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croisée des regards

English translation: sharing perspectives

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French term or phrase:croisée des regards
English translation:sharing perspectives
Entered by: Wyley Powell

22:07 Jan 27, 2010
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Education / Pedagogy
French term or phrase: croisée des regards
A scholarly article on Vietnamese studies in Japan.

"À l’origine, les études japonaises sur le Vietnam sont très proches des études orientales françaises, et l’ignorance mutuelle entre ces deux mondes académiques n’a pas toujours été de rigueur. Ainsi, avec l’espoir que ce travail puisse être une première étape sur la ***croisée des regards*** franco-japonais sur le Vietnam, nous avons voulu présenter au public français ce domaine de recherche quelque peu oublié." TIA
Wyley Powell
Canada
Local time: 10:06
sharing perspectives
Explanation:
This seems to be a widely used English way of expressing the French phrase. It is used both to express the idea of seeing through different eyes between different national cultures, and within one culture but different disciplines.

Sharing of perspectives (between France/Sweden)
from:19.09.2008 to : 26.10.2008 In: Centre culturel suédois à Paris
The exhibition is on show at the Fotografins Hus in Stockholm from June 12th to August 10th, 2008, and at the Centre
Culturel Suédois (Swedish cultural center) in Paris from September 19th to October 26th, 2008.

http://www.eu2008.fr/impressionPDF6870.pdf?url=/PFUE/lang/en...
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Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 10:06
Grading comment
Thanks to all.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3sharing perspectives
Stephanie Ezrol
3 +3exchange
HugoSteckel
3 +1convergence of viewpoints
Emma Paulay
2meeting of the minds
John Detre


  

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59 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
exchange


Explanation:
I can't seem to think of anything more imaginative at the moment.

HugoSteckel
Switzerland
Local time: 16:06
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chris Hall
1 hr
neutral  writeaway: exchange what? how would this fit in with the context?
2 hrs
  -> exchange of: opinions, views, an academic exchange, an exchange of volleys at the net. it's quite a diverse word.
agree  Poornima Iyengar: exchange views goes well in this context
9 hrs
agree  Evans (X): I would go with "exchange of views"
9 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
sharing perspectives


Explanation:
This seems to be a widely used English way of expressing the French phrase. It is used both to express the idea of seeing through different eyes between different national cultures, and within one culture but different disciplines.

Sharing of perspectives (between France/Sweden)
from:19.09.2008 to : 26.10.2008 In: Centre culturel suédois à Paris
The exhibition is on show at the Fotografins Hus in Stockholm from June 12th to August 10th, 2008, and at the Centre
Culturel Suédois (Swedish cultural center) in Paris from September 19th to October 26th, 2008.

http://www.eu2008.fr/impressionPDF6870.pdf?url=/PFUE/lang/en...

Example sentence(s):
  • Underlying concepts and approach of the seminar, learning points and sharing perspectives
  • This article is a brief sharing of perspectives, observations, and information from an American-trained music therapist who has moved from West Palm Beach, Florida to Wellington, New Zealand to help launch and direct New Zealand's first dedicated universi

    Reference: http://www.la.ubu.ac.th/japan_mekong_seminar/
    Reference: http://www.musictherapyworld.de/modules/mmmagazine/showartic...
Stephanie Ezrol
United States
Local time: 10:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to all.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catharine Cellier-Smart: sharing of perspectives
5 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Catherine Gilsenan: sharing of perspectives
9 hrs
  -> thanks
agree  Verginia Ophof
17 hrs
  -> thanks
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
meeting of the minds


Explanation:
Not sure if this will work in terms of the rest of the article: "...a preliminary study of the Franco-Japanese meeting of the minds on Vietnam..."

John Detre
Canada
Works in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 16

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Catharine Cellier-Smart: I feel this is too strong a translation for the context; meeting of minds supposes a certain level of agreement which we're not sure exists here
3 hrs
  -> yes, agree with you, depends on the content of the article
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15 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
convergence of viewpoints


Explanation:
I think this gets quite close to the idea.

Emma Paulay
France
Local time: 16:06
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 36

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  axies: It does to me too.
13 hrs
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