Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
sanctioned by the hallowed halls of academia
French translation:
la sacro-sainte université admette
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sophieb
Dec 18, 2007 08:36
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English term
sanctioned by the hallowed halls of academia
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Anthropology
The strange world of the Olmecs is only now being pieced together. In their art, Olmecs are often dressed in leather helmets, have a broad face with thick lips and a broad nose, have a mean-looking expression and could easily be likened to a bunch of angry African Rugby players, maybe from Nigeria or Tanzania. While mainstream archaeologists assure us that Africans never colonised Mexico or Central America, the
layperson looks at these statues and heads and wonders how academia can make such a blatantly wrong assertion, one that is startlingly unscientific at its very core. Even though it is sanctioned by the hallowed halls of academia to tell the masses of tourists and
students alike that these were not Africans, one must conclude that these academics are blind or insane—or both!
layperson looks at these statues and heads and wonders how academia can make such a blatantly wrong assertion, one that is startlingly unscientific at its very core. Even though it is sanctioned by the hallowed halls of academia to tell the masses of tourists and
students alike that these were not Africans, one must conclude that these academics are blind or insane—or both!
Proposed translations
(French)
3 +1 | la sacro-sainte université admette | sophieb |
3 | Voir ci-dessous | Maryline PEIXOTO |
3 | Une proposition | Najib Aloui |
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Dec 29, 2007 16:14: sophieb Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
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la sacro-sainte université admette
Bien que la sacro-sainte université admette que l'on raconte...
...nos vénérables universitaires approuvent...
...nos vénérables universitaires approuvent...
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Comment: "merci"
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Voir ci-dessous
Bien que, en accord avec la parole sacrée des pontifes universitaires, il soit enseigné aux étudiants et aux masses de touriste...
quelque chose comme ça... ou peut-être avec l'idée de dogme académique.
quelque chose comme ça... ou peut-être avec l'idée de dogme académique.
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Une proposition
Enseigner aux ... que ces gens n'étaient pas Africains a beau porter le sceau la sacralité académique , on ne peut s'empêcher de conclure que ces universitaires étaient aveugles ou ...
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