vibrate on a low frequency

French translation: dont l'impact résonne en nous...

13:47 Feb 20, 2010
English to French translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Psychology / Livre
English term or phrase: vibrate on a low frequency
The things that we judge as bad — violence, rape, starvation, poverty, cruelty, and so on — start to fall away naturally; as consciousness elevates, the things such as these ***that vibrate on a low frequency*** start to remove themselves from our human experience and the world around us.

-> of course, il s'agit de rendre l'idée que "tout cela" est mal... tout en gardant l'idée de "basse fréquence" ou quelque chose d'approchant...
Merci pour vos suggestions, poétiques ou non!
;-)
Madeleine Rossi
Switzerland
Local time: 02:41
French translation:dont l'impact résonne en nous...
Explanation:
I think the emphasis should be on the fact that such evil exists 'en sous-jacent', creating an almost imperceptible background (noise). Am not a native French speaker and can't find a good way to express it, but the idea of 'en fond d'écran'....It's a challenge!

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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-02-21 10:59:48 GMT)
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idée:
'incrustées en bruit de fond"
car 'low' se réfère à des basses fréquences et non à notre 'partie d'ombre'

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Note added at 1 day43 mins (2010-02-21 14:31:04 GMT)
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si on change de métaphore,
"dont l'ombre pérsiste"...
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ormiston
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Excellent, merci!
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Summary of answers provided
3 +1dont l'impact résonne en nous...
ormiston
4.... tout ce qui émane de basses vibrations se dissipe.
RB Traduction
3qui font vibrer le côté ténébreux (sombre) de l'être
angelabucur
3qui titillent/réveillent nos bas instincts
Geneviève Tardif (X)
2qui ont à voir avec notre part d'ombre
Sara M


  

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qui ont à voir avec notre part d'ombre


Explanation:
un peu éloigné, sans doute...

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qui font vibrer le côté ténébreux (sombre) de l'être


Explanation:
une suggestion ...

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qui titillent/réveillent nos bas instincts


Explanation:
Autre suggestion

Geneviève Tardif (X)
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neutral  ormiston: je suis convaincue que ceci n'est pas l'idée
16 hrs
  -> Merci, j'y vois plus clair!
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dont l'impact résonne en nous...


Explanation:
I think the emphasis should be on the fact that such evil exists 'en sous-jacent', creating an almost imperceptible background (noise). Am not a native French speaker and can't find a good way to express it, but the idea of 'en fond d'écran'....It's a challenge!

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Note added at 21 hrs (2010-02-21 10:59:48 GMT)
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idée:
'incrustées en bruit de fond"
car 'low' se réfère à des basses fréquences et non à notre 'partie d'ombre'

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Note added at 1 day43 mins (2010-02-21 14:31:04 GMT)
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si on change de métaphore,
"dont l'ombre pérsiste"...

ormiston
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Excellent, merci!
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Asker: Absolutely!! I do agree with your idea... :-)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Geneviève Tardif (X): Je commence à y voir plus clair! "Dont l'impact résonne en nous" "sonne" très français. Pour garder l'idée de "background", vous pourriez dire "dont l'impact persiste, continue de résonner en nous".
5 hrs
  -> merci Geneviève, on s'approche...! je pensais tout à l'heure à 'un retentissement sourd' mais peut-être dur à insérer....
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.... tout ce qui émane de basses vibrations se dissipe.


Explanation:
ou provient de basses vibrations...

C'est ce que l'on trouve souvent dans des ouvrages de spiritualité!

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