Dec 7, 2016 11:06
7 yrs ago
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English term

out of unfocused and frenetic activity

English to French Social Sciences Human Resources
Full sentence : This can involve angry lashing out of unfocused and frenetic activity – very unlike their usual calm and collected self.

My solution :
Cela peut impliquer des crises de colère – provenant d'un manque de concentration et d'un état à la limite de de la frénésie – très différente de leur sérénité et calme habituel

Is this correct ?

Proposed translations

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4 hrs
English term (edited): angry lashing out of unfocused and frenetic activity
Selected

des explosions de colère se manifestant par une activité désorientée et frénétique

des explosions de colère se manifestant par une activité désorientée (désorganisée / sans but) et frénétique

Parsing:

angry lashing out of unfocused and frenetic activity
=>
angry outburst of unfocused and frenetic activity
IOW
the "unfocused and frenetic activity" is what the "angry lashing out" consists of!


Peer comment(s):

agree GILLES MEUNIER
31 mins
Merci!
agree oliviervs : je dirais plutôt "agitation dissipée et frénétique"
2 hrs
oui, c'est effectivement une meilleure traduction - l'élément clé est de comprendre la nature du lien entre "angry lashing out" et "unfocused and frenetic activity" indiquée par "...of..."
agree Premium✍️
1 day 11 hrs
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7 mins

des gesticulations violentes ou une activité frénétique et incohérente

This can involve [angry lashing out] OR [unfocused and frenetic activity]

IMO
Peer comment(s):

disagree Daryo : wrong parsing// well the "of ..." is not a typo, there is no need to assume that an "or ..." should be there // writers using terms the way THEY like it - never happens?
3 hrs
your parsing does not make sense. "lashing out" "of something"? really?//Thanks, but I know what to lash out at s.o. means. It's just not used with "of", as you claim.
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5 hrs

Des crises de colère provoquées par une activité frénétique non ciblée

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