Jul 15, 2005 17:33
18 yrs ago
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English term
home as pit
English to French
Art/Literary
Linguistics
"Home stocktake:
home as sanctuary, home as mortgage millstone, °°home as pit°°."
in a "life audit" book, where you make an inventory of all aspects of your life, mainly to find more time to dedicate to realising your dreams.
I translated it by '(le domicile en tant que) °°trou sans fin°°", because pit could mean a lot of things and I just couldn't find anything that sounded any better.
Whadda ya'll think?
is this good enough? any better ideas?
thanks for helping me again... :-))))
home as sanctuary, home as mortgage millstone, °°home as pit°°."
in a "life audit" book, where you make an inventory of all aspects of your life, mainly to find more time to dedicate to realising your dreams.
I translated it by '(le domicile en tant que) °°trou sans fin°°", because pit could mean a lot of things and I just couldn't find anything that sounded any better.
Whadda ya'll think?
is this good enough? any better ideas?
thanks for helping me again... :-))))
Proposed translations
(French)
| 3 | maison, gouffre |
Jean-Luc Dumont
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| 4 +1 | Puits sans fond. |
Juan Jacob
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| 4 +1 | [servir uniquement comme] lieu de couchage |
Graham macLachlan
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| 4 | la maison c'est l'enfer |
Francine Alloncle
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| 4 | aire de ravitaillement |
Paul Hirsh
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| 4 | maison comme refuge |
Suzy G
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| 4 | le foyer pour mine |
Paul VALET (X)
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| 3 | empreinte en creux |
marie-christine périé
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| 3 | traquenard |
DocteurPC
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| 3 -1 | le chez soi comme trou à soi |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
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Proposed translations
12 hrs
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
Works in field
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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12
Selected
maison, gouffre
maison, véritable gouffre - dans le sens où on y engloutit tous ses sous - ou tout y disparaît
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "j'aime beaucoup l'idée de gouffre. ça couvre plusieurs senses. Merci! Peut-être devrais-je te déléguer cette traduction, tu as de très bonnes idées! ;-)"
+1
5 mins
Juan Jacob
Mexico
Mexico
Native in French
Works in field
Mexico
Literatura, historia, subtitulaje
Native in: Spanish (Variants: Latin American, Mexican) 
, French (Variants: Standard-France, Belgian)
Works in: French to Spanish, Spanish to French, French, and 5 more.
Puits sans fond.
Une idée.
Bonne chance.
Bonne chance.
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Edmond Laporte
: I think that Juan may be right: Buying a new home can be a money pit, or it can be the best investment of your life. It all depends on whether you're smart about how you spend your dollars.
15 mins
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Merci Edmond.
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9 mins
la maison c'est l'enfer
literal use = hell
Dictionnaire Collins/Robert
Dictionnaire Collins/Robert
22 mins
empreinte en creux
une piste...
18 mins
Paul Hirsh
France
France
Native in English
Works in field
France
The Human Translator
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, Russian to English, Spanish to English, and 2 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
aire de ravitaillement
i think it is pit as in pitstop
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en tant que...
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the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-)
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-07-15 17:56:33 GMT)
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the technical term at the racetrack is \"stand\". \"fosse\" doesn\'t sound too good. As for the other idea, the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-)
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Note added at 19 mins (2005-07-15 17:52:21 GMT)
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en tant que...
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Note added at 20 mins (2005-07-15 17:53:41 GMT)
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the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-)
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Note added at 23 mins (2005-07-15 17:56:33 GMT)
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the technical term at the racetrack is \"stand\". \"fosse\" doesn\'t sound too good. As for the other idea, the abyss would be too bizarre, for this readership at least :-)
-1
6 mins
le chez soi comme trou à soi
I dunno..but pit defitnitely does not mean bottomless pit..which is what you have said...and domicile for me would be le chez soi...that is home...
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comme petit trou à soi..
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Note added at 32 mins (2005-07-15 18:05:52 GMT)
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Final: leurre
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I\'m not saying it is Pitfall...I am saying it is Like Pitfall..something negative..un leurre..pit as trap..
Pit can be a trap..in English
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Note added at 7 mins (2005-07-15 17:41:01 GMT)
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comme petit trou à soi..
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Note added at 32 mins (2005-07-15 18:05:52 GMT)
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Final: leurre
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I\'m not saying it is Pitfall...I am saying it is Like Pitfall..something negative..un leurre..pit as trap..
Pit can be a trap..in English
+1
1 hr
[servir uniquement comme] lieu de couchage
Somewhere to sleep, nothing more, not very clean, utilitarian , no frills
Pit
A bed, a bunk. slang (orig. Military). M20.
OED
Pit
A bed, a bunk. slang (orig. Military). M20.
OED
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Jane Lamb-Ruiz (X)
: well that's an obscure use...makes sense though
6 hrs
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Thanks Jane
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2 hrs
traquenard
j'aime assez - car ça va avec l'hypothèque - et une maison c'est un traquenard - on achète juste pour découvrir qu'il faut aussi payer :
la taxe de bienvenue (je ne sais pas si ça existe chez vous), les frais de notaire, les taxes de transfert, municipales, scolaires et autres, les réparations, l'assurance, l'entretien..... etc etc etc etc
la taxe de bienvenue (je ne sais pas si ça existe chez vous), les frais de notaire, les taxes de transfert, municipales, scolaires et autres, les réparations, l'assurance, l'entretien..... etc etc etc etc
Reference:
6 hrs
maison comme refuge
idée comme une autre
8 hrs
le foyer pour mine
Le foyer est vu comme la mine privée dans laquelle vous allez pouvoir creuser, chercher, trouver ce qui concerne votre passé et améliorer votre avenir.
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