Speaking the right words in season

French translation: (une parole dite/) [ici :] des paroles dites au bon moment

12:31 Aug 19, 2019

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English term or phrase: Speaking the right words in season

Bonjour,

Je cherche à traduire : "Speaking the right words in season", il s'agit d'un titre.

J'hésite entre "Transmettre la Parole", "Transmettre la bonne parole",mais j'ai quand même un doute.

Qu'en pensez-vous ?

Merci de votre aide :)

Transexpertise KudoZ activity Questions: 412 (1 open) (19 closed without grading) Answers: 0 France
Local time: 12:44

French translation:(une parole dite/) [ici :] des paroles dites au bon moment

Explanation:

Bonjour Transexpertise,

votre phrase vient des Proverbes, 15:23, dans la Bible :

"A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!”
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Proverbs-15-23/

"..., une parole dite au bon moment fait du bien."
https://www.bible.com/fr/bible/133/PRO.25.11-15.PDV2017

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https://www.bible.com/fr/bible/133/PRO.15.23.pdv

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Michael Confais (X)
Germany
Local time: 12:44

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Summary of answers provided

3 +4

(une parole dite/) [ici :] des paroles dites au bon moment

Michael Confais (X)

4 +2

Dire la parole juste à bon propos

Anne Fabre

4 +2

tout dire en sa saison

Eliza Hall

5 -1

Prêcher la bonne parole en utilisant les saisons

Samuel Clarisse

3 +1

prononcer les mots qu'il faut au moment opportun

Ph_B (X)

Dire/avoir une parole à propos en temps convenable

Sandy Leroux

4 -1

Dites les mots justes en utilisant les saisons

FX Fraipont (X)

Discussion entries: 1

Answers

16 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

speaking the right words in season Dites les mots justes en utilisant les saisons

Explanation:
"Unleash the power of the right words spoken utilizing times and seasons to manifest the unseen. This book will unlock purpose through the choice of the correct use of positive words. One can learn how to frame their world with speaking the right words in season."
https://www.amazon.com/Speaking-Right-Season-LeMarcus-Hudson...

FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 75

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

neutral

B D Finch: I think "season" is used as a metaphor for the right time or when appropriate and should not be understood literally.

1 hr

-> if you read the blurb of the book, its is about literal seasons.

agree

Francois Boye: https://www.abebooks.com/9781501003431/Speaking-Right-Words-...

1 hr

disagree

Eliza Hall: I'm with BD Finch. The topic of the book doesn't change the meaning of the term "in season." It means (literally) ready to harvest or (metaphorically) at the right time. It doesn't mean "en utilisant les saisons"; here at best it's a play on words.

5 hrs

disagree

Bogui Paul Thierry Kouadio: Hello, I'm Paul Thierry, I'm Ivorian. I believe in the authenticity of what you've provided as explanation, but I think it doesn't fit into the context of the given statement. Here the phrase "in season" refers to "au moment approprié" or "au bon moment"

34 days

47 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +4

speaking the right words in season

(une parole dite/) [ici :] des paroles dites au bon moment

Michael Confais (X)
Germany
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of:

German,

French
PRO pts in category: 4

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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)

agree

B D Finch

57 mins

-> Thank you, B D Finch!

disagree

Francois Boye: https://www.abebooks.com/9781501003431/Speaking-Right-Words-...

1 hr

agree

Anne Fabre: D'accord avec vous, mais je pense qu'il faut que Transexpertise conserve l'idée que la parole doit être la bonne, la qualité de la parole est attendue ici. Manquons de contexte !

2 hrs

-> Merci, Anne, et aussi pour votre très bonne suggestion !

agree

Eliza Hall: I like your Biblical reference and this is the correct meaning. It would be nice to be able to maintain the word "saison," though (see my suggestion).

4 hrs

-> Thank you, Eliza, and your suggestion is also very good!

agree

Ph_B (X)

4 hrs

-> Thank you, Ph_B!

agree

Bogui Paul Thierry Kouadio: Je penses qu'il est une Bonne chose de rester fidèle a l'idée transmise par le texte source et me pas faire de surtaduction. Merci

34 days

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): -1

speaking the right words in season Prêcher la bonne parole en utilisant les saisons

Explanation:
Je pense que c'est le plus adapté ici...

https://www.eglisevillard.ch/sermons/les-quatre-saisons-de-la-vie-avec-dieu/

Samuel Clarisse
France
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French
PRO pts in category: 4

2 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

speaking the right words in season Dire la parole juste à bon propos

Explanation:
Bonjour Transexpertise, je manque de contexte. A qui s'adresse le texte ? Avez-vous d'autres éléments à nous communiquer ?

De but en blanc voici une proposition dans un contexte biblique mais il me semble que le titre ne véhicule aucune connotation de prêche. Sans doute au contraire, car la parole dite à propos n'est pas un prêche.

J'espère que les liens vous aideront, vous y trouverez de nombreuses traductions de la Bible dans diverses langues.

Dans un contexte spirituel, on parle fait souvent référence à la "parole juste". Ici j'ai du mal à traduire "speaking" parce que je ne sais rien qui puisse me guider, alors il semble que l'important soit de faire entendre ces paroles, et en français, "dire" ou même "énoncer" paraissent assez râpés, assez usés...
A vous de voir - soyez inspiré(e) car je ne suis pas encore satisfaite du titre que je propose ! Mais je crois qu'il faut conserver l'idée du dire, de la parole juste et du bon moment, bien à propos.
Un peu différent : donner à entendre les paroles justes à bon propos... ?

Reference: http://https://www.biblegateway.com/verse/en/Proverbs%2015%3...
Reference: http://https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Proverbs...

Anne Fabre
United Kingdom
Local time: 11:44
Works in field
Native speaker of: French

5 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

speaking the right words in season tout dire en sa saison

Explanation:
I'm taking a bit of poetic license here (it's a literary translation, not legal/technical, so that's allowed). It so happens that there's an expression in FR that comes from Corneille: "Tout vient en sa saison." According to this dictionary, it means "tout vient à point, au moment où cela doit arriver" (see section IIa): https://www.cnrtl.fr/definition/saison

That's exactly the meaning of "season" that's intended in the original EN here. "In season" doesn't refer to the four seasons. It's used literally to mean ready to be harvested/eaten ("strawberries are in season now"), and metaphorically to mean at the right time (see "in season" here: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/season).

So "speaking the right words in season" means speaking the right words at the right time. That's what the book this phrase comes from is about -- it's not about the four seasons, nor is it about literally harvesting fruits/vegetables:
https://www.abebooks.com/9781501003431/Speaking-Right-Words-...

Tweaking the FR set phrase from Corneille lets us use the same meaning of season/saison as that intended in the EN original, and it also maintains the play on words or thematic connection between the expression and the subject of the book.

Eliza Hall
United States
Local time: 06:44
Native speaker of: English

6 hrs confidence:

peer agreement (net): +1

speaking the right words in season prononcer les mots qu'il faut au moment opportun

Explanation:

Just une idée.

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prononcer les mots justes au moment opportun

Ph_B (X)
France
Local time: 12:44
Native speaker of: French

2 days 22 hrs confidence:

speaking the right words in season Dire/avoir une parole à propos en temps convenable

Explanation:
C'est ce qui me semble le plus proche de ce qui est exprimé, pour l'avoir souvent entendu dans le domaine chrétien.

Sandy Leroux
France
Local time: 12:44
Works in field
Native speaker of:

French

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