Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
want betrayed or want-betrayed
French translation:
attentes déçues / espoirs déçus
Added to glossary by
Marie-Andree Dionne
Oct 2, 2009 13:05
14 yrs ago
English term
want betrayed or want-betrayed
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I see this expression here and there but can't get a clear meaning based on context. In my text, it seems to be related to poverty. Any help ?
Proposed translations
(French)
| 1 +1 | attentes déçues / espoirs déçus |
Françoise Vogel
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| 4 | dans le dénuement |
Euqinimod (X)
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| 4 | trahi par ses désirs matérialistes |
emiledgar
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| 3 | désappointé/dépité |
Alain Chouraki
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Proposed translations
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Françoise Vogel
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Related KudoZ points
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attentes déçues / espoirs déçus
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Merci !
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Merci !
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1 hr
désappointé/dépité
Pour garder la forme adjectivale.
"Nul n'est plus pauvre, ni plus désappointé que celui qui ..."
"Nul n'est plus pauvre, ni plus désappointé que celui qui ..."
Note from asker:
| J'aimerais bien qu'on puisse donner une "mention honorable" en plus des points pour la réponse la plus utile... Vous l'auriez eue. Merci! |
1 hr
dans le dénuement
C'est-à-dire privé du nécessaire, des moyens de satisfaire ses besoins, démuni.
1 hr
trahi par ses désirs matérialistes
From the sentence, it seems that this is the meaning: he loses his soul because of his materialistic desires; when he wins, he loses his soul i.e. he is betrayed by his wants.
Discussion
"...none are so poor, none so want-betrayed as he who lays his all upon some self-made game and, winning, looses his own soul."