Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
fonctionnement
English translation:
marital relationship/interaction
Added to glossary by
Drmanu49
Nov 10, 2007 16:18
16 yrs ago
French term
fonctionnement
French to English
Social Sciences
Psychology
marital relations
Context:
1. Dans le cadre de cette étude, 80 couples récemment retraités ne présentant pas de problèmes conjugaux particuliers mais souhaitant améliorer leur fonctionnement conjugal et sexuel, dont l'âge moyen est près de 60 ans et dont la durée moyenne de la vie de couple est de plus de 30 ans participent à 12 rencontres de groupe [...]
2. Favoriser le bon fonctionnement conjugal chez les personnes vivant en couple et entreprenant leur retraite pourrait avoir un impact positif non seulement sur le fonctionnement conjugal, mais de façon plus générale sur le fonctionnement psychologique et la santé mentale.
1. Dans le cadre de cette étude, 80 couples récemment retraités ne présentant pas de problèmes conjugaux particuliers mais souhaitant améliorer leur fonctionnement conjugal et sexuel, dont l'âge moyen est près de 60 ans et dont la durée moyenne de la vie de couple est de plus de 30 ans participent à 12 rencontres de groupe [...]
2. Favoriser le bon fonctionnement conjugal chez les personnes vivant en couple et entreprenant leur retraite pourrait avoir un impact positif non seulement sur le fonctionnement conjugal, mais de façon plus générale sur le fonctionnement psychologique et la santé mentale.
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +7 | marital relationship/interaction |
Drmanu49
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| 4 +3 | don't translate literally |
CMJ_Trans (X)
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| 4 | marriage and sex life |
Attorney DC Bar
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| 4 | interaction |
french kiss
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| 3 | state, condition |
mistahara (X)
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| 4 -2 | intercourse |
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Change log
Nov 21, 2007 21:53: Drmanu49 changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/742328">BeeDee's</a> old entry - "fonctionnement"" to ""marital relationship/interaction""
Proposed translations
+7
4 mins
Selected
marital relationship/interaction
A positive marital relationship is good for your health. A story published today in the Miami Herald reports claims that the musical group Sweet was close ...
www.unmarriedamerica.org/members/news/2005/positive_marital... - 18k
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 592-603. ... Attachment, marital interaction, and relationship satisfaction: A diary study. ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_9-10_52/ai_n14938948/pg_12 - 26k -
www.unmarriedamerica.org/members/news/2005/positive_marital... - 18k
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 72, 592-603. ... Attachment, marital interaction, and relationship satisfaction: A diary study. ...
findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2294/is_9-10_52/ai_n14938948/pg_12 - 26k -
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Comment: "Thank you, this was indeed the most useful reply."
+3
6 mins
don't translate literally
improve their sexual and marital relationship
spice up their marriage and their sex lives
spice up their marriage and their sex lives
Note from asker:
| Thanks! Your first suggestion for "relationship" is the one I ultimately used. Your second suggestion was good, but did not quite fit the tone of the scientific article. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
Tony M
: Hear, hear!
34 mins
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| agree |
Expialidocio (X)
2 hrs
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| agree |
Nina Iordache
1 day 23 hrs
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-2
9 mins
Etienne Muylle Wallace
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Native in French
Works in field
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Native in: Dutch 
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Works in: French to Catalan, French to Flemish, French to Spanish, and 24 more.
intercourse
this word is not always used in the "negative" way!
Peer comment(s):
| disagree |
NancyLynn
: intercourse refers to the sexual act, and I think the text encompasses more than the physical relationship, but rather the marital relationship as a whole
18 mins
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| disagree |
Tony M
: There's nothing "negative" about sexual congress, but as Nancy says, given the very specific context, the non-sexual meaning would not be understood here
27 mins
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15 mins
state, condition
fr. état
marital state
psychological state
marital state
psychological state
Peer comment(s):
| neutral |
Tony M
: I don't believe marriage here is exactly a 'state' ('fonctionnement' suggest something more dynamic) — though I suppose it might be regarded as a 'condition'! ;-)
22 mins
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Absolut! (hihi!)
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11 hrs
marriage and sex life
...who wish to improve their marriage and sex life...
You can't translate 'fonctionnement' here in isolation
You can't translate 'fonctionnement' here in isolation
Note from asker:
| Hello and thanks for your input. Given the scientific tone of the article, I finally decided on "relationship" for the most part. |
18 hrs
interaction
this will probably work best
Note from asker:
| Hello, Sorry for late reply. Interaction worked in some instances but not in general for the 3000-word text. Thanks for your help! |
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