Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
aliénation au marché
English translation:
and to compromise my artistic integrity by pandering to the market
Added to glossary by
Conor McAuley
Mar 30, 2007 11:02
17 yrs ago
French term
France
Excellence, Expertise & Experience
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Works in: French to English, English
aliénation au marché
French to English
Art/Literary
Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
Text about a painter
"J’ai toujours refusé de vendre ma peinture jusqu’en 19XX, j’ai toujours travaillé pour garder ma liberté de penser et de peindre; j’ai refusé tous les contrats qui m’ont été proposés, et toute ***aliénation au marché*** pouvant influer sur ma peinture."
Is the expression meant in a Marxist, legal, or financial sense? Ideas welcome, thanks!
Is the expression meant in a Marxist, legal, or financial sense? Ideas welcome, thanks!
Proposed translations
(English)
| 2 +6 | and to compromise my artistic integrity by pandering to the market |
John Peterson
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| 4 +4 | market considerations |
Denise DeVries
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| 4 | any surrender to market rules that may ... |
Najib Aloui
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Change log
Mar 30, 2007 11:37: suezen changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"
Proposed translations
+6
24 mins
John Peterson
Native in English
Native in: English 
Works in: French to English, English to French, Turkish to English, and 1 more.
Related KudoZ points
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20
Selected
and to compromise my artistic integrity by pandering to the market
This might work if you can rejig the text a bit. Would depend on knowing the artist's name to see if alienation could be used in a "Marxist" sense, but it does imply a loss of control induced by separation.
Note from asker:
| Good stuff, cheers! |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
suezen
: sounds good
14 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
50 mins
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Thanks
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| agree |
Alain Pommet
: I agree. I might even go further and say 'sell out'.
1 hr
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Thanks
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| agree |
Istvan Nagy
10 hrs
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Thanks
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| agree |
Emma Paulay
: Pandering is just right!
1 day 1 hr
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Thanks
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| agree |
jean-jacques alexandre
: tend to agree w/ Alain " sell out " would be fine
2 days 19 hrs
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Merci
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks John, brilliant stuff! Thanks to all."
+4
48 mins
Denise DeVries
United States
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
United States
linguaphile
Native in: English 
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, Italian to English, and 1 more.
market considerations
Meant in all senses - artists prefer to "live for art, not live from it."
Note from asker:
| I like this too. |
Peer comment(s):
| agree |
suezen
: good way round it
7 mins
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| agree |
Vicky Papaprodromou
26 mins
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| agree |
mill2
1 hr
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| neutral |
Najib Aloui
: not all market considerations but those that may influence his paintings...The artist loves freedom but he is cautious , he has to make a living...
9 hrs
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| agree |
Istvan Nagy
10 hrs
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10 hrs
any surrender to market rules that may ...
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