Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
idées de haute portée
English translation:
far-reaching
Added to glossary by
Germaine A Hoston
Nov 13, 2008 06:46
15 yrs ago
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French term
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idées de haute portée
French to English
Social Sciences
International Org/Dev/Coop
This is in an academic paper on humanitarian action. The full phrase is:
"C’est sur base de toutes ces idées de haute portée humaniste d’Henri Dunant que naquit dans l’Europe de l’époque l’embryon d’une dynamique humanitaire internationale matérialisée par la tenue d’une Conférence diplomatique et la signature en août 1864 de la toute première Convention de Genève."
The ideas have to do with the need for taking responsibility for noncombattants in war zones.
"far-reaching"? "ambitious"
"C’est sur base de toutes ces idées de haute portée humaniste d’Henri Dunant que naquit dans l’Europe de l’époque l’embryon d’une dynamique humanitaire internationale matérialisée par la tenue d’une Conférence diplomatique et la signature en août 1864 de la toute première Convention de Genève."
The ideas have to do with the need for taking responsibility for noncombattants in war zones.
"far-reaching"? "ambitious"
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | far-reaching |
Rimas Balsys
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| 3 | ideas of high / great (humanist) inspiration / impact |
Ana Andronache
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| 3 | visionary ideas |
Paul Cohen
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Proposed translations
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far-reaching
I think your suggestion is good, I'd go for 'far-reaching' in this context. (In more practical / physical contexts it tends to mean along the lines of 'high-powered')
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Ana Andronache
Belgium
Belgium
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Belgium
Conference Interpreter and Translator
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ideas of high / great (humanist) inspiration / impact
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Paul Cohen
Greenland
Greenland
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Greenland
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visionary ideas
A common collocation that matches the context.
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