Arise, Sir...

French translation: relevez-vous, Chevalier

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English term or phrase:Arise, Sir...
French translation:relevez-vous, Chevalier
Entered by: Virginie Ebongué

17:03 Nov 16, 2012
English to French translations [PRO]
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English term or phrase: Arise, Sir...
After many long years of training and learning the skills of combat and chivalry required of a Knight during the Middle Ages the steps to Knighthood were completed and symbolised in the order of Knighthood ceremony. The culmination of the ceremony was when a knight was dubbed and the words "Arise, Sir Knight" were uttered. This final part of the ceremony would have been knighted by a local knight, or if they were very lucky, by a greater noble or even the king. The ceremony marked the final steps to knighthood made by a Medieval Squire.

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D'avance, merci de votre aide.
Virginie Ebongué
Italy
Local time: 14:30
relevez-vous, chevalier
Explanation:
prophet arose, un prophète surgit ou se révéla; arise, Sir John!, (in knighthood ceremony) relevez-vous Sir John; Bible to arise from the dead, ressusciter (des ...

http://traduction.babylon.com/anglais/a-francais/arise/#

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Note added at 19 mins (2012-11-16 17:23:06 GMT)
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Plutôt que levez-vous
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GILOU
France
Local time: 14:30
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Merci beaucoup !
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Summary of answers provided
4 +8relevez-vous, chevalier
GILOU
4Debout, chevalier ...!
FX Fraipont (X)
3Relevez-vous, Chevalier
Josephine Cassar
Summary of reference entries provided
adoubement
mchd

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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
arise, sir...
Debout, chevalier ...!


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FX Fraipont (X)
Belgium
Local time: 14:30
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Native speaker of: Native in FrenchFrench
PRO pts in category: 56
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci de votre aide. J'avais pensé à "Levez-vous, chevalier... !"

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18 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +8
arise, sir...
relevez-vous, chevalier


Explanation:
prophet arose, un prophète surgit ou se révéla; arise, Sir John!, (in knighthood ceremony) relevez-vous Sir John; Bible to arise from the dead, ressusciter (des ...

http://traduction.babylon.com/anglais/a-francais/arise/#

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Note added at 19 mins (2012-11-16 17:23:06 GMT)
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Plutôt que levez-vous

GILOU
France
Local time: 14:30
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Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 68
Grading comment
Merci beaucoup !
Notes to answerer
Asker: Merci beaucoup !


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Guereau: Plutôt que "levez-vous" en effet
2 mins

agree  Didier Fourcot: OU Relevez-vous sire chevalier sur suggestion de Petitavoine
51 mins

agree  Yvonne Gallagher
3 hrs

agree  Annick Pérocheau
5 hrs

agree  Tristan Jimenez
5 hrs

agree  emiledgar
14 hrs

agree  writeaway
14 hrs

agree  Savvas SEIMANIDIS
19 hrs
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3 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
arise, sir...
Relevez-vous, Chevalier


Explanation:
Better than Debout, as formal & before the knight would have been ordered to kneel down.

Josephine Cassar
Malta
Local time: 14:30
Does not meet criteria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in MalteseMaltese

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  writeaway: same answer as posted by Gilou hours earlier
11 hrs
  -> True but that is what I found too, except for the capital letters as Sir Knight
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Reference comments


27 mins
Reference: adoubement

Reference information:
L'Adoubement
La veille il prend un bain purificateur.
Puis il met une tunique blanche.
Il jeune pour faire pénitence.
Le soir il va dans la chapelle et passe la nuit à prier assisté de ses parains : la veillée d'armes.
Au matin, il se confesse, il communie, va à la messe, écoute le sermon.
Puis quant tous sont là, il s'approche de l'autel l'épée suspendue à son cou, un prêtre la bénie, puis il s'agenouille devant le seigneur ou l'évèque qui lui demande : "Pour quelle raison désires-tu entrer dans la chevalerie ? Si tu recherches la richesse ou les honneurs, tu n'en es pas digne !"
Le jeune homme pose alors la main sur l'évangile et prête à haute voix le serment des chevaliers.
Après cela les pages l'aident à revétir sa tenue : cotte de maille, cuirasse, brassards et éperons dorés. Puis il ceint l'épée.
Il s'agenouille pour recevoir la collée : le seigneur lui donne 3 coups du plat de son épée sur la joue, ou du plat de la main sur la nuque, en disant : "Au nom de Dieu, de Saint Michel et de Saint Georges, je te fais chevalier. Sois vaillant, loyal et généreux."

mchd
France
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Native speaker of: French
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