Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
nature conciliante
English translation:
when nature deigns to reward man\'s labours
Added to glossary by
Mark Nathan
Sep 14, 2009 21:37
14 yrs ago
French term
France
nature conciliante
French to English
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Wine / Oenology / Viticulture
Sweet white wine
Ce champignon microscopique enrichit, par une mystérieuse alchimie, les arômes et les saveurs du moût qu'il transforme totalement. Au final, le rendement est égal à un verre par pied de vigne. Le nectar produit, les seules années où le travail de l'homme aura réussi à accoucher d'une nature conciliante, est un véritable miracle !
A "conciliatory nature" obviously does not sound right...
A "conciliatory nature" obviously does not sound right...
Proposed translations
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when nature condescends to reward man's labours
The "one glass per vine" years are few and far between.
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now if NATURE CONDESCENDS to give us some seasonable rainfall & the cement plant doesn't deposit TOO much on our roof, I hope to be free of buying sal ...
homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bartom/.../year1936.txt
The remarkable thing is that NATURE CONDESCENDS to set so many well-placed steppingstones in our path, from the world of sense to the quantum mechanical ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0830827994...
Let shouting millions crown the hero's head, And pride her tessellated pavement tread, More happy far, this denizen of air Enjoys what NATURE CONDESCENDS to spare ...
books.google.com/books?id=mRoYAQAAIAAJ...
The majority of America lives in cities and suburban areas. They generally should not allow rotating blades above people's homes. It simply will not happen and in any event, it doesn't do much to solve the energy crisis. If you are going to build wind mills, at least get the economy of scale one gets with a 1.5 MW wind mill. This is where the real market is, and they are built, usually, far, far away from the actual human beings who be using the power when NATURE CONDESCENDS to allow the wind to blow
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/17/601675/-The-British-...
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2009-09-17 07:46:22 GMT)
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"When Nature deigns" might be less, well, condescending ...
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Note added at 10 hrs (2009-09-15 08:35:12 GMT)
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now if NATURE CONDESCENDS to give us some seasonable rainfall & the cement plant doesn't deposit TOO much on our roof, I hope to be free of buying sal ...
homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bartom/.../year1936.txt
The remarkable thing is that NATURE CONDESCENDS to set so many well-placed steppingstones in our path, from the world of sense to the quantum mechanical ...
books.google.com/books?isbn=0830827994...
Let shouting millions crown the hero's head, And pride her tessellated pavement tread, More happy far, this denizen of air Enjoys what NATURE CONDESCENDS to spare ...
books.google.com/books?id=mRoYAQAAIAAJ...
The majority of America lives in cities and suburban areas. They generally should not allow rotating blades above people's homes. It simply will not happen and in any event, it doesn't do much to solve the energy crisis. If you are going to build wind mills, at least get the economy of scale one gets with a 1.5 MW wind mill. This is where the real market is, and they are built, usually, far, far away from the actual human beings who be using the power when NATURE CONDESCENDS to allow the wind to blow
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2008/9/17/601675/-The-British-...
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Note added at 2 days10 hrs (2009-09-17 07:46:22 GMT)
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"When Nature deigns" might be less, well, condescending ...
Peer comment(s):
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Emma Paulay
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Diane Partenio (X)
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philgoddard
: This is really good.
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Thanks everyone"
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a compliant nature
..the years of toil during which man has secured the compliance of nature have brought forth a veritable miracle!
(i.e. man has persuaded nature to comply with his wishes and produce some very wine)
(i.e. man has persuaded nature to comply with his wishes and produce some very wine)
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philgoddard
: Yes, I think this is almost right, except that you haven't managed to capture "les seules années". I think this means that it only happens in certain years.
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Yes - you're right. It doesn't happen every year.
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Adam Warren
: only those years when man...
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philgoddard
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[see my suggestion]
When man manages to achieve the delicate balance with nature required to bring about this transformation.
I think it's something along these lines.
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"This miraculous transformation" would be closer to the French.
I think it's something along these lines.
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"This miraculous transformation" would be closer to the French.
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forgiving/accommodating nature
As the other posters say, I think you'll have to totally rework the sentence.
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Here's my two cents...
"Only rarely does man's labor combine with the accommodating earth to produce such a (a miracle as this) veritable nectar!"
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Here's my two cents...
"Only rarely does man's labor combine with the accommodating earth to produce such a (a miracle as this) veritable nectar!"
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favourable nature
the years when man's efforts (labour) succeed in/manage to render(ing)or making the nature favourable, the nectar produced is a real miracle .
something in those lines
something in those lines
2 days 5 hrs
With the nectar being produced only on years when man's labours yield nature's kindness is a real...
Hello,
is a real miracle.
My try...
I hope this helps.
is a real miracle.
My try...
I hope this helps.
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