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notre « milieu de culture » à nous maintenir en santé ou à la recouvrer

English translation: about our "cultural environment'' for keeping us healthy or helping us get our health back

22:46 Dec 23, 2003
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Science / Environment/health
French term or phrase: notre « milieu de culture » à nous maintenir en santé ou à la recouvrer
Notre santé, et au-delà, notre existence même, dépendent, aujourd’hui plus que jamais, de ce juste équilibre entre prélèvement et rejet. C’est au fond à cette réflexion d’extrême actualité que cet ouvrage nous pousse. Simple fenêtre ouverte sur une partie infinitésimale des bienfaits et des potentialités de notre « milieu de culture » à nous maintenir en santé ou à la recouvrer, ces écrits nous interpellent.
Ouvrons les yeux, notre mère Nature ne nous appartient pas. Au mieux, elle nous accordera sa protection si nous ne la violentons pas.

From the foreword of a book about the wonders of bee pollen.
Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 06:30
English translation:about our "cultural environment'' for keeping us healthy or helping us get our health back
Explanation:
The whole thing is an antecedent believe it or not!

Structure: A simple window on etc
for keeping us etc.

The French parallel structure with the à can only work here by using the ING


cheers

milieu for me is definitely environment...

of course, they could mean: farming environemt because culture is also to grow things to farm and it could actually be that....

can't tell from this excerpt though...

tricky French, is it not?

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Note added at 2003-12-24 15:02:39 (GMT)
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FINAL: to avoid the ambiguity and make sense of the quote marks in French, how about:

farming culture environment

otherwise, ask the writer....I guess environment culturel would be more on the strictly cultural side but I cannot think of a better to best say both
Selected response from:

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Grading comment
Thanks everyone.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3our "culture medium" to keep us healthy or help us recover health
Parrot
5 +1about our "cultural environment'' for keeping us healthy or helping us get our health back
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
4whether our "habitat" can keep us healthy or heal us
sarahl (X)
4our "farming culture/farming environment" to keep etc.
Bourth (X)
3of our "culture medium" through which we can remain in good health or regain it
Katerina Kallitsi


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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
notre « milieu de culture » à nous maintenir en santé ou à la recouvrer
our "culture medium" to keep us healthy or help us recover health


Explanation:
a suggestion.

Parrot
Spain
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in pair: 1861

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Richard Benham
9 hrs
agree  jemo
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agree  Nado2002
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
notre « milieu de culture » à nous maintenir en santé ou à la recouvrer
of our "culture medium" through which we can remain in good health or regain it


Explanation:
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Katerina Kallitsi
Local time: 07:30
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek
PRO pts in pair: 36
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
about our "cultural environment'' for keeping us healthy or helping us get our health back


Explanation:
The whole thing is an antecedent believe it or not!

Structure: A simple window on etc
for keeping us etc.

The French parallel structure with the à can only work here by using the ING


cheers

milieu for me is definitely environment...

of course, they could mean: farming environemt because culture is also to grow things to farm and it could actually be that....

can't tell from this excerpt though...

tricky French, is it not?

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2003-12-24 15:02:39 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

FINAL: to avoid the ambiguity and make sense of the quote marks in French, how about:

farming culture environment

otherwise, ask the writer....I guess environment culturel would be more on the strictly cultural side but I cannot think of a better to best say both

Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in pair: 8576
Grading comment
Thanks everyone.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  nothing
9 hrs
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
whether our "habitat" can keep us healthy or heal us


Explanation:
...

sarahl (X)
Local time: 21:30
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 1306
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
our "farming culture/farming environment" to keep etc.


Explanation:
As in "bee farming" for "apiculture" and all the other alimentary "cultures" that sustain us.


Bourth (X)
Local time: 06:30
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in pair: 18679
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