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durchs Fernsehen abgestumft

French translation: abrutie

11:22 Dec 12, 2003
German to French translations [Non-PRO]
Art/Literary
German term or phrase: durchs Fernsehen abgestumft
über M. Kumpfmüller neues Buch : "Conny ist durchs Fernsehen erzogen und durchs Fernsehen abgestumft" : Conny est éduquée par la télévision qui la plonge dans l'indifférence?
Anne GLACET
French translation:abrutie
Explanation:
C'est la télévision qui l'a éduquée et la télévision qui l'a abrutie
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Nathalie Kourimsky
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Summary of answers provided
5 +2abrutie
Nathalie Kourimsky
4 +3abrutir
Emmanuelle Riffault
5abgestum*p*ft
3 in 1
4abruti(e)
TKoester


  

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10 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
abrutie


Explanation:
C'est la télévision qui l'a éduquée et la télévision qui l'a abrutie

Nathalie Kourimsky
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in pair: 34

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  TKoester
3 mins
agree  Sylvain Leray
12 mins
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9 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
abrutir


Explanation:
"immuniser aux malheurs du monde" mais ça irait peut-être un peu trop loin.
"abrutir" est souvent utilisé dans le contexte de la télé.

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Note added at 12 mins (2003-12-12 11:34:21 GMT)
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En relisant la phrase allemande, je pense qu\'il faut garder la structure parallèle \"durchs Fernsehen\" / \"durchs Fernsehen\"; donc soit deux formes passives, soit deux formes actives en français mais pas l\'une et l\'autre en parallèle. Juste une idée ;O)

Emmanuelle Riffault
Australia
Local time: 03:03
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in pair: 2253

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève von Levetzow
0 min
agree  TKoester
3 mins
agree  Sylvain Leray
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12 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
abruti(e)


Explanation:
dans le sens de "verdummen"

TKoester
France
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 165
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
durchs Fernsehen abgestumpft
abgestum*p*ft


Explanation:
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3 in 1
Local time: 19:03
Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
PRO pts in pair: 196
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