lame

French translation: minable

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English term or phrase:lame
French translation:minable
Entered by: jenny morenos

17:16 Apr 22, 2020
English to French translations [Non-PRO]
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English term or phrase: lame
Hiya. how can we translate lame ? Thank you so much. Here lame doesn't seem to mean boring but more like crappy, doesn't it?

This philosophy is lame.

Cette philosophie est pathétique.
Cette philosophie est lamentable.
Cette philosophie est piètre.
jenny morenos
France
minable
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Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 15:43
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2philosophie boiteuse
Drmanu49
4 +2minable
Isabelle Cluzel
3nulle / nul
Sylvie LE BRAS


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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
philosophie boiteuse


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Du lien des êtres aux éléments de l'être: Merleau-Ponty au ...
books.google.fr › books
Emmanuel de Saint-Aubert - 2004 - ‎Philosophy
... défend son discours inaugural au Collège de France, éloge d'une philosophie boiteuse qui, comme l'homme, tente de tenir ensemble les incom- possibles.
La revue indépendante
books.google.fr › books
1846
... pas du tout; mais c'est parce qu'il n'est pas assez philosophe, ou que sa philosophie est une philosophie boîteuse et borgne, une philosophie égoïste, timide, ...

La recherche touristique: Introduction à la recherche ...
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Jean Stafford - 2011 - ‎Business & Economics
... une philosophie boiteuse qui aurait, malgré tout, socialement réussi. La philosophie positive conservera du rationalisme l'idée d'un système de connaissance ...

Drmanu49
France
Local time: 15:43
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Asker: thank you so much for your excellent help


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Claude-André Assian
14 hrs
  -> Thank you.

agree  Geneviève Granger
1 day 15 hrs
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5 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
minable


Explanation:
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Isabelle Cluzel
France
Local time: 15:43
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 116
Notes to answerer
Asker: thank you very much for your excellent translation !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Nicolas Gambardella
4 hrs

agree  erwan-l
9 hrs

neutral  Drmanu49: J'ai du mal à voir minable associé à philosophie. Putôt à attitude ?
16 hrs
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nulle / nul


Explanation:
Cette philosophie est tellement nulle !
C'est tellement nul !

On garde le même terme dans le paragraphe.

Sylvie LE BRAS
France
Local time: 15:43
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 31
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Asker: thank you inmensely for your help

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