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Touareg de service

English translation: token touareg

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French term or phrase:Touareg de service
English translation:token touareg
Entered by: Victor Foster

01:25 Jun 8, 2013
    The asker opted for community grading. The question was closed on 2013-06-11 19:54:08 based on peer agreement (or, if there were too few peer comments, asker preference.)


French to English translations [PRO]
Government / Politics
French term or phrase: Touareg de service
s'il ne quitte rarement son turban blanc, il rejette l'étiquette de .

It's an article concerning the social phenomenon where some Tuaregs are claiming a national identity. For example, in this article the person in question sees himself as bout Tureg and Nigerian. I don't think "token" quite covers the meaning so I'd like to see other suggestion.
Victor Foster
United States
Local time: 21:45
token touareg
Explanation:
anything else?
Selected response from:

jmleger
Local time: 21:45
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who responded. After reviewing the context I think this is the best answer though I think "symbolic" comes close but that doesn't sound like something someone would say in these circumstances and for him to feel he needed to respond to.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +3token touareg
jmleger
4tuareg for show
Cyril B.
4the obligatory Touareg
Jane F
4the mandatory Touareg
AllegroTrans
5 -2mercenary Touareg
papier
3nominal Taureg
kashew


Discussion entries: 6





  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
token touareg


Explanation:
anything else?

jmleger
Local time: 21:45
Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thanks to everyone who responded. After reviewing the context I think this is the best answer though I think "symbolic" comes close but that doesn't sound like something someone would say in these circumstances and for him to feel he needed to respond to.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Cyril B.
52 mins
  -> Thx!
agree  GILLES MEUNIER
6 hrs
  -> Thx!
agree  Nikki Scott-Despaigne: with capital T
8 hrs
agree  mill2: with Nikki
8 hrs
  -> Thx!
agree  writeaway: with Nikki. Touareg
9 hrs
  -> Thx!
disagree  Daryo: he is not the "Touareg" that's there just to fill the required PC quota of "oppressed minorities" that's not the idea.
2 days 22 hrs
disagree  papier: opposite meaning
2 days 23 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
tuareg for show


Explanation:
Sounds like it's more about appearance

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-06-08 02:30:11 GMT)
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'display tuareg'

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Note added at 1 hr (2013-06-08 02:57:23 GMT)
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'show tuareg'

Cyril B.
France
Works in field
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the obligatory Touareg


Explanation:
I think this is what it means here

Jane F
France
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: English
PRO pts in category: 4
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
the mandatory Touareg


Explanation:
A few other possibilities:
statutory
emblematic
symbolic

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 03:45
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  nweatherdon: not convinced yet its along these lines, but I think symbolic would be better than token, particularly if it may have some relationship to stakeholder participation, this would be carry a more respectful tone. But that may be going beyond translation ...
5 hrs
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12 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): -2
mercenary Touareg


Explanation:
Sugg.

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Note added at 13 horas (2013-06-08 14:59:08 GMT)
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You can also use "Touareg on duty" depending on the style of the whole ST.

papier
Brazil
Local time: 23:45
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  AllegroTrans: Why is this person a paid fighting soldier? where does the text suggest this?// OK, so you cannot possibly call him a mercenary
25 mins
  -> The text says exactly the opposite: he rejects the title of "Touareg de service"/ But that is what the asker demands: a tranlation of the title of a condition he denies. Read the phrase.
disagree  B D Finch: A mercenary is literally somebody who fightst just for money and, metaphorically, somebody unscrupulous who will do anything for money. That doesn't fit the source text.// So why doesn't the ST use "mercenaire"? Only read into it what's actually there.
1 day 2 hrs
  -> Exactly, such is the meaning. And that is precisely what the person doesn't accept to be called. I think you didn't pay enough attention to the French ST./"Mercenaire" is implicit in being a Touareg "de service". Otherwise, the ST would "un vrai Touareg"
disagree  Daryo: Touaregs have a reputation as warriors - not mercenaries - but neither is the meaning of "de service"
2 days 10 hrs
  -> Exactly. That is why the person does not want to be called a Touareg "de service". Touareg are great warriors for centuries... Yes, this is the meaning of "de service";
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3 days 13 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
nominal Taureg


Explanation:
Defn. of nominal
https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/?shva=1#inbox/13f2fad4c7d74...

kashew
France
Local time: 04:45
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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