Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
désacraliser
English translation:
make accessible
Added to glossary by
Drmanu49
Sep 4, 2008 13:41
15 yrs ago
French term
désacraliser
French to English
Social Sciences
Environment & Ecology
"La convention a désacralisé la biodiversité en faisant de cette dernière un vecteur de profit potentiel"
A bit stuck on this one. Any ideas? Thanks!
A bit stuck on this one. Any ideas? Thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
Change log
Sep 5, 2008 14:44: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/114616">Anna Kiff's</a> old entry - "désacraliser"" to "" make accessible""
Proposed translations
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Selected
desacralize, desecrate make accessible/available to the common person
to deprive of sacred qualities or hallowed status; make nonsacred or less sacred
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks for that, am going with "make accessible""
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3 mins
Beatriz Ramírez de Haro
Spain
Spain
Spain
Golf, Literature and Religion Specialist
Native in: Spanish 
Works in: English to Spanish, French to Spanish, Spanish
desacralize
:)
Peer comment(s):
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Martin Cassell
: would only be used in a very specialised context in this form in EN
12 mins
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Thanks for your comment, Martin.
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Elizabeth Slaney
: If "desacralized" works in Frency, why not in English.
57 mins
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Thanks very much, Elizabeth!
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9 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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4
lost its hallowed status/Being compromised by becoming..
Other suggestion. Could say lost its "virginity" - but might be a bit strong
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-09-04 13:51:50 GMT)
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Sorry, should be "Been compromised.."
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Note added at 10 mins (2008-09-04 13:51:50 GMT)
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Sorry, should be "Been compromised.."
Peer comment(s):
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Caroline Vignard (X)
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thanks
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Alain Pommet
: This is definitely the meaning given the context and I like your suggestions.
54 mins
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thanks
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Drmanu49
: seems I already suggested the first part of your answer John..
4 hrs
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Sorry, I've just seen your explanation and see what you mean - though I'd echo Shelia's point that desacralise doesn't really work in English
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20 mins
Narasimhan Raghavan
Works in field
Also a qualified engineer
Native in: Tamil
Works in: English to Tamil, Tamil to English, French to Tamil, and 6 more.
banalized
The agreement has banalized the biodiversity reducing it just to a vector of possible profit
25 mins
stripped biodiversity from its sacred status / aura
1 hr
Elizabeth Slaney
Netherlands
Netherlands
Native in English
Specializes in field
Netherlands
Love a challenge, cope with pressure!
Native in: English (Variants: UK, US)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English
undermined the mystical significance
I like "desacralize" but, as a possible alternative??
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4 hrs
Michele Fauble
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
Related KudoZ points
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19
desanctify
'Desanctify' is the English equivalent is this context.
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-04 18:21:29 GMT)
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... predators willing to demolish and desanctify anything for the sake of profit .
www.brajdhamsewa.org/Community/animesh_1.aspx
Biodiversity is the variety of life at all levels .... and then after a period of time desanctify it to use for other purposes.
vekcel.com/browser.php/www.eoearth.org
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Note added at 4 hrs (2008-09-04 18:21:29 GMT)
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... predators willing to demolish and desanctify anything for the sake of profit .
www.brajdhamsewa.org/Community/animesh_1.aspx
Biodiversity is the variety of life at all levels .... and then after a period of time desanctify it to use for other purposes.
vekcel.com/browser.php/www.eoearth.org
Peer comment(s):
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Emma Paulay
: Yes, there are quite a few very relevant ghits for 'desanctify and biodiversity'.
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thanks
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