Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
mettre la focale sur
English translation:
focus on
Added to glossary by
Louisa Tchaicha
Dec 26, 2016 08:24
7 yrs ago
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mettre la focale sur
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Hello,
"Céline Schoen est allée à leur rencontre avec l’objectif assumé de mettre la focale sur eux – et non sur leurs enfants. Sans jugement ni complaisance, mais avec l’idée que leurs témoignages pourront aider la société à appréhender ce nouveau phénomène de radicalisation."
Céline Schoen interviews parents whose children have gone to Syria.
I first just thought it was "blame" but it seems that it just means "focus on" since in the following sentence it says "sans jugement ni complaisance"...
She met these parents with the obvious goal of focusing on the parents...
probably a stupid question, but I've never seen this form used before.
Thank you!
"Céline Schoen est allée à leur rencontre avec l’objectif assumé de mettre la focale sur eux – et non sur leurs enfants. Sans jugement ni complaisance, mais avec l’idée que leurs témoignages pourront aider la société à appréhender ce nouveau phénomène de radicalisation."
Céline Schoen interviews parents whose children have gone to Syria.
I first just thought it was "blame" but it seems that it just means "focus on" since in the following sentence it says "sans jugement ni complaisance"...
She met these parents with the obvious goal of focusing on the parents...
probably a stupid question, but I've never seen this form used before.
Thank you!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 +6 | focus on |
Laurette Tassin
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Proposed translations
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10 mins
Laurette Tassin
France
France
Native in French
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English
Specializes in field
France
Traduction / Formation
Native in: English (Variants: New Zealand, US, French, British, Australian) 
, French (Variants: Swiss, Belgian, Standard-France, African)
Works in: French to English, English to French
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Note from asker:
| Thank you Laurette |
Peer comment(s):
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Tony M
: FR lacks a single word for 'to focus', so different ways are used to say it.
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merci!
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B D Finch
: Though FR doesn't "lack a single word for 'to focus'", the single word being "focaliser".
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merci! BDF. Remarque : focaliser est parfois utilisé lorsque cette attention est concentrée sur un sujet en particulier au détriment d'un autre.
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
: Laurette, interesting comment about 'focaliser'.
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Thank you Nikki
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C. Tougas
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thanks!
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Daryo
: simply // and also literally ...
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thank you
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AllegroTrans
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gracias!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Un grand merci Laurette ! "
Discussion
"Objectif assumé" does not really mean "obvious". Like the expression "assumer son choix", it means something she assumes, something she takes responsibility for. Such was her intention.
So, CS went to meet these parents with the intention of focussing on the, rather than on their children.