Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
éclaté en deux
English translation:
split in two
French term
éclaté en deux
DOC: 1907 Museum catalog of ancient Egyptian mirrors. Catalog entry.
CONTEXT: 44016. Manche de miroir. - Bois et ivoire. [....] CONSERVATION. Intact dans l'ensemble. Le chapiteau, ***éclaté en deux morceaux***, est recollé. La couleur pourpre ou cochenille a tourné au brun rouge.
ATTEMPT: The capital, chipped off into two pieces, is patched up. The purple color or cochineal [a scarlet dye] has turned reddish brown. .
QUERY: My author uses éclaté quite often and "chipped" has worked well for almost every instance, but I'm not so sure here. He doesn't elaborate. Do you think my translation covers it?
Thank you in advance for any advice!
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B D Finch
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Proposed translations
split in two
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Tony M
4 mins
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Thanks Tony.
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philgoddard
: Or broken.
26 mins
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Thanks Phil. I think that "split" more accurately reflects the clean and sudden "éclater", as opposed to "briser".
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logosarada
54 mins
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Thanks
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cchat
: Although I'd actually use "split into to" (and google agrees with me).
1 hr
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Thanks. Spelling of "two"? I think that "split in two" better translates the ST here. Using "into" removes the idea of force. If a group of people is split in two, it implies conflict; if split into two that's just organisation.
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writeaway
: or busted in two (if everyday USAese is required)/I am well aware but a girl has to have some fun once in a while......
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Thanks writeaway. Right meaning, wrong register!
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sporran
2 hrs
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Thanks
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: you did well to post the answer. I just put it in the Dbox. ;-) I think Cchat is right about "split into two".
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Thanks Nikki. I think I just about got in first by a minute.
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