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tutelle d'Etats étrangers

English translation: foreign political sponsorship

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French term or phrase:tutelle d\'Etats étrangers
English translation:foreign political sponsorship
Entered by: Una D.

09:43 Sep 16, 2016
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics / International relations
French term or phrase: tutelle d'Etats étrangers
Context: an academic-style report about Islam in France (population statistics, attitudes, influences, etc.) which gives recommendations about actions.

Sentence: [il faut] "mettre fin à la tutelle – longtemps acceptée voire encouragée par la France - d’États étrangers, qui ne tolèreraient en aucune manière sur leur sol ce qu’ils pratiquent en France. Imagine-t-on la France, ou l’Italie qui vit sous régime concordataire, financer le culte catholique dans tel ou tel pays musulman ?"

The word "tutelle" here doesn't seem to transalte well with terms like "tutelage/guardianship/supervision", I'm leaning more towards something like "influence/control", but I'm wondering if there's a term or expression used in English for this sort of outside religious/cultural influence from another State.

Thanks for your help!
Una D.
France
Local time: 03:06
sponsorship from foreign States
Explanation:
In the sense of "political sponsorship" as every religion has the tendency to poke its nose in politics if there's no one around to slap a ruler on its fingers ...
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Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
Grading comment
Thanks, I think the term is best explained by something like "foreign political sponsorship of religious activities".
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2sponsorship from foreign States
Daryo
4 +2authority, supervision, guardianship, control
Nikki Scott-Despaigne


Discussion entries: 2





  

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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tutelle d\'Etats étrangers
sponsorship from foreign States


Explanation:
In the sense of "political sponsorship" as every religion has the tendency to poke its nose in politics if there's no one around to slap a ruler on its fingers ...

Daryo
United Kingdom
Local time: 02:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in SerbianSerbian, Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 33
Grading comment
Thanks, I think the term is best explained by something like "foreign political sponsorship of religious activities".

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  AllegroTrans
23 mins
  -> Thanks!
agree  mchd
1 day 3 hrs
  -> Merci!
neutral  Yvonne Gallagher: it's goes further than "sponsorship"
2 days 19 hrs
  -> depends on how you define "sponsorship" - political "sponsorship" is far more than just funding ...
neutral  Karen Vincent-Jones (X): I agree with Gallagy: sponsorship doesn't cover the full range of actions suggested here.
3 days 3 hrs
  -> it's not 101% ideal, but still the closest you can get.
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
tutelle d\'Etats étrangers
authority, supervision, guardianship, control


Explanation:
Within the context you describe, this is more than sponsorship. It describes supervision, perhaps even control by one State over another. it is not just about funding. It is much more deeply rooted.

http://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/french-english/t...



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Note added at 5 hrs (2016-09-16 14:56:38 GMT)
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I'd need to see a bigger extract from your original text, but before chosing the term, and more than one will be suitable, no doubt, you really need to work out what is being meant.

Sponsorship is part of it. It may even be very specifically what is meant. However, from what I have seen and understood, I cannot distinguish quite what is covered. The sentence about France and Italy suggests both.

Maybe the sentence before provides clearer insight?

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 03:06
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Notes to answerer
Asker: It is both financial influence and more dogmatic influence (what kind of theology is preached). The next sentence is "Imagine-t-on le cabinet du Premier ministre envoyer le texte des prêches chaque dimanche aux desservants français établis dans ces pays ? C’est pourtant ce qui se passe en France aujourd’hui." So for me it's more than sponsorship which just suggests funding for an existing system.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  writeaway
18 hrs
agree  Yvonne Gallagher: trying to establish some form of authority/control it seems
2 days 18 hrs
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