Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

discours surveillé, bridé, réfléchi

English translation:

moderate, restrained, well-considered discourse

Added to glossary by beatrice25
May 25, 2010 09:48
13 yrs ago
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French term

discours surveillé, bridé, réfléchi

French to English Art/Literary Linguistics
Dans une perspective plus large et de la confrontation avec des manifestations discursives hors-classes, il résulte une série d’oppositions qui définissent, du point de vue discursif, le « rituel » de la classe de langue.
 discours second, appris, étranger de la classe / discours « maternel », naturel, acquis dès l’enfance dans des interactions quotidiennes avec un environnement écologique multiforme;
 discours surveillé, bridé, réfléchi de la classe / discours « spontané », de l’ailleurs ;
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Proposed translations

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moderate, restrained, well-considered discourse

I'm sure there are plenty of other synonyms that would work too.
Peer comment(s):

agree Julie Barber : Cautious even. Lot of options as you say - in the dictionary
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Thanks, Julie.
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22 mins

supervised/directed, controlled, well thought out

* maybe some overlap there?
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6 hrs

thoughtfull, restrained and guarded speech

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