Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
repère
English translation:
reference point
French term
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repère
une partie de la population de xxxx a dû se réfugier chez des parents pendant quelques mois, ce qui a engendré des séparations familiales, des tensions et des ruptures dans le réseau social. La perte des repères a été forte pour les personnes, et la résilience sociale a été entravée dans des moments essentiels de possibilité de récupération et de ritualisation des évènements.
Merci
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Daryo
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B D Finch
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Jane F
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Proposed translations
reference point
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"The loss of reference points ..."
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Note added at 2 hrs (2012-11-07 17:19:33 GMT)
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A sample:
" The Dissolution of Ego and Loss of Reference Points
The ego knows itself because of what is around it. That's how egos work. That's the essence of duality. There is me and there is the other (everything else). ..."
[http://www.spiritualawakeningprocess.com/2011/04/dissolution...]
family bearings
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Pascale van Kempen-Herlant
: I don't know about "bearings" but in any case not necessarily "family". La phrase mentionne "séparations familiales + des tensions + des ruptures dans le réseau social".
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the previous sentence mentions 'séparations familiales' so it seems logical.
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Sheila Wilson
: certainly family something: support or identity might work, too. It's one of my favourite French words - so useful, but so hard to translate!
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Daryo
: only "bearings" as the ST also mentions "... des tensions et des ruptures dans le réseau social ..."
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disorientation
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philgoddard
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Thanks Phil
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Alison Sparks (X)
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Thanks Alison
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Sheila Wilson
: I actually prefer that :)
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Thanks Sheila
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corina hancianu
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Thanks Corina
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Carol Gullidge
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Thanks Carol
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Marie Jackson
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Thanks Marie
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Nikki Scott-Despaigne
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Thanks Nikki
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