Glossary entry (derived from question below)
French term or phrase:
visées néocoloniales
English translation:
neo-colonial objectives OR the neo-colonial agenda
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Rowena des Bordes
May 7, 2013 14:52
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Mais ceci ne s’est pas fait sans écueils, dans un contexte dominé à l’époque par la guerre froide. Ces écueils ont pour noms : persistance des visées néocoloniales, tentatives de déstabilisation par des menaces de sécession ou de balkanisation, guerres civiles, guerres entre Etats voisins ...
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neo-colonial objectives OR the neo-colonial agenda
all designs and schemes are based on objectives, which I think is a much clearer word to use here.
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or agendas
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or agendas
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| I believe "agenda" fits the bill because all the designs and schemes are supposed to be part of the bigger picture, the agenda of the neocolonialists. Thanks |
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neo-colonialist views
It would be: persistent by neo-colonialist views
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neocolonial designs
In the plural, "visées," can mean "intentions" or "designs." See: https://fr.wiktionary.org/wiki/visée
"Designs" can mean "a plot or hostile scheme, often to gain possession of (something) by illegitimate means." See: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/designs
I think "designs" works well because it has a negative connotation that seems appropriate here, especially given that these visées are described as "écueils" or "pitfalls" - that is, something to be avoided.
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Here are a couple of links in which "neocolonial designs" is used in similar sense:
From http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0812/p01s08-woeu.... :
"For Georgians, whose forces are retrenching after failing to retake the separatist province of South Ossetia, the war appears just the latest futile effort to unite their country against what they see as Moscow's neocolonial designs."
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/un-fiddles-whil... :
"And it's highly likely Russia's stance has been shaped by domestic political forces and a Putinian grudge against NATO for embarrassing Moscow by exploiting the Libyan ordeal to suit Western neocolonial designs."
"Designs" can mean "a plot or hostile scheme, often to gain possession of (something) by illegitimate means." See: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/designs
I think "designs" works well because it has a negative connotation that seems appropriate here, especially given that these visées are described as "écueils" or "pitfalls" - that is, something to be avoided.
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Here are a couple of links in which "neocolonial designs" is used in similar sense:
From http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Europe/2008/0812/p01s08-woeu.... :
"For Georgians, whose forces are retrenching after failing to retake the separatist province of South Ossetia, the war appears just the latest futile effort to unite their country against what they see as Moscow's neocolonial designs."
From http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michael-hughes/un-fiddles-whil... :
"And it's highly likely Russia's stance has been shaped by domestic political forces and a Putinian grudge against NATO for embarrassing Moscow by exploiting the Libyan ordeal to suit Western neocolonial designs."
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Colin Morley (X)
: I agree that designs seems to go better in this context, though it would be reassuring to know to what the initial "ceci" refers.
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Thanks, Colin. Although more context is always helpful, I have difficulty thinking of a situation in which "neocolonial" is a neutral term in French.
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Daryo
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Thanks, Daryo
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gail desautels
: sorry, I really don't like designs here. It works in the examples above, but is not clear enough for the text given.
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I suppose that your proposal is somewhat more netural, but I'm not sure "neocolonial" itself is a very neutral term (same for "balkanization," generally speaking). I won't go as far as adding a "disagree" to cancel out one of your votes, however.
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Lara Barnett
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Thanks, LaraBarnett
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neo-colonial(ism) tendencies/intentions
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neocolonial ambition
Coming in a bit late in the game, but I might try to play with the notion of "ambition" here - perhaps the pursuit of (neo)colonialist ambition.
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