Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
domination
English translation:
domination (gender relations)
French term
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domination
Parmi les dominations, celles faites aux femmes occupent de plus en plus l’espace public et suscitent de nombreuses actions et réflexions. Mais toutes les femmes en tireront-elles le même bénéfice ?
May 16, 2021 12:46: writeaway changed "Field" from "Other" to "Social Sciences"
May 20, 2021 12:08: Conor McAuley Created KOG entry
Non-PRO (1): Yvonne Gallagher
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Proposed translations
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Domination
Depending on your gender politics, and whether you think the process is conscious rather than unconscious, you could use the word "oppression".
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https://www.wordreference.com/fren/domination
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I should actually mention that your own gender politics shouldn't come in to it, you should translated "neutrally" (without bias), but perhaps the expectations of your audience and the wider context should be taken into account.
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Saeed Najmi
: ... ''They include male entitlement, domination and control over the bodies of women and girls, and rigid gender roles...'' https://www.oxfam.org/en/ten-harmful-beliefs-perpetuate-viol...
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Thanks Saeed! I think "domination" implies a certain amount of malevolence on the part of the dominating group, whereas with "oppression" you would possibly be slipping into victimhood.
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philgoddard
: I feel "domination" sounds really odd in the context, and "oppression" is too strong because it implies deliberateness. This is just saying that the cards are stacked against women.
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I think it's a case where the word ISN'T a faux ami. I hate saying this, because I find myself doing it quite often, but I don't think "domination" in French is the right word, it's too strong, at least in the context of most of Western Europe.
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Gladis Audi, DipTrans
: Oui, notamment pour rester cohérent avec la termino de la Déclaration sur l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, proclamée par l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies le 20 décembre 1993 [résolution 48/104]
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Merci Gladis ! Etant masculin, d'un certain âge, je ne suis pas bien placé pour me prononcer...mais je sais traduire.
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Iran
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Native in: Persian (Farsi)
Works in: English to Persian (Farsi), Persian (Farsi) to English, French to English, and 5 more.
control and authority/gender dominance/gender prevalence/ gender superiority/gender occupancy/
United States
Six languages into flawless English
Native in: English
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discrimination/exclusion
http://www.revue-quartmonde.org
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"Inequality" would be another obvious choice.
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Yvonne Gallagher
: yes, I was beginning to wonder why it was designated a Pro question! A literal translation doesn't work
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Suzie Withers
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subjugation
I'm sure Verity knows the word "domination" so if she hesitates to use it, she must have good reasons.
Here is a good alternative IMHO
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subjugate
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AllegroTrans
: Whilst this is a factor, the word does not fit the article (see link provided by Phil) and is a tad too strong
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Discussion
On parle généralement de domination coloniale (etc.), mais là, et pour rester cohérent avec le préambule de la Déclaration sur l’élimination de la violence à l’égard des femmes, il serait bon de garder « domination » tout en évitant de parler de « domination à l’égard des femmes » et s’il y a lieu en évoquant la puissance consacrée du genre masculin dans beaucoup de contextes, d’où la question « toutes les femmes en tireront-elles le même bénéfice » (attentes déplacées, pires formes d’oppression en représailles, etc.)
Recognizing that violence against women is a manifestation of historically unequal power relations between men and women, which have led to domination over and discrimination against women by men [...]
Reconnaissant que la violence à l’égard des femmes traduit des rapports de force historiquement inégaux entre hommes et femmes, lesquels ont abouti à la domination et à la discrimination exercées par les premiers et freiné la promotion des secondes [...]
Again, domination seems like a strong enough word in English.
ST is not elaborate enough to indulge into specific aspects and motives. So, the translation aims at rendering the meaning of the phenomenon objectively.