Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Flemish term or phrase:
machtscenakels
English translation:
inner sanctums of power
Added to glossary by
Dave Calderhead
Jul 17, 2005 08:18
18 yrs ago
Flemish term
machtscenakels
Flemish to English
Social Sciences
Government / Politics
a word from the text of Belgian book, context:
"Diverse politieke partijen hebben hun standpunt ten voordele van de directe democratie afgezwakt of ingetrokken naarmate ze in de machtscenakels doordrongen."
Van Dale is no help at all.
I wonder if machinations/corridors of power is appropriate.
Belgian residents or experts please help.
"Diverse politieke partijen hebben hun standpunt ten voordele van de directe democratie afgezwakt of ingetrokken naarmate ze in de machtscenakels doordrongen."
Van Dale is no help at all.
I wonder if machinations/corridors of power is appropriate.
Belgian residents or experts please help.
Proposed translations
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| 3 +1 | inner sanctums of power |
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| 3 +1 | from the French: cénacle |
jarry (X)
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Jul 18, 2005 12:55: writeaway changed "Language pair" from "Dutch to English" to "Flemish to English"
Proposed translations
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inner sanctums of power
a cénacle is the inner cercle. inner sanctums was suggested by one Fr dico is this context.
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jarry (X)
: Very nice P!
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Comment: "Nice one P :-)"
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from the French: cénacle
cénacle: Réunion d'un petit nombre d'hommes de lettres, d'artistes, de philosophes (Voir: cercle, club). Le cénacle romantique.
Translated into English this would mean: A small reunion of writers, artistes and philosophers (See: circle, club).
Machtscenakels therefore probably means 'power bases' or something similar.
Hope this helps.
Translated into English this would mean: A small reunion of writers, artistes and philosophers (See: circle, club).
Machtscenakels therefore probably means 'power bases' or something similar.
Hope this helps.
Peer comment(s):
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writeaway
: it's like for Swiss (or Austrian German)-knowing German German does not necessarily mean that one can automatically translate Swiss/Austrian German-one has to be quite familiar with those versions too. ditto for Canadian French.
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