Glossary entry (derived from question below)
français term or phrase:
autour de qui gravitaient de fait nombre de beaux esprits
anglais translation:
around whom revolved many fine minds
Added to glossary by
Paula Price
Mar 19, 2004 13:33
20 yrs ago
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autour de qui gravitaient de fait nombre de beaux esprits
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Art / Littérature
Poésie et littérature
Or, après avoir été longtemps idéalisé, le rôle d’Aliénor dans la vie littéraire de son époque a fait l’objet de récentes révisions, et l’étendue de son patronage, notamment sa qualité de commanditaire d’œuvres, a été revu à la baisse par certains, souvent au profit de son royal époux Henri II Plantagenêt, autour de qui gravitaient de fait nombre de beaux esprits.
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around whom revolved consequently many fine minds.
en fait = consequently
gravitaient = revolved
gravitaient = revolved
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around which "de facto" swarmed (like planets) a lot of intellectuals
gravitaient (in metaphorical sense) = to always stay in the shadow of someone, with a dependancy link like that of planets gravitating around the sun.
"de fait" here means "de facto" like in juridic language.
"beaux esprits" = nice spirits (Lit.) are bright intellects
Bye
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Note added at 39 mins (2004-03-19 14:13:27 GMT)
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btw. nombre de = a lot of
"de fait" here means "de facto" like in juridic language.
"beaux esprits" = nice spirits (Lit.) are bright intellects
Bye
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Note added at 39 mins (2004-03-19 14:13:27 GMT)
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btw. nombre de = a lot of
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Vicky Papaprodromou
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Thanx :-)
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Hacene
: swarmed like bees?
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Towards whom a number of talented minds were in fact attracted &rotated continuously
Gravitaient gives the meaning of being attracted to a thing and also rotating around it without ever breaking free.
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who in fact attracted many of the great wits of the day like moths to a flame
who was always surrounded by...
if you want to be more prosaic
if you want to be more prosaic
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Hacene
: en fait does not mean in fact
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I have doubts too but I checked it out
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laurawheeler
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who in fact attracted a constellation of witty minds
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who was in fact was surrounded by many fine minds
beaux esprits= fine minds....
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Note added at 5 hrs 6 mins (2004-03-19 18:40:25 GMT)
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only one was, sorry
FINAL: who was in fact surrounded by many fine minds
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Note added at 5 hrs 7 mins (2004-03-19 18:41:45 GMT)
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around whom in fact many fine minds gravitated....
perfectly acceptable in more academic-sounding texts
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Note added at 5 hrs 6 mins (2004-03-19 18:40:25 GMT)
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only one was, sorry
FINAL: who was in fact surrounded by many fine minds
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Note added at 5 hrs 7 mins (2004-03-19 18:41:45 GMT)
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around whom in fact many fine minds gravitated....
perfectly acceptable in more academic-sounding texts
Peer comment(s):
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Hacene
: sorry Jane, but in this context "en fait" does not mean in fact
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Cynthia Johnson (X)
: As a medieval historian and academic myself, I think Jane's answer sounds best.
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