Creuset (catalyseur d\'innovation)
English translation: forging global etc.
| 12:48 Oct 14, 2016 |
| French to English translations [PRO] Art/Literary - Poetry & Literature / U.S. vs. UK Translation | ||||
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|  Selected response from: katsy Local time: 14:44 | |||
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| 3 +3 | forging global etc. |
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| 4 +1 | cradle |
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| 4 | crucible |
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| 3 | melting-pot |
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| crucible - UK example of usage in similar context |
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| crucible |
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| creuset melting-pot Explanation: Although it works equally weel as 'crucible' in AE and BE? I really don't think we'd use the formal technical term very much in this way. I think the informal and more readily fiigurative term 'melting-pot' works better in both variants of EN — though I still feel the whole phrase could be re-worked to be better still... |
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crucible Explanation: It works perfectly well in both US and UK English (I'm British, by the way). It's a bit of a cliché, though. -------------------------------------------------- Note added at 1 hr (2016-10-14 14:08:08 GMT) -------------------------------------------------- A situation of severe trial, or in which different elements interact, leading to the creation of something new. ‘Their relationship was forged in the crucible of war’ 'The importance of family and peers, coupled with a supportive faculty and institutional climate, all combine in a higher education crucible to aid in the student's achievement.’ http://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/crucible ‘As she is at pains to point out, there was no unhappy childhood to avenge; no traumas to shove into the creative crucible.’ Reference: http://www.google.com/search?q=crucible+innovation&ie=utf-8&... |
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