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coups de boutoir

English translation: blows

16:01 Mar 29, 2018
French to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Business/Commerce (general)
French term or phrase: coups de boutoir
This is a document about international economic relations. I am a little unsure as to the meaning of the last bit of this sentence. Can anyone advise?

Merci

L’arrivée de Donald Trump à la Maison-Blanche accélère la décomposition de l’ordre économique mondial : les États-Unis ne sont plus certains que le système multilatéral serve leurs intérêts, et multiplient des initiatives qui sont autant de coups de boutoir à son encontre.
Alison Wedley
France
Local time: 22:48
English translation:blows
Explanation:
There are lots of acceptable translations, but this is the meaning.
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Marco Solinas
Local time: 13:48
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Summary of answers provided
3 +3blows
Marco Solinas
4(for which he is/has come) under fire
AllegroTrans
4came under fire
AllegroTrans
3puts the boot in against
Odette Grille (X)
3give a bashing/hammering to ...
B D Finch
Summary of reference entries provided
parler-francais.eklablog.com/boutoir-butoir-a27749093
Emma Cypher-Dournes (X)

  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +3
blows


Explanation:
There are lots of acceptable translations, but this is the meaning.

Marco Solinas
Local time: 13:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in ItalianItalian
PRO pts in category: 56

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: Yes, though I wonder if it could be a bit more colorful to reflect the French. "Hammer blows", perhaps.
8 mins
agree  Francois Boye
1 hr
agree  Daryo
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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
(for which he is/has come) under fire


Explanation:
Basic French but there are other synonyms for this in English


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AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  philgoddard: No, "son" refers to multilateralism, not Donald Trump.
7 mins
  -> mmm....I see that this is possible but so is Donald Trump
neutral  Francois Boye: This does not translate the metaphor in French
1 hr
neutral  B D Finch: No, it's the Trump administration that's adminstering the "coups de boutoir".
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
puts the boot in against


Explanation:
Trump kicks the multilateral system

Odette Grille (X)
Canada
Local time: 16:48
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 7

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  B D Finch: A possible translation, but you haven't formulated it so that it would fit. Also, "putting the boot in" doesn't take the preposition "against".
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
give a bashing/hammering to ...


Explanation:
A couple of suggestions.

B D Finch
France
Local time: 22:48
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Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 308
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
came under fire


Explanation:
I agree on reflection that this is not about Trump coming under fire, but I think this expression works well.



AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 21:48
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 317
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Reference comments


8 mins peer agreement (net): +1
Reference: parler-francais.eklablog.com/boutoir-butoir-a27749093

Reference information:
Dérivé de bouter (au sens de « pousser », dont on trouve trace dans le « bouton » floral), le boutoir correspond en fait au groin armé de canines avec lequel se défend le sanglier. Le régime a cédé sous les coups de boutoir de l'ennemi (et non sous les coups de butoir).

Emma Cypher-Dournes (X)
Spain
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4

Peer comments on this reference comment (and responses from the reference poster)
agree  Odette Grille (X): Et Jeanne d'Arc a bouté les Anglais hors de France...
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