FNAC Paris - Saint-Lazare

kashew
France
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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Non-PRO (3): writeaway, SJLD, Rob Grayson

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Mar 8, 2010 - Changes made by Rob Grayson:
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