Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
Pourquoi s’arcbouter ?
English translation:
Why keep struggling?
French term
Pourquoi s’arcbouter ?
How would "Why fight it?" be?
| 3 | Why keep struggling? |
B D Finch
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| 3 | why dwell on it ? |
Verginia Ophof
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| 3 | Why expect the worst? |
Nicole Acher
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| 3 | Why give in to them? |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Dec 14, 2018 09:53: B D Finch Created KOG entry
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Proposed translations
Why keep struggling?
Belize
Near Native Proficiency in Source langua
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, Dutch to English, French to English
why dwell on it ?
The hand gesture says : Let it go
| agree |
philgoddard
: Them, presumably, since it appears to refer to his thoughts.
8 mins
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| disagree |
Daryo
: It doesn't mean that
1 hr
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United States
Every detail matters
Native in: English 
, French (Variant: Standard-France)
Works in: French to English
Why expect the worst?
United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
Discussion
If "s'arcbouter" was used, there MUST be some previous part of this story where this character was (or was tempted to) obstinately resist something. No nostalgia of any kind implied, only stubbornness!