Jan 3, 2016 04:15
8 yrs ago
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French term
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épicène
Non-PRO
French to English
Social Sciences
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
VOCABULARY
I've a translation dictionary of more than 550 000 translations where the French word "épicène" doesn't figure!!!
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All translation sitesI visited give a wrong (or totally bad) translation.
WHo can help me?
As a disabled person I can't visit may more, so please answer me only via danny.lauwers3 telenet.be
THANKS!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 3 +1 | gender-neutral |
Tony M
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Change log
Jan 3, 2016 04:15: Karen Zaragoza changed "Term asked" from "épicène (mais pas androgyne)" to "épicène"
Jan 3, 2016 04:15: Karen Zaragoza changed "Vetting" from "Needs Vetting" to "Vet OK"
Jan 3, 2016 12:44: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences" , "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters" , "Field (write-in)" from "GRAMMATICAL ORTHOGRAPHY" to "VOCABULARY"
Proposed translations
+1
3 hrs
gender-neutral
Would be one way of using it in certain modern contexts, though linguistically, historically, that would not have been the traditional term for it. You might not find a word for it in EN, since of course English nouns don't generally change anyway for different genders; at best, a different word may be used, such as actor/actress etc.
So the answer you need will very much depend on what context you wish to use it in.
So the answer you need will very much depend on what context you wish to use it in.
Reference comments
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Reference:
Some translations of "épicène"
Here is a link to some uses of your term:
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Reference:
same word in het engels
Definition of epicene in English:
adjective
1Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex: the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age
Effeminate; effete: the actor infused the role with an epicene languor
Origin
Late Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos 'common').
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/epic...
Epicene is an adjective (sometimes substantive) that indicates lack of gender distinction, often specifically loss of masculinity. It includes:
effeminacy – a man who adopts feminine behavior, demeanor, or dress;
androgyny – having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicene
adjective
1Having characteristics of both sexes or no characteristics of either sex; of indeterminate sex: the sort of epicene beauty peculiar to boys of a certain age
Effeminate; effete: the actor infused the role with an epicene languor
Origin
Late Middle English (as a grammatical term): via late Latin from Greek epikoinos (based on koinos 'common').
http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/us/definition/english/epic...
Epicene is an adjective (sometimes substantive) that indicates lack of gender distinction, often specifically loss of masculinity. It includes:
effeminacy – a man who adopts feminine behavior, demeanor, or dress;
androgyny – having both masculine and feminine characteristics.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epicene
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