Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
dé-faiseur
English translation:
unmaker [of kings]
Added to glossary by
Helen Shiner
Nov 3, 2009 12:28
14 yrs ago
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French term
dé-faiseur
French to English
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History
Au travers d’une œuvre monumentale de plus de 100 m2 , découvrez la vie de Gerbert, cet enfant du pays, devenu le premier Pape Français sous le nom de Sylvestre II, connu comme le Pape de l’an mil, illustre savant, « faiseur et dé-faiseur de rois ».
Proposed translations
(English)
4 +10 | unmaker [of kings] | Helen Shiner |
4 +2 | breaker | Daniel Weston |
3 | destroyer | polyglot45 |
Change log
Nov 8, 2009 23:36: Helen Shiner Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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9 mins
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unmaker [of kings]
Usually referred to as maker and unmaker of kings
The third of Mr. Steddard's series of Lenten lectures at Daly's Theatre will be delivered at 11 o'clock this morning. This will be the only historical lecture iin the course, and will be devoted to describing and illustrating the career of Cardinal Richelieu, the maker and unmaker of Kings.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E6DB123AE...
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-03 12:38:43 GMT)
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The Papal Empire that had arisen had inspired the
world anew with the ancient terror of the name of Rome.
The occupant of St. Peter's Chair was the maker and
unmaker of kings. From the beginning of the eleventh
century this power had been growing, to the great
satisfaction of Churchmen and the keen chagrin of the
laity. The scheming ambition of the Popes knew no
bounds, and it culminated in the claim of Boniface VIII.
for the absolute supremacy of the Papacy over all
temporal authorities. It was just at the close of the
thirteenth century that the inevitable conflict came.
http://www.archive.org/stream/tourthrougholdpr00forriala/tou...
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-11-03 12:39:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingmaker
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Note added at 5 days (2009-11-08 23:37:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Mary-Ann
The third of Mr. Steddard's series of Lenten lectures at Daly's Theatre will be delivered at 11 o'clock this morning. This will be the only historical lecture iin the course, and will be devoted to describing and illustrating the career of Cardinal Richelieu, the maker and unmaker of Kings.
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9F05E6DB123AE...
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Note added at 9 mins (2009-11-03 12:38:43 GMT)
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The Papal Empire that had arisen had inspired the
world anew with the ancient terror of the name of Rome.
The occupant of St. Peter's Chair was the maker and
unmaker of kings. From the beginning of the eleventh
century this power had been growing, to the great
satisfaction of Churchmen and the keen chagrin of the
laity. The scheming ambition of the Popes knew no
bounds, and it culminated in the claim of Boniface VIII.
for the absolute supremacy of the Papacy over all
temporal authorities. It was just at the close of the
thirteenth century that the inevitable conflict came.
http://www.archive.org/stream/tourthrougholdpr00forriala/tou...
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Note added at 10 mins (2009-11-03 12:39:34 GMT)
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingmaker
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Note added at 5 days (2009-11-08 23:37:17 GMT) Post-grading
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Thanks, Mary-Ann
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thank you! Mary-Ann"
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4 mins
breaker
...maker and breaker of Kings...
Peer comment(s):
agree |
rogerbaker
: I prefer breaker with the internal rhyme; unmaker sounds clumsy
1 hr
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Thanks, I agree - sometimes British Engish sounds very clumsy, indeed. I suppose American English sounds just as bad to them.
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agree |
Verginia Ophof
2 hrs
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Thanks, but I guess most people don't seem to agree, odd as
"un-maker" sounds!
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12 mins
destroyer
creator and destroyer of kings
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