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chèvrepied nain

English translation: dwarf satyr

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French term or phrase:chèvrepied nain
English translation:dwarf satyr
Entered by: Polly McDonnell

22:25 Dec 12, 2002
French to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Folklore / Greek mythology
French term or phrase: chèvrepied nain
"...un Silène à la barbe grise et au ventre de Bouddha dont le corps abandonné est livré aux facéties de chèvrepieds nains"
Polly McDonnell
France
Local time: 21:28
dwarf satyr
Explanation:
Satyrs are half-human (the upper half), half-goat (the lower half). Pan, the Greek god of nature, was a satyr.

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Note added at 2002-12-13 04:26:00 (GMT)
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Note that the original text reads \"chèvrepieds nains\" (dwarf satyrs) rather than \"nains aux pieds de chèvre\" (cloven-footed or goat-footed dwarves).

Pas la même chose...

And regarding markmx\'s comment: a \"chèvrepieds\" is the French equivalent of \"satyr\", not a description. You can find it in the dictionary.

Consider the title of Gabriel Pierné\'s piece: Lorenza et le chevrepied...
See:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/daniel.lesur/artetmusiqueecrits.htm
as well as
\"Au nord, la forêt était infestée de mangeurs de tête, de grandes créatures poilues et cornues que d’autres nomment Chèvrepied\"
http://www.lachimereauxmillereves.com/down/nit-1-01.pdf
and
http://www.librairie-bellanger.com/catalogue_p/detail.asp?re...
and
Le Journal officiel de la République française (section des documents administratifs)[...] publié le 6 décembre 1990 des
Rectifications de l\'orthographe élaborées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, approuvées par l\'Académie française
à l\'unanimité le 3 mai 1990.

\"Chèvrepied\" is listed as a noun...
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cheungmo
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Summary of answers provided
4 +2goat-footed dwarf
João Carlos Pijnappel
5dwarf satyr
cheungmo
3 -1cloven-hoofed dwarfs/dwarves
markmx


  

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11 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
goat-footed dwarf


Explanation:
...

João Carlos Pijnappel
Local time: 16:28
Native speaker of: Portuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  markmx: dwarves
3 hrs
agree  Pascale Dahan
10 hrs
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51 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
dwarf satyr


Explanation:
Satyrs are half-human (the upper half), half-goat (the lower half). Pan, the Greek god of nature, was a satyr.

--------------------------------------------------
Note added at 2002-12-13 04:26:00 (GMT)
--------------------------------------------------

Note that the original text reads \"chèvrepieds nains\" (dwarf satyrs) rather than \"nains aux pieds de chèvre\" (cloven-footed or goat-footed dwarves).

Pas la même chose...

And regarding markmx\'s comment: a \"chèvrepieds\" is the French equivalent of \"satyr\", not a description. You can find it in the dictionary.

Consider the title of Gabriel Pierné\'s piece: Lorenza et le chevrepied...
See:
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/daniel.lesur/artetmusiqueecrits.htm
as well as
\"Au nord, la forêt était infestée de mangeurs de tête, de grandes créatures poilues et cornues que d’autres nomment Chèvrepied\"
http://www.lachimereauxmillereves.com/down/nit-1-01.pdf
and
http://www.librairie-bellanger.com/catalogue_p/detail.asp?re...
and
Le Journal officiel de la République française (section des documents administratifs)[...] publié le 6 décembre 1990 des
Rectifications de l\'orthographe élaborées par le Conseil supérieur de la langue française, approuvées par l\'Académie française
à l\'unanimité le 3 mai 1990.

\"Chèvrepied\" is listed as a noun...


cheungmo
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  João Carlos Pijnappel: maybe, but then again, this appears to be the description of a group of satyrs, so the reader can guess by himself what they are
31 mins
agree  luskie: If I'm not wrong, Sileno was the king/chief/? of Satyrs...
3 days 4 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): -1
cloven-hoofed dwarfs/dwarves


Explanation:
Although they probably are satyrs, the writer's chosen to describe them instead of using the French word, 'satyres'.
Cloven is just a traditional English way of saying 'goat-footed', with or without its Biblical connotations.

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Note added at 2002-12-13 02:29:12 (GMT)
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Cloven as in cleaved... into 2 parts, like the shape of a goat\'s or cow\'s hoof

markmx
Local time: 21:28
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  cheungmo: "chèvrepied" is a noun, not a description.
2 hrs
neutral  lien: chevrepied est un nom populaire pour satyre
4 days
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