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époque pauvre

23:39 Jul 4, 2017
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French to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
French term or phrase: époque pauvre
Bonsoir,
comment peut-on traduire l'expression "époque pauvre" en anglais, pour se référer à une époque qui n'est pas particulièrement développée au niveau de la connaissance, comme par exemple le Moyen-Age (ce qui n'est pas totalement vrai, mais bon...)
Je ne crois pas qu'on puisse utiliser "poor".
Grifone
Italy


Summary of answers provided
3Dark Ages
Barbara Cochran, MFA


Discussion entries: 1





  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Dark Ages


Explanation:
That's how I've always heard it referred to.

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Note added at 15 mins (2017-07-04 23:54:58 GMT)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Ages_(historiography)

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Note added at 55 mins (2017-07-05 00:34:16 GMT)
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Or "age of unenlightenment": http://www.thefreedictionary.com/unenlightenment

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Note added at 1 hr (2017-07-05 00:50:34 GMT)
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Or just "the dark age" of whatever.

Barbara Cochran, MFA
United States
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  mrrafe: I think Asker is using Dark Ages only as an example of "pauvre," but unenlightened is possible /// Yes that's better
55 mins
  -> As you were entering this I further expanded on the use of "dark age". See above.
neutral  B D Finch: Agree with writeaway's discussion note: it's pointless guessing without context.
9 hrs
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