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l'opportunité que présente sa singularité

English translation: The opportunities presented by the artist's originality

23:25 Oct 7, 2006
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
French term or phrase: l'opportunité que présente sa singularité
Here is the phrase in context:

...l'historien aujourd'hui doit analyser la trajectoire de l'artiste, réfléchir sur l'opportunité que présente sa singularité dans le présent et si par rapport à l'histoire...
Heather Simon
France
Local time: 11:28
English translation:The opportunities presented by the artist's originality
Explanation:
I think "opportunity" goes better in the plural in English, and the artist could of course be male or female, so rather than saying "his/her" or "their", I'd use "the artist".

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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-10-08 14:35:09 GMT)
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Using the sense of "timeliness", I think you would need to say something like "the historian must....reflect upon how appropriate the artist's originality appears these days..." (only a first draft!)
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Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:28
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.
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4 +3The opportunities presented by the artist's originality
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8 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
The opportunities presented by the artist's originality


Explanation:
I think "opportunity" goes better in the plural in English, and the artist could of course be male or female, so rather than saying "his/her" or "their", I'd use "the artist".

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Note added at 15 hrs (2006-10-08 14:35:09 GMT)
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Using the sense of "timeliness", I think you would need to say something like "the historian must....reflect upon how appropriate the artist's originality appears these days..." (only a first draft!)

Nicky Over
United Kingdom
Local time: 10:28
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
Grading comment
Thanks a lot.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  David Vaughn: I agree with "artist's originality", but I think "opportunité" here is more "timeliness" or "appropriateness" - opportunity is a false friend here.
1 hr
  -> Good point - I hadn't thought of it that way
agree  Carol Gullidge: agree with Vaughn re opportuneness (timeliness) rather than opportunity
1 hr
  -> Thanks.
agree  Richard Benham
7 hrs
  -> Thanks.
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