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ancrage local

English translation: local involvement

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French term or phrase:ancrage local
English translation:local involvement
Entered by: Mark Nathan

17:38 Nov 27, 2007
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - History
French term or phrase: ancrage local
From the description of an art exhibit. All that comes to mind for ancrage is "local roots", put it doesn't seem quite right.

En 2006, l’Italie du Nord a fêté le cinquième centenaire de la mort de l’artiste à travers l’organisation de 14 expositions retraçant l’ancrage local du peintre dans ses différents foyers de création, notamment à Padoue, Mantoue et Vérone.
French Foodie
Local time: 14:47
local involvement
Explanation:
retracing the artist's local involvement during his most productive periods

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-27 21:19:32 GMT)
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creative periods

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-27 23:14:15 GMT)
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tracing the artist's footsteps in the various places that he lived during his creative periods
Selected response from:

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:47
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. I also really liked Emma's final suggestion, although unfortunately it came after I sent in my translation.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3 +7local involvement
Mark Nathan
4local roots**
Victoria Porter-Burns
4involvement in the local settings
Euqinimod (X)
3belonging to
MMFORREST
3immersion in the locality
B D Finch
3intimate association with the area
Bourth (X)
3residence
katsy
3commitment to the area
Carol Gullidge
3firmly anchored
Emma Paulay


Discussion entries: 2





  

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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
local roots**


Explanation:


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Note added at 5 mins (2007-11-27 17:44:45 GMT)
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Sorry - first answer should have read 'local roots'

Victoria Porter-Burns
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Bourth (X): "Roots" implies he was born there, which may well not be the case. Artists move about and may be "ancrés" there for a large part of their (later) lives.
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
belonging to


Explanation:
the artist's belonging to these places

MMFORREST
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Native speaker of: Native in RomanianRomanian
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
immersion in the locality


Explanation:
If this is not too strong?

B D Finch
France
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 35
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44 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
intimate association with the area


Explanation:
Unless you know he WAS born there, for instance.

Bourth (X)
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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56 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
residence


Explanation:
very prosaic I know, but I get the impression that all this means is that he actually lived for a while in each of the places mentioned

katsy
Local time: 14:47
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
involvement in the local settings


Explanation:
Dans chacun des foyers artistiques où il séjourne et travaille, l'artiste est amené à développer une facette particulière de son travail et de sa sensibilité.

Euqinimod (X)
Local time: 14:47
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 8
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
commitment to the area


Explanation:
also like "involvement"

I avoided (by the skin of my teeth!) "local commitment", as this usually implies the commitment of the locals (to something)

Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 13:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 35
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +7
local involvement


Explanation:
retracing the artist's local involvement during his most productive periods

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Note added at 3 hrs (2007-11-27 21:19:32 GMT)
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creative periods

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Note added at 5 hrs (2007-11-27 23:14:15 GMT)
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tracing the artist's footsteps in the various places that he lived during his creative periods

Mark Nathan
France
Local time: 14:47
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone. I also really liked Emma's final suggestion, although unfortunately it came after I sent in my translation.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Arleene McFarlane
1 hr
agree  Melissa McMahon: yes, even plural here perhaps - "local involvements"
1 hr
agree  Carol Gullidge: I like "involvement", but not sure if "local involvement" as such isn't usually used rather differently
1 hr
agree  jean-jacques alexandre
11 hrs
agree  Nina Iordache: Yes: tracing the artist's footsteps!
11 hrs
agree  Cervin: Im not sure about hthe 'local' bit, though-what about 'close involvement'-call it artisitic licence!
18 hrs
agree  malligajm
3 days 18 hrs
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19 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
firmly anchored


Explanation:
...displaying how the artist was firmly anchored in each of his successive creative settings/environments.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 14:47
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 26
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