adverbe de sens

English translation: about meaning

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French term or phrase:adverbe de sens
English translation:about meaning
Entered by: B D Finch

12:57 May 24, 2017
French to English translations [Non-PRO]
Poetry & Literature
French term or phrase: adverbe de sens
Hi,

This is the synopsis of a book called "Sauvons le progrès" (I have already posted this paragraph for another term...)

"Jusqu’où doit-on œuvrer, individuellement et collectivement, à faire progrès, à produire du progrès, à être en progrès ? L’adverbe est de lieu, mais aussi de direction, de périmètre, d’espace. Et, bien sûr, de sens. Ce postulat, ce qui l’interroge est légion. "

Does this mean "adverbe de direction" (again?) I'm really confused, please help!


Thank you.
Louisa Tchaicha
Tunisia
Local time: 21:09
about meaning
Explanation:
I suggest that you can forget about retaining any reference to adverbs and translate the sentence more freely.

http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/sens/72087?q=s...
"Ce que quelque chose signifie, ensemble d'idées que représente un signe, un symbole : Le sens d'une allégorie.
"Ce que représente un mot, objet ou état auquel il réfère : Chercher le sens d'un mot dans le dictionnaire.
"Raison d'être, valeur, finalité de quelque chose, ce qui le justifie et l'explique : Donner un sens à son existence."

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Note added at 38 mins (2017-05-24 13:35:24 GMT)
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The ST is easily found online and referring to it helps get the feel for how freely it should be translated. http://acteursdeleconomie.latribune.fr/debats/conferences/20...
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B D Finch
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Local time: 22:09
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about meaning


Explanation:
I suggest that you can forget about retaining any reference to adverbs and translate the sentence more freely.

http://www.larousse.fr/dictionnaires/francais/sens/72087?q=s...
"Ce que quelque chose signifie, ensemble d'idées que représente un signe, un symbole : Le sens d'une allégorie.
"Ce que représente un mot, objet ou état auquel il réfère : Chercher le sens d'un mot dans le dictionnaire.
"Raison d'être, valeur, finalité de quelque chose, ce qui le justifie et l'explique : Donner un sens à son existence."

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Note added at 38 mins (2017-05-24 13:35:24 GMT)
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The ST is easily found online and referring to it helps get the feel for how freely it should be translated. http://acteursdeleconomie.latribune.fr/debats/conferences/20...

B D Finch
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Local time: 22:09
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