Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
ils ne ménagent néanmoins pas leurs forces
English translation:
although they sleep twelve hours a day they are very active during the day...
Added to glossary by
evelyn evans
Aug 11, 2002 03:51
21 yrs ago
French term
Clara
ils ne ménagent néanmoins pas leurs forces
Non-PRO
French to English
Art/Literary
In the following sentence:
"Dormant près de douze heures par jour, ils ne ménagent néanmoins pas leurs forces durant leurs phases d’activité diurne, ce qui entretient, chez eux, un état à la fois calme et alerte, une certaine gaieté tranquille"
"Dormant près de douze heures par jour, ils ne ménagent néanmoins pas leurs forces durant leurs phases d’activité diurne, ce qui entretient, chez eux, un état à la fois calme et alerte, une certaine gaieté tranquille"
Proposed translations
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Proposed translations
6 hrs
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although they sleep twelve hours a day they are very active during the day...
'Although' underlines the fact that because they sleep a lot during the night they are very active during the day.
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Note added at 2002-08-12 14:18:16 (GMT) Post-grading
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On second thoughts there are too many \'days\' in this phrase. Perhaps \'twelve hours each night\'... etc.
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Note added at 2002-08-12 14:18:16 (GMT) Post-grading
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On second thoughts there are too many \'days\' in this phrase. Perhaps \'twelve hours each night\'... etc.
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thank you. This sounds much more natural than other suggestions. I do appreciate your time and effort answering this question. I also appreciate the other answers. Thank you all. "
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9 mins
Although they spend twelve hours a day sleeping, they
do not spare their effort
other solutions with 'nevertheless' or "however' are rather awkward
other solutions with 'nevertheless' or "however' are rather awkward
1 hr
Sleeping 12 hours a day, they nevertheless don't save their strenght during their daytime activ
My suggestion
Sleeping 12 hours a day, they nevertheless do not save their strength during their phases of daytime activity....
ménager ses forces: to save one's strength.
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Note added at 2002-08-11 05:32:57 (GMT)
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ignore the \'answer part\'. I forgot to go back and arrange it. So much for working on the computer before breakfast/drinking coffee.
Incidentally, DPolice is right about the awkwardness.
Alternative/better? suggestion:
Even though they sleep twelve hours a day, they do not save/conserve their strength during their phases of daytime activity....
Sleeping 12 hours a day, they nevertheless do not save their strength during their phases of daytime activity....
ménager ses forces: to save one's strength.
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Note added at 2002-08-11 05:32:57 (GMT)
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ignore the \'answer part\'. I forgot to go back and arrange it. So much for working on the computer before breakfast/drinking coffee.
Incidentally, DPolice is right about the awkwardness.
Alternative/better? suggestion:
Even though they sleep twelve hours a day, they do not save/conserve their strength during their phases of daytime activity....
1 hr
Even with sleeping 12 hrs. a day, they can't gather their energy in (their) waking activities
...
1 hr
Richard George Elliott
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Art, music, literature
Native in: English
Works in: French to English, German to English
Related KudoZ points
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23
conserve their strength
Sleeping almost 12 hours a day, they do not, however, conserve their strength during...
2 hrs
...they are highly active in their daytime phase...
?
3 hrs
Jean-Luc Dumont
France
France
Native in French
France
Accuracy, Ability, Availability
Native in: French
Works in: English to French, French to English, Spanish to French, and 3 more.
Related KudoZ points
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1108
but they do not save their energy
They may be sleeping 12 hours a day but they do not save their energy during their daytime activity phases. This keeps them....
5 hrs
Paul Stevens
Native in English
Accurate and reliable translations
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English
Related KudoZ points
:
347
they don't hold back during...
is how I would phrase this.
Alternatively, "they don't conserve their energy...".
HTH
Alternatively, "they don't conserve their energy...".
HTH
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