Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Jul 26, 2005 14:52
18 yrs ago
English term
explicated
Non-PRO
English to French
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
critique d'un livre
It is a subject explicated in chilling detail by Squandered ...
I know that yourdictionary.com has this term
However, to me, it sounds like a "faux ami" and the term should be explained
or was the author simply trying to sound highbrow?
other than : expliquer
what can I use? if I want to sound as highbrow as the original text?
I know that yourdictionary.com has this term
However, to me, it sounds like a "faux ami" and the term should be explained
or was the author simply trying to sound highbrow?
other than : expliquer
what can I use? if I want to sound as highbrow as the original text?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 5 | disséqué |
Laure Delpech
|
| 4 | explicité |
ginefour
|
| 3 | explicité |
suezen
|
| 3 | décortiqué |
Platary (X)
|
Proposed translations
2 mins
Selected
disséqué
me paraît approprié, étant donné les "chilling details"
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "oui, c'est ça - j'aime aussi décortiqué - merci à tous"
7 mins
explicité
explicate = analyse and develop in detail (Collins)
expliciter = rendre explicite, plus clair, formuler en détail (Larousse)
expliciter = rendre explicite, plus clair, formuler en détail (Larousse)
10 mins
explicité
D'après le Robert-Collins et le Petit Robert. Signifie "rendre explicite", donc exprimer de manière non équivoque.
1 hr
décortiqué
... mais alors on a plus besoin des chilling details ...
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