Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
Deja Vu, a translator\'s sword of Damocles
Persian (Farsi) translation:
Déjà Vu ابزاری غیر قابل اطمینان برای مترجم
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Ebrahim Golavar
Oct 26, 2009 07:50
14 yrs ago
English term
Deja Vu, a translator's sword of Damocles
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Déjà Vu ابزاری غیر قابل اطمینان برای مترجم
The Sword of Damocles is frequently used to epitomize the imminent and ever-present peril faced by those in positions of power. More generally, it is used to denote the sense of foreboding engendered by a precarious situation.
I believe, "Déjà Vu" here refers to the well-known CAT tool.
I wish you had provided more context. However, this short context implies that the speker/writer has adopted a negative position toward the use of the said tool, perhaps, to advertise their own brand of CAT tool.
Based on the foregoing:
Déjà Vu, a translator's sword of damocles:
Déjà Vu ابزاری غیر قابل اطمینان برای مترجم
I believe, "Déjà Vu" here refers to the well-known CAT tool.
I wish you had provided more context. However, this short context implies that the speker/writer has adopted a negative position toward the use of the said tool, perhaps, to advertise their own brand of CAT tool.
Based on the foregoing:
Déjà Vu, a translator's sword of damocles:
Déjà Vu ابزاری غیر قابل اطمینان برای مترجم
Peer comment(s):
agree |
Edward Plaisance Jr
: this is good if we don't want to use the expression "sword of Damocles" in Persian
1 day 8 hrs
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Thank you, Sir!
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agree |
Farzad Akmali
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Thank you, Sir!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "thanks to you to other friends"
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deja vu, شمشیر داموکلس یک مترجم
حکایت شمشیر داموکلس
دژاوو، شمشیر داموکلس یک مترجم
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The story of Damocles
The Damocles of the anecdote was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a fourth century BCE tyrant of Syracuse. Damocles exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority, Dionysius was truly fortunate. Dionysius offered to switch places with him for a day, so he could taste first hand that fortune. In the evening a banquet was held where Damocles very much enjoyed being waited upon like a king. Only at the end of the meal did he look up and notice a sharpened sword hanging directly above his head by a single horse-hair. Immediately, he lost all taste for the fine foods and beautiful girls and asked leave of the tyrant, saying he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.[1][4]
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The same story gave rise to the expression hang by a thread.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-26 08:55:59 GMT)
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It also points to "a precarious situation"
Oxford Dictionary
دژاوو، شمشیر داموکلس یک مترجم
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Note added at 14 mins (2009-10-26 08:04:46 GMT)
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The story of Damocles
The Damocles of the anecdote was an obsequious courtier in the court of Dionysius II of Syracuse, a fourth century BCE tyrant of Syracuse. Damocles exclaimed that, as a great man of power and authority, Dionysius was truly fortunate. Dionysius offered to switch places with him for a day, so he could taste first hand that fortune. In the evening a banquet was held where Damocles very much enjoyed being waited upon like a king. Only at the end of the meal did he look up and notice a sharpened sword hanging directly above his head by a single horse-hair. Immediately, he lost all taste for the fine foods and beautiful girls and asked leave of the tyrant, saying he no longer wanted to be so fortunate.[1][4]
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Note added at 25 mins (2009-10-26 08:16:01 GMT)
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The same story gave rise to the expression hang by a thread.
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Note added at 1 hr (2009-10-26 08:55:59 GMT)
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It also points to "a precarious situation"
Oxford Dictionary
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آشناپنداری، خطری در کمین مترجم
Here, I do not suppose "deja vu" refers to the CAT tool!
''sword of Damocles'':
a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any times and that makes you worried or frightened.
خطر در کمین
or to be more source oriented, شمشیر داموکلس
in this case you may need to give a footnote about Damocles Story.
''sword of Damocles'':
a bad or unpleasant thing that might happen to you at any times and that makes you worried or frightened.
خطر در کمین
or to be more source oriented, شمشیر داموکلس
in this case you may need to give a footnote about Damocles Story.
Peer comment(s):
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Habib Shariati
: just look at what I offered, wish you success
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Many Thanks for thw comment and nice suggestion!
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دژاوو سلاح یا محکی در دست مترجم است
منظور این است که مترجم با این وسیله است که به کنه تواناییهای مترجمی پی ببرد
Discussion
It is the title of a chapter and is actually referring to machine translation.
In any case, it seems the author is cautioning the reader about depending too much on such devices or applications, in general. The comparison to the sword of Damocles, is that these programs can unexpectedly bite you if you are not always careful in using them.
I think more context can be of much help.