Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
récit merveilleux
English translation:
stories and tales of the fantastic
Added to glossary by
Wyley Powell
Mar 24, 2009 01:43
15 yrs ago
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French term
Canada
récit merveilleux
French to English
Social Sciences
Education / Pedagogy
The title of a course: "Contes et récits merveilleux"
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Proposed translations
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| 4 +2 | stories and tales of the fantastic |
Linda Sansome (X)
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| 3 +4 | Enchanting stories and tales |
Marco Solinas
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| 3 +4 | Fairy tales and fantasy |
MatthewLaSon
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| 4 | Fantasy tale |
jmleger
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| 3 | fantastical tales |
Loperhet (X)
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| 3 | (Tales of / the Literature of) Enchantment |
ormiston
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Proposed translations
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9 hrs
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stories and tales of the fantastic
'Contes et récits merveilleux' Marco said that 'merveilleux' could imply the supernatural, which I agree with! So, "stories and tales of the fantastic" would cover that.
Peer comment(s):
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whither has fle
2 hrs
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Valerie SYKES
: There are lots of 'tales of the fantastic' & 'stories of the fantastic' on Google. It sounds just right as a book title.
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Valerie - my preferred reading when I was a girl - fully-paid up member of the M.R. James fan club!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks to everyone. This course is for adults."
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10 mins
Marco Solinas
Native in English
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Native in: English 
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Works in: Italian to English, French to English
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Enchanting stories and tales
Merveilleux can also mean supernatural. If that is what the course is about, then: "Stories and tales of the supernatural."
Peer comment(s):
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Yolanda Broad
: I agree with both of your answers
20 mins
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| agree |
Jean-Louis S.
40 mins
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| agree |
kashew
8 hrs
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| agree |
Christopher Newell
: Yes, this seems the best answer
9 hrs
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| agree |
berg
10 hrs
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| neutral |
ormiston
: this might not sound right as the name of a course or as a literary genre. Wyley is the course for adults, are they studying existing literature or learning to write ?
12 hrs
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Valerie SYKES
: The OED definition of 'enchanting' is 'delightfully charming or attractive'.
12 hrs
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47 mins
French term (edited):
récits merveilleux
Fairy tales and fantasy
Hello,
That's what I'd call the course in English.
"Elective (at least 4 semester hours from lines 1 or 2 above) .... 335 Fairy Tales and Fantasy - LT Fairy tales are told and interpreted; interpretive models ..."
www.plu.edu/print/catalog/2002-2003/engl.html - 29k
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Note added at 51 mins (2009-03-24 02:35:35 GMT)
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or "fairy tales and fantasy stories", "fantasy" by itself implies "stories".
That's what I'd call the course in English.
"Elective (at least 4 semester hours from lines 1 or 2 above) .... 335 Fairy Tales and Fantasy - LT Fairy tales are told and interpreted; interpretive models ..."
www.plu.edu/print/catalog/2002-2003/engl.html - 29k
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Note added at 51 mins (2009-03-24 02:35:35 GMT)
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or "fairy tales and fantasy stories", "fantasy" by itself implies "stories".
Peer comment(s):
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Jessica Noyes
: Yes
41 mins
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Thank you, Jessica!
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Sandra & Kenneth Grossman
3 hrs
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Thanks, Sangro!
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B D Finch
: Much more like a course title
7 hrs
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Thanks, B D Finch!
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Aude Sylvain
10 hrs
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Thanks, Aude!
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suezen
11 hrs
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Thanks, suezen!
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Christopher Newell
: "Fairy tales" is "contes de fées", so not sure that this doesn't alter the writer's intent
11 hrs
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Thanks, Christopher, but I have to disagree. Although the writer didn't say "de fées". I can't see any difference really between "contes de fées" and "contes merveilleux". Also, the translation has to sound like natural English.
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Valerie SYKES
: I agree with Christopher. There is already a perfectly good phrase for fairy tales.
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Thank, Valerie, but see comment to Christopher.
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6 hrs
fantastical tales
This version could appeal to children
11 hrs
Fantasy tale
Moi, j'intitulerais le cours "Tales and fantasy"
13 hrs
(Tales of / the Literature of) Enchantment
This does seem to be a literary genre. It does depend if the course is about writing or studying though. I feel 'merveilleux' has a deliberately 'magical' ring to it so it might not involve the darker genres of fantasy or the supernatural.
THE ART OF STORYTELLING - [ Traduire cette page ]DUE: Literary Tales of Enchantment Research paper (6-8pg). April 20. TOPICS: The Collected Works of George MacDonald. Peer Telling: Genre Tale ...
www.unca.edu/artsandideas/ARTS310WebPages/Syllabi/Spring/Sp... - Pages similaires
ARTS 310: THE ART OF STORYTELLING - [ Traduire cette page ]READINGS: Personal Choice For Genre Tale / Literary research. Nov. 17. TOPICS: Tales of Enchantment: Victorian Literary Fairy Tales. DUE: Literary Tales of ...
www.unca.edu/artsandideas/ARTS310WebPages/Syllabi/Fall/Fall... -
THE ART OF STORYTELLING - [ Traduire cette page ]DUE: Literary Tales of Enchantment Research paper (6-8pg). April 20. TOPICS: The Collected Works of George MacDonald. Peer Telling: Genre Tale ...
www.unca.edu/artsandideas/ARTS310WebPages/Syllabi/Spring/Sp... - Pages similaires
ARTS 310: THE ART OF STORYTELLING - [ Traduire cette page ]READINGS: Personal Choice For Genre Tale / Literary research. Nov. 17. TOPICS: Tales of Enchantment: Victorian Literary Fairy Tales. DUE: Literary Tales of ...
www.unca.edu/artsandideas/ARTS310WebPages/Syllabi/Fall/Fall... -
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