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English translation: be modelled on such

20:06 Nov 10, 2021
French to English translations [PRO]
Social Sciences - Government / Politics
French term or phrase: s’en inspirant
The context is a French journal article about Islamism. The regimes referred to are ones the author describes as "nationalistes teintées de socialisme: nassérisme, baasisme, kémalisme, Front de libération nationale (FLN) algérien, etc."

"Dans les années 1970, le tournant néolibéral des régimes s’en inspirant, leur incapacité à défendre la cause palestinienne et leur corruption croissante ont permis aux islamistes de cristalliser les oppositions."
Ruth Hill
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
English translation:be modelled on such
Explanation:
> s'insprer de: draw inspiration from, Harrap's or be based on, guided by or refer back to, EEC/EU Hardback, FRE/ENG Glossary, 1990. The preposition of 'en' vs. 'y' suggests 'modelled on' - my own non-copyrighted lexicographical translation that worked in most of my contexts.

It'll be a first - pace native English speakers - if it doesn't this time....





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Adrian MM.
Austria
Grading comment
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1be modelled on such
Adrian MM.
4 +1the neoliberal turn of those nationalist regimes
Steve Robbie
4 +1being inspired by them, - having been inspired by them
Nikki Scott-Despaigne
3with the flames ( of neo-liberalism) being fanned by them
Andrew Bramhall
3inspiring them/giving them succour
AllegroTrans


Discussion entries: 5





  

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8 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
with the flames ( of neo-liberalism) being fanned by them


Explanation:
In the 1970s, the neoliberal slant of the regimes with the flames fanned by them, their inability to defend the Palestinian cause and their growing corruption allowed the Islamists to consolidate opposition."


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fan the flames
[fan the flames]
DEFINITION
cause an emotion such as anger or hatred to become stronger.
"instead of being a calming force you fanned the flames of hostility"
synonyms:
stir up · whip up · encourage · incite · stoke up · fuel · kindle · ignite · inflame · stimulate · instigate · provoke · excite · arouse · awaken · waken · inspire · trigger · spark off · ferment · foment · enkindle


Andrew Bramhall
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
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Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Schtroumpf: Quelles flammes ? Où en avez-vous vu ?
35 mins
  -> Au sens figuré mon brave, au sens figuré;
neutral  AllegroTrans: Didn't the flames come rather later than that?
2 hrs
  -> Chicken and egg;
neutral  Daryo: ??? that's not what the ST says, neither literally nor figuratively ...
1 day 2 hrs
  -> It is in my opinion;
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
inspiring them/giving them succour


Explanation:
just ideas

AllegroTrans
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 49
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Schtroumpf: Non, c'est le contraire : les anciens socialismes inspirent les nouveaux, ici !
10 hrs
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5 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
s’en inspirer
be modelled on such


Explanation:
> s'insprer de: draw inspiration from, Harrap's or be based on, guided by or refer back to, EEC/EU Hardback, FRE/ENG Glossary, 1990. The preposition of 'en' vs. 'y' suggests 'modelled on' - my own non-copyrighted lexicographical translation that worked in most of my contexts.

It'll be a first - pace native English speakers - if it doesn't this time....







Example sentence(s):
  • Par ailleurs, .... les conservateurs ont décidé de s'inspirer de très près des propositions libérales pour rédiger leur projet de loi. www2.parl.gc.ca On the one hand, ... the Conservatives have decided to model their bill closely on the Liberal pr

    Reference: http://www.linguee.fr/francais-anglais/traduction/s'ins...
Adrian MM.
Austria
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8
Grading comment
Thank you very much!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Schtroumpf
7 hrs
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16 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
le tournant néolibéral des régimes s’en inspirant
the neoliberal turn of those nationalist regimes


Explanation:
des régimes s'en inspirant >> of the regimes taking their cue from those nationalist ideologies >> of those nationalist regimes

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Note added at 16 hrs (2021-11-11 12:11:40 GMT)
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You need to keep it succinct to maintain the flow of the text. IMO this would be a good way to achieve that.

Steve Robbie
United Kingdom
Local time: 09:04
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Eliza Hall: This is probably the cleanest and most English-sounding way to translate this.
4 hrs
neutral  Andrew Bramhall: Yes but it's a bit of an extrapolation though;
7 hrs
neutral  Daryo: in fact, as these "nationalists with a pinch of socialism" are already mentioned, just "them" should be enough?
10 hrs
  -> Yes, "those regimes" might be enough
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23 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
being inspired by them, - having been inspired by them


Explanation:
In grammatical terms, either of these suggestions would fit.

Nikki Scott-Despaigne
Local time: 10:04
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 31
Notes to answerer
Asker: Thank you!


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Daryo: as long as it's clear from the sentence structure that "them" are these various ideologies
2 hrs
  -> Yes, it will very much depend on how the ASker turns the sentence before this one.
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